Jefferson Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lincoln Theater · Photo: Tjean314 · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Baker
Baker has 102 acres of parks, 8.3 for every 1,000 residents
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Baker. 2% of Baker’s land is conserved, about 98 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #48 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
98 acres · of 8.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
102 ac
8.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Baker?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Baker have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Baker is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #48 of 162 in Louisiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Baker’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land8.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (102 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home94% of residents within a half mile of a park · LA 53% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 38%
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Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (162)Ahead of 71%
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Baker’s 2% is ahead of 73% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Baker Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Greenwood Community Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
98 conserved acres
2% of Baker’s land. Who manages Baker’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city82 ac
County16 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
Local Park · 82 acLocal Recreation Area · 19 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. D. Bickham, Jr. Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Greenwood Community Park Local Recreation Area | County | 16 | Open |
| Baker Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Tristian Avenue Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Jefferson Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Harding Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| South Magnolia Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Chamberlain Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Myrtle Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Baker Playground Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
1 places to go in Baker
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Baker
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Baker: April and May
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 6.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
November is the driest month (4.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.3 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Baker →
Next door
Baker and its neighbors
Baker has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker | 2% | under 0.1 | 8 | 94% | C+ |
| Brownfields | 3% | 0.2 | 21 | 51% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Baker
How much of Baker is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 1% for a Louisiana town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Baker’s trails?
Jefferson Park and Baker Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Baker?
5,511 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Baker or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 102 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Baker have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #48 of 162 in Louisiana. 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 Baker 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 →