Photo: Gloverepp · CC BY-SA 4.0Denham Springs has 25 acres of parks, 2.6 for every 1,000 residents
1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Denham Springs, 0.2 per square mile of land. 55% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns · #96 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Denham Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Denham Springs is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns, #96 of 162 in Louisiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Denham Springs’ under 1% is ahead of 30% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 55% 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.
Frenchtown Conservation Area
Kidz Korner Playground/Water Park
All 5 parks & preserves
17 conserved acres
under 1% of Denham Springs’ land. Who manages Denham Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Woods Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Kidz Korner Playland Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Pards L. M. Lockhart Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Frenchtown Road Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Denham Springs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 lakes & rivers
4.1 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Denham Springs: 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 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 81 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.4 |
November is the driest month (4.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Denham Springs →
Denham Springs and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denham Springs | under 1% | 0.2 | 3 | 55% | C− |
| Central | 3% | 0.1 | 34 | 35% | C+ |
| St. George | 3% | 0.3 | 14 | 62% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Denham Springs
How much of Denham Springs is conserved land?
under 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.
Are dogs allowed on Denham Springs’ trails?
Willow Woods Park and Lockhart Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Denham Springs?
4.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Denham Springs?
4,246 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Denham Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Denham Springs have?
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #96 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 Denham Springs 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 →