Photo: Dofftoubab · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Nicholson
11% of Nicholson’s land is conserved, about 418 acres.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns · #87 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Nicholson?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Nicholson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Nicholson is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #87 of 101 in Mississippi. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Nicholson’s 11% is ahead of 88% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% 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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418 conserved acres
11% of Nicholson’s land. Who manages Nicholson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 202 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholson Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 216 | Closed |
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Nicholson: 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 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 70 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.9 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
October is the driest month (3.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 7.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Nicholson →
Nicholson and its neighbors
Nicholson has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholson | 11% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Picayune | 6% | 0.1 | 14 | 68% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Nicholson
How much of Nicholson is conserved land?
11% 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.
Where can I bike in Nicholson?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Nicholson?
261 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nicholson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Nicholson have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #87 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 Nicholson 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 →