Saltillo City Park
Park
26 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Magnolia677 · CC BY 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Saltillo
Saltillo has 61 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Saltillo City Park (0.5 mi). 23% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Saltillo, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #59 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
197 acres · of 9.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
61 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Saltillo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Saltillo is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #59 of 101 in Mississippi. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Saltillo’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MS town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MS 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (61 acres) · MS 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home23% 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 29%
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Mississippi towns of 2,500+ (101)Ahead of 42%
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Saltillo’s 3% is ahead of 58% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Saltillo. 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 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 Saltillo City Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
197 conserved acres
3% of Saltillo’s land. Who manages Saltillo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service145 ac
Town or city52 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land1 ac
Special Designation Area · 143 acLocal Park · 52 acRecreation or Education Easement · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natchez Trace Parkway Special Designation Area | National Park Service | 143 | Restricted |
| Saltillo Parks And Recreation Park Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Saltillo City Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Saltillo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Saltillo
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Baseball
4Soccer
4Tennis
1Softball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Barlow Burrow HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Saltillo: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 75 | 63 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.9 |
September is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.9 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Saltillo →
Next door
Saltillo and its neighbors
Saltillo has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saltillo | 3% | 0.1 | 12 | 23% | C |
| Tupelo | 4% | 0.5 | 12 | 46% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Saltillo
Where can I hike in Saltillo?
The longest trail networks: Saltillo City Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Saltillo 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 Saltillo’s trails?
Saltillo City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Saltillo?
1,040 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Saltillo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 61 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Saltillo have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #59 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 Saltillo 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 →