Pearl River has 12 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
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Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns · #93 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
How much outdoors does Pearl River have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pearl River is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns, #93 of 101 in Mississippi. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Pearl River’s under 1% is ahead of 4% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 87% 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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2 places to go in Pearl River
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
May is the best month for walking in Pearl River
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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 77 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
September is the driest month (3.9 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 Pearl River →
Pearl River and its neighbors
Pearl River 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl River | under 1% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Philadelphia | 2% | under 0.1 | 21 | 37% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pearl River
How much of Pearl River 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.
Is there public land near Pearl River?
228 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pearl River or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pearl River have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #93 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 Pearl River 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 →