Photo: Chillin662 · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Marks
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Marks, 0.7 per square mile of land. 8% of Marks’ land is conserved, about 61 acres. 75% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Marks have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marks is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Marks’ 8% is ahead of 81% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 97% 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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61 conserved acres
8% of Marks’ land. Who manages Marks’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 41 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Locust Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
1 places to go in Marks
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
May is the best month for walking in Marks
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 76 | 64 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.1 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Marks →
Questions about parks and trails in Marks
How much of Marks is conserved land?
8% 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 Marks?
20 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marks or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Marks have?
Ahead of 73% 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 Marks 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 →