West Park
Park
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Shady Grove School and Community Building · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in DeRidder
DeRidder has 78 acres of parks, 8.0 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross DeRidder. 24% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns · #121 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
48 acres · of 9.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
78 ac
8.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
24%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is DeRidder?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does DeRidder have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, DeRidder is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns, #121 of 162 in Louisiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of DeRidder’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land8.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (78 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home24% 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 16%
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Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (162)Ahead of 25%
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so DeRidder’s 1% is ahead of 45% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 19% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in DeRidder. 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 D 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.
Beauregard Parish Fair Grounds
Park
29 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
48 conserved acres
1% of DeRidder’s land. Who manages DeRidder’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city48 ac
Local Park · 48 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Park Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Bryant Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
8Baseball
3Tennis
2Basketball
1Volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →10 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Beauregard Parish JailBuilding · listed 1981
About itDeRidder Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1983
About itBeauregard Parish CourthouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itFirst United Methodist ChurchBuilding · listed 1991
About itDeRidder USO BuildingBuilding · listed 1992
About itBeauregard Parish Training SchoolBuilding · listed 1996
About itFirst Street SchoolBuilding · listed 1998
About itHudson River Lumber Company General Manager's HouseBuilding · listed 2007
About itToy HouseBuilding · listed 2007
About itSills HouseBuilding · listed 2007
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in DeRidder: 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 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 88 | 80 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
September is the driest month (4.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.8 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in DeRidder →
Questions about parks and trails in DeRidder
How much of DeRidder 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.
Are dogs allowed on DeRidder’s trails?
West Park and Beauregard Parish Fair Grounds don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near DeRidder?
14,548 acres of parks and open public land lie inside DeRidder or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 78 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does DeRidder have?
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #121 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 DeRidder 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 →