Joseph Jefferson House · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 4.0Delcambre has 18 acres of parks, 7.1 for every 1,000 residents
50% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Delcambre’s land is conserved, about 18 acres.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Delcambre have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Delcambre is ahead of 22% 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 Delcambre’s 2% is ahead of 81% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
18 conserved acres
2% of Delcambre’s land. Who manages Delcambre’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 17 | Open |
2 places to go in Delcambre
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
0.0 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 Delcambre: 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) | 62 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 5.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
March is the driest month (3.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Delcambre →
Questions about parks and trails in Delcambre
How much of Delcambre 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 Delcambre’s trails?
Remy Landry Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Delcambre?
1,459 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Delcambre or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Delcambre have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Delcambre 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 →