Photo: R. Stephens (Rdstephens at en.wikipedia) · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Macon
6% of Macon’s land is conserved, about 144 acres. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 41 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Macon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Macon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Macon is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Macon’s 6% is ahead of 76% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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144 conserved acres
6% of Macon’s land. Who manages Macon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi 16th Section Public School Trust Lands State Resource Management Area | State land board | 104 | Open |
| Cedar Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Gillespie Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Allen Hunter Walking Trail Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
8 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
May is the best month for walking in Macon
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 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 77 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.3 |
September is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.7 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Macon →
Questions about parks and trails in Macon
How much of Macon 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.
Is there public land near Macon?
43 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Macon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Macon have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Macon neighbors.
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 →