City Center
Managed by City of Pearl
53 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Kevin magee · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Pearl
Pearl has 176 acres of parks, 6.3 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: City Center (1 mi), City Center Park (0.5 mi). 34% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.8 miles of mapped trail cross Pearl, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #47 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
699 acres · of 25.5 sq mi of land
Trails
4.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
176 ac
6.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
34%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.0 mi
2.0 mi lanes
Highest peak
407 ft
Red Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pearl have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pearl is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #47 of 101 in Mississippi. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pearl’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MS town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · MS 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land6.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (176 acres) · MS 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home34% 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 34%
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Mississippi towns of 2,500+ (101)Ahead of 54%
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Pearl’s 4% is ahead of 67% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to 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 City Center, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
City Center Park
Managed by City of Pearl
66 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Pearl City Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
City Center53 acres · 1 mi of trail · City of Pearl
DirectionsCity Center Park66 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of Pearl
DirectionsBright Park15 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsPearl City Park10 acres
Pearl Memorial Park1 acres
Who protects it
699 conserved acres
4% of Pearl’s land. Who manages Pearl’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board655 ac
Town or city114 ac
State Resource Management Area · 655 acLocal Park · 114 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi 16th Section Public School Trust Lands State Resource Management Area | State land board | 655 | Open |
| Legion Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 62 | Open |
| Trustmark Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Bright Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Pearl City Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Pearl
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Pearl
Pearl Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Pearl
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Pearl
Red Hill407 ft elevation · In City Center Park
DirectionsTrails & water
5 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
23Baseball
11Soccer
7Tennis
3Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Pearl
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 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 78 | 68 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
September is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.8 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pearl →
Next door
Pearl and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Pearl
Where can I hike in Pearl?
The longest trail networks: City Center, 1 miles; City Center Park, 0.5 miles; Bright Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pearl is conserved land?
4% 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 Pearl’s trails?
City Center and City Center Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pearl?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Pearl?
3,808 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pearl or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 176 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Pearl have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #47 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 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 →