Bogue Falaya Park
Park
14 acres0.6 mi of trail
walking path
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Frankbp · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Covington
Covington has 74 acres of parks, 6.3 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Bogue Falaya Park (0.6 mi). 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Covington, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Covington’s land is conserved, about 85 acres.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #67 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
85 acres · of 8.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
74 ac
6.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.7 mi
2.5 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Covington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Covington is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #67 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 Covington’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 land6.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (74 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home69% of residents within a half mile of a park · LA 53% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 31%
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Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (162)Ahead of 59%
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Covington’s 2% is ahead of 70% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 42% of 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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The longest trail network is Bogue Falaya Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Covington Recreation Complex
Park
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Hubie Gallagher Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Bogue Falaya Park14 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Covington Recreation Complex34 acres
St. Tammany Parish Fairgrounds9 acres
DirectionsHubie Gallagher Park3 acres
Rev. Peter Atkins Park2 acres
Who protects it
85 conserved acres
2% of Covington’s land. Who manages Covington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city64 ac
State fish & wildlife20 ac
State natural resources1 ac
Local Recreation Area · 42 acLocal Park · 22 acState Conservation Area · 20 acState Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Recreation Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Tchefuncte River And Its Tributaries State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 20 | Restricted |
| Bogue Falaya Wayside Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Ozone Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Hubie Gallagher Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Rev. Peter Atkins Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| State Lands State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 1 | Unknown |
| Nose Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Columbia Street Landing Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Covington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Covington
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Covington
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
walking path0.4 mi
Biking & sports
2.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.5 mi
off-road bike paths
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
8Baseball
6Tennis
3Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Covington: 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 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 80 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
November is the driest month (4.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Covington →
Questions about parks and trails in Covington
Where can I hike in Covington?
The longest trail networks: Bogue Falaya Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Covington 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 Covington’s trails?
Bogue Falaya Park and Covington Recreation Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Covington?
2.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.5 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Covington?
4,678 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Covington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 74 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Covington have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #67 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 Covington 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 →