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Q V Sykes Park
Park
72 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Meridian
Meridian, MS parks, trails & bike paths
About 12% of Meridian is conserved land, roughly 4,019 acres. There are about 8.1 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Q V Sykes Park (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Meridian, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Meridian outdoors
Conserved land
12%
4,019 of 34,727 acres
Trails
8.1 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
9
118 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Velma Young Park
Park
11 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Highland Park
Park
43 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Sammy Davidson Park
Park
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Q V Sykes Park72 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Velma Young Park11 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Harmon Sanders Memorial Park6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
John C. Harris Community Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Highland Park43 acres
Sammy Davidson Park20 acres
Phil Harden Park12 acres
James E. Chaney Park1 acres
Dumont Plaza1 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Meridian
Showing 1–10 of 17 playgrounds
McDonald's PlayPlace
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Highland Park
Unnamed playground in James E. Chaney Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Velma Young Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 12 places
Bonita ReservoirreservoirBounds LakepondH Sanders LakeHasson PondpondLake DruidlakeLakewood LakelakeLong Creek ReservoirreservoirMemorial Park Cemetery PondpondSimmons PondpondState Hospital Lakelake
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
4,019 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis39
- Baseball28
- Basketball5
- Football2
- Beach volleyball1
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Meridian
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 3,404 acState Resource Management Area 603 acLocal Recreation Area 49 acState Recreation Area 35 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonita Lakes ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3,280 | Open |
| Mississippi 16th Section Public School Trust LandsState Resource Management Area | State land board | 603 | Open |
| Northeast ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 66 | Open |
| Sammy Davidson Sports ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 49 | Open |
| Meridian Soccer ComplexState Recreation Area | Other state land | 35 | Open |
| Highland ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Velma Young ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Phil Hardin ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Skewes ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
E. F. Young HotelBuilding
Grave of the King and Queen of the GypsiesTomb
Soule’ Steam Feed WorksBuilding
Barker CemeteryCemetery
Beth Israel CemeteryCemetery
Forest Lawn GardenCemetery
Kinard CemeteryCemetery
Magnolia CemeteryCemetery
McLemore CemeteryCemetery
Oak Grove CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Meridian's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 33.5-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.