Few parks or trails are on the map in Cade
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.2 miles of mapped trail cross Cade, 0.6 per square mile of land. 30 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Cade have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cade is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Cade’s 1% is ahead of 41% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 88% 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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29 conserved acres
1% of Cade’s land. Who manages Cade’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Lake - Dried Lake Bed State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 29 | Open |
The best walking months in Cade: 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 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 5.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
March is the driest month (3.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cade →
Cade and its neighbors
Cade has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade | 1% | 0.6 | 18 | 5% | C+ |
| Broussard | 2% | 0.1 | 10 | 61% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cade
How much of Cade 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.
Is there public land near Cade?
3,655 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cade or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 30 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cade have?
Ahead of 35% 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 Cade 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 →