Edward A. Khayat Memorial Park
Park
14 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Moss Point
25% of Moss Point’s land is conserved: 3,802 acres
The biggest trail networks: Edward A. Khayat Memorial Park (0.5 mi). 2.1 miles of mapped trail cross Moss Point, 0.1 per square mile of land. 57 acres are parks and preserves, 4.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #27 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
Conserved land
25%
3,802 acres · of 24.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
57 ac
4.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
51%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
10
What kind of outdoors town is Moss Point?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Moss Point have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Moss Point is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #27 of 101 in Mississippi. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Moss Point’s overall grade.
Conserved land25% of the land · typical MS town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MS 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land4.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (57 acres) · MS 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home51% 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 45%
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Mississippi towns of 2,500+ (101)Ahead of 74%
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Moss Point’s 25% is ahead of 97% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 35% of them.
Water is 9% of Moss Point’s area (2 of 27 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 22%.
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Edward A. Khayat Memorial Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Frederick Street Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Ocean Spring Veterans Memorial Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
3,802 conserved acres
25% of Moss Point’s land. Water is left out: Moss Point has 24.1 square miles of land and 2.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Moss Point’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land2,632 ac
State land board620 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits535 ac
Town or city40 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service26 ac
County18 ac
State Conservation Area · 2,632 acState Resource Management Area · 620 acConservation Easement · 535 acLocal Park · 34 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 26 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 533 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pascagoula River Coastal Reserve State Conservation Area | Other state land | 2,628 | Restricted |
| Mississippi 16th Section Public School Trust Lands State Resource Management Area | State land board | 620 | Open |
| Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 26 | Restricted |
| Edward A. Khayat Memorial Park Local Park | County | 18 | Open |
| Bellview Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Sue Ellen Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Frederick Street Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Riverfront Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Graveline Bay Coastal Reserve State Conservation Area | Other state land | 3 | Restricted |
| Payne Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
10 lakes & rivers
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
6Tennis
4Baseball
1Basketball
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 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Moss Point: 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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 65 | 72 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
October is the driest month (4.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Moss Point →
Next door
Moss Point and its neighbors
Moss Point has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Point | 25% | 0.1 | 5 | 51% | B− |
| Pascagoula | 3% | 0.6 | 9 | 79% | B |
| Escatawpa | 3% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Moss Point
Where can I hike in Moss Point?
The longest trail networks: Edward A. Khayat Memorial Park, 0.5 miles; Ocean Spring Veterans Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Moss Point is conserved land?
25% 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 Moss Point’s trails?
Edward A. Khayat Memorial Park and Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Moss Point?
882 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Moss Point or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 57 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Moss Point have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #27 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 Moss Point 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 →