Photo: J.gadbois · CC BY-SA 4.0Pascagoula has 8.7 miles of mapped trails, 0.6 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Lighthouse Park (0.8 mi), Pascagoula Beach Park (0.7 mi), Pascagoula Beach Park Recreational Area (0.6 mi). 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 189 acres are parks and preserves, 8.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #15 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pascagoula?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pascagoula have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pascagoula is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #15 of 101 in Mississippi. Trail miles hold 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 Pascagoula’s 3% is ahead of 53% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 97% of them.
Water is 37% of Pascagoula’s area (9 of 25 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Lighthouse Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pascagoula Beach Park Recreational Area
All 9 parks & preserves
250 conserved acres
3% of Pascagoula’s land. Water is left out: Pascagoula has 15.4 square miles of land and 9.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pascagoula’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pascagoula River Coastal Reserve State Conservation Area | Other state land | 127 | Restricted |
| Pascagoula Soccer Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Ig Levy Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Pointe Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Beach Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| River Front Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Dixie Youth Baseball Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| 12Th Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Mcc Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Bb Jennings Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
25 places to go in Pascagoula
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 dog parks without a name on the map.
1 fishing spot without a name on the map.
5 lakes & rivers
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
34 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
22 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Pascagoula: 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) | 60 | 63 | 69 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 87 | 79 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
November is the driest month (4.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 8.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pascagoula →
Pascagoula and its neighbors
Pascagoula has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascagoula | 3% | 0.6 | 9 | 79% | B |
| Moss Point | 25% | 0.1 | 5 | 51% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pascagoula
Where can I hike in Pascagoula?
The longest trail networks: Lighthouse Park, 0.8 miles; Pascagoula Beach Park, 0.7 miles; Pascagoula Beach Park Recreational Area, 0.6 miles; Pat Wilson Jogger Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pascagoula is conserved land?
3% 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 Pascagoula’s trails?
Lighthouse Park and Pascagoula Beach Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pascagoula?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Pascagoula?
23,463 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pascagoula or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 189 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Pascagoula have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #15 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 Pascagoula 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 →