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Ballard park
Park
172 acres5.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Tupelo
Tupelo, MS parks, trails & bike paths
About 4% of Tupelo is conserved land, roughly 1,650 acres. There are about 33 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Ballard park (5.8 mi), Gumtree Park (1 mi), and Theron Nichols Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Tupelo, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Tupelo outdoors
Conserved land
4%
1,650 of 41,239 acres
Trails
33 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 15 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
9
44 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.2 mi
2.2 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
Gumtree Park
Park
20 acres1 mi of trail
Gumtree Park Footpath
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Theron Nichols Park
Park
22 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Rob Leake City Park
Park
15 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Ballard park172 acres · 5.8 mi of trail
Gumtree Park20 acres · 1 mi of trail
Theron Nichols Park22 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Rob Leake City Park15 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Veterans Park122 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Hancock Park10 acres
Tupelo National Battlefield1 acres · National Park Service
Fairpark1 acres
Bristow Park1 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 Tupelo
Showing 1–10 of 16 playgrounds
Fairpark Playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Ballard park
Unnamed playground in Ballard park
Unnamed playground in Theron Nichols Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 6.4 mi
- Natchez Trace Trail4.0 mi
- Music Bend Trail2.5 mi
- TCPS XC Course1.3 mi
- Gumtree Park Footpath1.0 mi
- Tupelo XC Course0.2 mi
- Pond Loop Trail0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,650 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 175 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 lanes2.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball39
- Tennis27
- Soccer18
- Softball4
- Basketball4
- Football3
- Skate park2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Tupelo
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Special Designation Area 1,161 acRecreation or Education Easement 350 acLocal Park 283 acFederal Other or Unknown 61 acHistoric or Cultural Area 1 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natchez Trace ParkwaySpecial Designation Area | National Park Service | 1,161 | Restricted |
| Ballard ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 97 | Open |
| Private John Allen National Fish HatcheryFederal Other or Unknown | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 61 | Restricted |
| Veterans ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Eastwood Softball ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Theron Nichols ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Rob Leake ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Gumtree ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Elvis Presley ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Hancock ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 19 places
Elvis PresleyStatue
F-105 ThunderchiefIn Veterans Park · Aircraft
Lawndale Presbyterian ChurchChurch
Lee Acres Church of ChristChurch
New Providence Baptist ChurchChurch
Tupelo Battlefield MemorialIn Tupelo National Battlefield · Memorial
Allens CemeteryCemetery
Beech Springs CemeteryCemetery
Belden CemeteryCemetery
Clanton-Price Family CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Tupelo and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tupelo | 4% | 33.1 mi | 9 |
| Saltillo | 3.2% | 0.6 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Tupelo'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 33.9-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.