Lake Hazle Park
Park
55 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Loco Steve · CC BY 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Hazlehurst
Hazlehurst has 71 acres of parks, 20 for every 1,000 residents
0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Hazlehurst, 0.2 per square mile of land. 65% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Hazlehurst’s land is conserved, about 93 acres.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #20 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
93 acres · of 4.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
71 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Hazlehurst?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hazlehurst have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hazlehurst is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #20 of 101 in Mississippi. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hazlehurst’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MS town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MS 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (71 acres) · MS 8 · U.S. 13BParks close to home65% of residents within a half mile of a park · MS 46% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 51%
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Mississippi towns of 2,500+ (101)Ahead of 81%
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hazlehurst’s 3% is ahead of 59% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 53% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hazlehurst Youth Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
93 conserved acres
3% of Hazlehurst’s land. Who manages Hazlehurst’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board79 ac
Town or city14 ac
State Resource Management Area · 79 acLocal Park · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi 16th Section Public School Trust Lands State Resource Management Area | State land board | 79 | Open |
| Hazlehurst Youth Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Ball Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Hazlehurst
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hazlehurst
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Baseball
1Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Cook HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itRobert L. Covington HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itIsaac Newton Ellis HouseBuilding · listed 1987
About itUS Post Office-HazlehurstBuilding · listed 1993
About itIllinois Central Railroad Passenger DepotBuilding · listed 1996
About itMarchetti FarmDistrict · listed 1996
About itHazlehurst Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1998
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Hazlehurst: April and May
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 87 | 78 | 68 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.6 |
October is the driest month (3.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.0 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hazlehurst →
Questions about parks and trails in Hazlehurst
How much of Hazlehurst is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Mississippi town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Hazlehurst’s trails?
Lake Hazle Park and Hazlehurst Youth Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hazlehurst?
1,711 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hazlehurst or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 71 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hazlehurst have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #20 of 101 in Mississippi. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hazlehurst neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →