D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
96 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Claiborne
Few parks or trails are on the map in Claiborne
48 acres are parks and preserves, 3.6 per 1,000 residents. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Claiborne, 0.1 per square mile of land. 38% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #94 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
138 acres · of 10.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
48 ac
3.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
38%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Claiborne have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Claiborne is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #94 of 162 in Louisiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Claiborne’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land3.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (48 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to home38% of residents within a half mile of a park · LA 53% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 22%
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Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (162)Ahead of 42%
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Claiborne’s 2% is ahead of 79% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 37% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Claiborne. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C. 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
138 conserved acres
2% of Claiborne’s land. Who manages Claiborne’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service193 ac
Town or city41 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 193 acLocal Recreation Area · 41 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| D 'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 193 | Restricted |
| Biedenharn Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 41 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Claiborne
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Claiborne
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Greenfield Creek0.3 mi
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
15Baseball
1Softball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Claiborne
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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 79 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
September is the driest month (3.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 6.1 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Claiborne →
Next door
Claiborne and its neighbors
Claiborne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborne | 2% | 0.1 | 4 | 38% | C− |
| West Monroe | 6% | 0.3 | 33 | 82% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Claiborne
How much of Claiborne 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 Claiborne’s trails?
D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Claiborne?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Claiborne?
1,687 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Claiborne or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 48 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Claiborne have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #94 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 Claiborne 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 →