Highland Park
Highland Park in Meridian, MS offers a family-friendly outdoor space perfect for picnics and play. It features playgrounds with slides and swings, basketball and baseball fields, picnic tables, barbecue grills, and a public restroom. The park is wheelchair accessible and includes a pleasant duck pond and historical markers. A public pool and splash pad are available seasonally, though some patrons have noted cleanliness and staffing issues. Overall, it’s a well-maintained park with amenities for both children and pets.
Reviews
Nice park. Plenty of places to chose for our picnic lunch. Public pool.
Absolutely horrible, Wednesday, took children to the splash pad today and the play in the pool, the pool was horribly dirty, apparently it takes money to get in the splash pad which is fine but they had no signs or prices posted anywhere, had problem understanding change when it came out to NULL and I gave them ten. Lifeguards are rude as hell, the fun my children had was worth the hassle tho, as far them wanting to come back. But for a Meridian public community space, it was absolutely horrible.
A very beautiful park. My only complaint was that the Jimmie Rodgers Museum was supposed to be open and it wasn’t. It was still a nice day and I really enjoyed looking at the Muscovy ducks by the pond. Definitely a place to visit.
We drove through Meridian and this was on the list to see so I went! It was a lovely March afternoon- there was a group playing basket ball and a couple of folks feeding the ducks- nice park that harkened to a simpler time when the streetcar went through. Was tidy and well kept- and at 4:00 in the afternoon I felt totally safe walking.
Carousel was closed and pools were closed (still too cold to swim..), glad I stopped. Played a Jimmie Rodgers song for nostalgia sake.
Lots of old markers to see, but this place is located in the center of town, so enjoy it but stay alert and leave by sunset.
The pool and splash pad are open with no cost this year (summer 2025). The historical carousel house is open for a small fee. There’s some snacks available.
The duck pond is a nice find.
There are basketball, baseball, softball, playgrounds, shelter with and without grills, rv hookups, and a venue hall for rent (The Frank Cochran Center) which also houses the Parks & Rec business offices.
There is only one physical restroom in the park now, so be mindful of that.