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Outdoors in Utica

Few parks or trails are on the map in Utica

33% of Utica’s land is conserved, about 636 acres.

Conserved land
33%
636 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

636 conserved acres

33% of Utica’s land. Who manages Utica’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board636 ac
State Resource Management Area · 636 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Mississippi 16th Section Public School Trust Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board636Open
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
1Baseball

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 Utica

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.311.011.912.913.814.214.113.312.311.310.510.1
High (°F)586370778490929288796860
Rain (in)5.75.45.35.54.34.34.54.63.73.74.65.6

October is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.7 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Utica →

Questions about parks and trails in Utica

Is there public land near Utica?

1 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Utica or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Utica 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 →