1
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge
Nature preserve
146 acres2.6 mi of trail
Fontainbleau Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Ocean Springs
Ocean Springs, MS parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of Ocean Springs is conserved land, roughly 1,059 acres. There are about 6.2 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge (2.6 mi), Gulf Islands National Seashore (2.2 mi), and Fort Maurepas Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ocean Springs, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ocean Springs outdoors
Conserved land
11%
1,059 of 9,695 acres
Trails
6.2 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
21
57 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.8 mi
1.1 mi lanes · 0.8 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
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Managed by National Park Service
372 acres2.2 mi of trail
CCC Trailunofficial sidetrail
Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
3
Fort Maurepas Park
Park
8 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Mississippi Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park
Park
13 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 21 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 21 parks & preserves
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge146 acres · 2.6 mi of trail
Gulf Islands National Seashore372 acres · 2.2 mi of trail · National Park Service
Fort Maurepas Park8 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Mississippi Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park13 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Inner Harbor Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Land Trust of Mississippi Coastal Plain Weeks Bayou Site3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Little Childrens Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Cedar Point Site205 acres · State of Mississippi
Marine Education Center17 acres
Ocean Springs City Park13 acres
Who protects the land
1,059 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis10
- Baseball8
- Beach volleyball1
- Volleyball1
- Basketball1
- Football1
- Lacrosse1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Ocean Springs and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Springs | 10.9% | 6.2 mi | 21 |
| Gulf Hills | 25.3% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
| Gulf Park Estates | 15.8% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
| Biloxi | 4.1% | 14.8 mi | 9 |
| Gautier | 24.3% | 6.7 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ocean Springs'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 20-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.