Photo: The diva777 · Public domain23% of Purvis’ land is conserved: 623 acres
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.6 per 1,000 residents. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Purvis, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Purvis?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Purvis have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Purvis is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. 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 Purvis’ 23% is ahead of 96% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% 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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623 conserved acres
23% of Purvis’ land. Who manages Purvis’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi 16th Section Public School Trust Lands State Resource Management Area | State land board | 620 | Open |
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.
The best walking months in Purvis: 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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 79 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.6 |
October is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Purvis →
Questions about parks and trails in Purvis
How much of Purvis is conserved land?
23% 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 Purvis’ trails?
World War II Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Purvis?
13,231 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Purvis or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Purvis have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Purvis 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 →