Few parks or trails are on the map in Boutte
6 acres are parks and preserves, 2.9 per 1,000 residents. 25% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Boutte’s land is conserved, about 84 acres.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Boutte have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Boutte is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Boutte’s 1% is ahead of 52% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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84 conserved acres
1% of Boutte’s land. Who manages Boutte’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division Of State Lands State Resource Management Area | Other state land | 78 | Open |
| Boutte Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
2.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Boutte: 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 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 72 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
November is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Boutte →
Boutte and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boutte | 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 25% | D |
| Luling | 11% | 0.7 | 9 | 57% | B+ |
| Bayou Gauche | 58% | 0.3 | 4 | 51% | B |
| Paradis | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Boutte
How much of Boutte is conserved land?
1% 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.
Where can I bike in Boutte?
2.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Boutte?
886 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Boutte or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 86 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Boutte have?
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Boutte neighbors.
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 →