American Legion Ball Park
Park
22 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Parking Lot B
Photo: Lane Lefort, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Des Allemands
35% of Des Allemands’ land is conserved: 2,221 acres
6.0 miles of mapped trail cross Des Allemands, 0.6 per square mile of land. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
35%
2,221 acres · of 9.9 sq mi of land
Trails
6.0 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Des Allemands?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Des Allemands have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Des Allemands is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Des Allemands’ overall grade.
Conserved land35% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home64% 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 75%
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Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Des Allemands’ 35% is ahead of 99% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 87% of them.
Water is 19% of Des Allemands’ area (2 of 12 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 28%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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
The longest trail network is American Legion Ball Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Des Allemands Playground and Walking Path
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Des Allemands playground
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
2,221 conserved acres
35% of Des Allemands’ land. Water is left out: Des Allemands has 9.9 square miles of land and 2.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Des Allemands’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits2,014 ac
State fish & wildlife201 ac
County27 ac
State natural resources3 ac
Recreation or Education Easement · 2,014 acState Conservation Area · 201 acLocal Park · 27 acState Other or Unknown · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,990 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou Des Allemands State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 201 | Restricted |
| American Legion Park Local Park | County | 24 | Open |
| State Lands State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 3 | Unknown |
| Da Walking Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Jb Green Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Des Allemands
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Des Allemands
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.5 mi
Des Allemands playground0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
6Baseball
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Des Allemands: 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 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 72 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
November is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Des Allemands →
Next door
Des Allemands and its neighbors
Des Allemands has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Allemands | 35% | 0.6 | 11 | 64% | B+ |
| Paradis | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bayou Gauche | 58% | 0.3 | 4 | 51% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Des Allemands
Where can I hike in Des Allemands?
The longest trail networks: American Legion Ball Park, 0.1 miles; Des Allemands Playground and Walking Path, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Des Allemands is conserved land?
35% 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 Des Allemands’ trails?
American Legion Ball Park and Des Allemands Playground and Walking Path don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Des Allemands?
640 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Des Allemands or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Des Allemands have?
Ahead of 75% 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 Des Allemands 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 →