Wardell Leak Recreational Complex
Park
28 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Chillin662 · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Yazoo City
11% of Yazoo City’s land is conserved: 711 acres
75 acres are parks and preserves, 7.3 per 1,000 residents. 4.5 miles of mapped trail cross Yazoo City, 0.4 per square mile of land. 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #8 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
711 acres · of 10.1 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
75 ac
7.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Yazoo City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Yazoo City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Yazoo City is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #8 of 101 in Mississippi. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Yazoo City’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical MS town 2% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · MS 0.1 · U.S. 0.4BPark land7.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (75 acres) · MS 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home72% of residents within a half mile of a park · MS 46% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 63%
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Mississippi towns of 2,500+ (101)Ahead of 93%
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Yazoo City’s 11% is ahead of 89% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 89% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. 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 Wardell Leak Recreational Complex, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
711 conserved acres
11% of Yazoo City’s land. Who manages Yazoo City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board639 ac
Town or city72 ac
State Resource Management Area · 639 acLocal Park · 69 acLocal Recreation Area · 2 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 | 639 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 72 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Yazoo City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Yazoo City
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Adam Harris Circle1.4 mi
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
13Baseball
3Basketball
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Ricks Memorial LibraryBuilding · listed 1975
About itYazoo City Town Center Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1979
About itAugustus J. Oakes HouseBuilding · listed 1993
About itMosely-Woods HouseBuilding · listed 2005
About itAfro-American Sons and Daughters HospitalBuilding · listed 2006
About itLindsey Lawn ApartmentsDistrict · listed 2019
About itWoolwine, J.W., HomesDistrict · listed 2019
About itWhen to get out
May is the best month for walking in Yazoo City
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 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 87 | 78 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
September is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.1 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Yazoo City →
Questions about parks and trails in Yazoo City
Where can I hike in Yazoo City?
The longest trail networks: Wardell Leak Recreational Complex, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Yazoo City is conserved land?
11% 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 Yazoo City’s trails?
Wardell Leak Recreational Complex doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Yazoo City?
76 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Yazoo City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 75 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Yazoo City have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #8 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 Yazoo City 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 →