Depot Creek Greenway
Park
20 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Vernal Presbyterian Church · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lucedale
Lucedale has 93 acres of parks, 31 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Depot Creek Greenway (0.5 mi). 6% of Lucedale’s land is conserved, about 253 acres. 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #5 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
253 acres · of 6.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
93 ac
31 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lucedale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lucedale is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #5 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 Lucedale’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% 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 land31 acres of park per 1,000 residents (93 acres) · MS 8 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home76% 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 66%
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Mississippi towns of 2,500+ (101)Ahead of 96%
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lucedale’s 6% is ahead of 77% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 61% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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 Depot Creek Greenway, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
253 conserved acres
6% of Lucedale’s land. Who manages Lucedale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board168 ac
Town or city72 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits13 ac
State Resource Management Area · 168 acLocal Park · 72 acLocal Conservation Area · 13 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 | 168 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Lucedale Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Depot Creek Greenway Local Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 13 | Open |
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
5Baseball
2Tennis
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lucedale: 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 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 66 | 72 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 6.1 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.5 |
October is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lucedale →
Questions about parks and trails in Lucedale
Where can I hike in Lucedale?
The longest trail networks: Depot Creek Greenway, 0.5 miles; Lucedale City Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lucedale is conserved land?
6% 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 Lucedale’s trails?
Depot Creek Greenway and Lucedale City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lucedale?
179 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lucedale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 93 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lucedale have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #5 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 Lucedale 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 →