Atwood Water Park
Managed by Town of Monticello
69 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
New Orleans Great Northern Railroad Depot · Photo: Jfoakes · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Monticello
Monticello has 78 acres of parks, 58 for every 1,000 residents
42% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Monticello, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 4.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
78 ac
58 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
42%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Monticello?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Monticello have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Monticello is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Monticello’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MS town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MS 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land58 acres of park per 1,000 residents (78 acres) · MS 8 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home42% of residents within a half mile of a park · MS 46% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 36%
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Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Monticello’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mac Dale Ball Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Cooper's Ferry Park
Managed by Monticello
4 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Things to do
10 places to go in Monticello
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Monticello
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Monticello
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Scenic views in Monticello
James S. George Overlook
DirectionsBiking & 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
8Tennis
4Softball
4Baseball
4Basketball
2Football
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Monticello: 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 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 80 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
September is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.7 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Monticello →
Questions about parks and trails in Monticello
Where can I hike in Monticello?
The longest trail networks: Cooper's Ferry Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Monticello 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 Monticello’s trails?
Atwood Water Park and Mac Dale Ball Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Monticello?
79 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Monticello or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 78 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Monticello have?
Ahead of 36% 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 Monticello 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 →