BB King Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Walking Track
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jimmy Emerson from Dalton GA · CC BY 2.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Indianola
Indianola has 39 acres of parks, 4.3 for every 1,000 residents
85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Indianola, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #48 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
20 acres · of 8.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Indianola?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Indianola have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Indianola is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #48 of 101 in Mississippi. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Indianola’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MS town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MS 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (39 acres) · MS 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home85% 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 33%
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Mississippi towns of 2,500+ (101)Ahead of 53%
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Indianola’s under 1% is ahead of 18% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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
The longest trail network is BB King Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fletcher Park
Managed by City of Indianola
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Minnie Cox Park
Managed by City of Indianola
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Bethune Center Park
Managed by City of Indianola
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
20 conserved acres
under 1% of Indianola’s land. Who manages Indianola’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city20 ac
Local Recreation Area · 14 acLocal Park · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Minnie Cox Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Indianola
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Indianola
IFMC Playground
DirectionsPlus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Community gardens in Indianola
1 community garden without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Walking Track0.3 mi
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
13Baseball
10Tennis
7Soccer
3Softball
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Indianola Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2009
About itWhen to get out
May is the best month for walking in Indianola
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) | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 77 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
September is the driest month (3.2 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.0 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Indianola →
Questions about parks and trails in Indianola
Where can I hike in Indianola?
The longest trail networks: BB King Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Indianola is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Indianola’s trails?
BB King Park and Fletcher Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Indianola?
43 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Indianola or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Indianola have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #48 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 Indianola 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 →