Olive Branch City Park
Park
128 acres2.2 mi of trail
Lush Pun Tubby Nature TrailOlive Branch Park Walking Path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) · CC BY 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Olive Branch
Olive Branch has 7.0 miles of mapped trails, 0.1 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Olive Branch City Park (2.2 mi), Magnolia Park (0.5 mi). 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 212 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns · #82 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
95 acres · of 56.1 sq mi of land
Trails
7.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
212 ac
4.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.4 mi
2.4 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Olive Branch have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Olive Branch is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns, #82 of 101 in Mississippi. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Olive Branch’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MS town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · MS 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land4.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (212 acres) · MS 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home30% 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 16%
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Mississippi towns of 2,500+ (101)Ahead of 19%
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Olive Branch’s under 1% is ahead of 16% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 45% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Olive Branch. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be C−. 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 Olive Branch City Park, with 2.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Magnolia Park
Park
10 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Southridge Community Park
Park
14 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Olive Branch City Park128 acres · 2.2 mi of trail
DirectionsMagnolia Park10 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Southridge Community Park14 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
George Harrison Municipal Park20 acres
DirectionsBraybourne Park5 acres
Who protects it
95 conserved acres
under 1% of Olive Branch’s land. Who manages Olive Branch’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city95 ac
Local Park · 95 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Branch City Park Local Park | Town or city | 95 | Open |
Things to do
13 places to go in Olive Branch
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Olive Branch
11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Olive Branch
Olive BarkIn Olive Branch City Park
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Lush Pun Tubby Nature Trail0.5 mi
Olive Branch Park Walking Path0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
16Baseball
15Tennis
8Soccer
4Football
2Tracks
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The walking year in Olive Branch
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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.7 |
August is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.0 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Olive Branch →
Next door
Olive Branch and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Branch | under 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 30% | C− |
| Bridgetown | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 86% | D |
| Southaven | 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 59% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Olive Branch
Where can I hike in Olive Branch?
The longest trail networks: Olive Branch City Park, 2.2 miles; Magnolia Park, 0.5 miles; Southridge Community Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Olive Branch 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 Olive Branch’s trails?
Olive Branch City Park and Magnolia Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Olive Branch?
2.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Olive Branch?
7,996 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Olive Branch or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 212 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Olive Branch have?
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #82 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 Olive Branch 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 →