West Point City Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: C Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in West Point
West Point has 6.8 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
52% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 89 acres are parks and preserves, 9.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #45 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
90 acres · of 20.9 sq mi of land
Trails
6.8 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
89 ac
9.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
52%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is West Point?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Point have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Point is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #45 of 101 in Mississippi. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of West Point’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MS town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · MS 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land9.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (89 acres) · MS 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home52% 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 56%
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so West Point’s 1% is ahead of 26% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 83% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
90 conserved acres
1% of West Point’s land. Who manages West Point’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city90 ac
Local Recreation Area · 56 acLocal Park · 35 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Harmon Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Marshall Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Half Mile Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Zuber Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| West Point City Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Sportsman Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
18Baseball
2Tennis
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →10 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
West Point Central City Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1982
About itCourt Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1982
About itDewitt Anderson HouseBuilding · listed 1990
About itCommerce Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1990
About itEast Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1990
About itMoses Jordan HouseBuilding · listed 1990
About itWest Point School Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1990
About itHolmes, Mary, Junior College Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1991
About itWest Point Unified Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2009
About itKenneth G. Neigh Dormitory ComplexBuilding · listed 2021
About itWhen to get out
May is the best month for walking in West Point
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 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 87 | 77 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
October is the driest month (3.6 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 West Point →
Questions about parks and trails in West Point
How much of West Point is conserved land?
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.
Are dogs allowed on West Point’s trails?
West Point City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West Point?
205 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Point or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 89 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does West Point have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #45 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 West Point 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 →