Eastbank Bridge Park
Park
11 acres0.3 mi of trail
Eastbank Bridge Park Walking Path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: OzarksRazorback · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Destrehan
Destrehan has 36 acres of parks, 3.1 for every 1,000 residents
0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Destrehan, 0.1 per square mile of land. 66% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #86 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
34 acres · of 5.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
3.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
66%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
9.7 mi
5.7 mi lanes · 3.9 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Destrehan have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Destrehan is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #86 of 162 in Louisiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Destrehan’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land3.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (36 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home66% 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 25%
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Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (162)Ahead of 47%
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Destrehan’s 1% is ahead of 50% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 47% of them.
Water is 14% of Destrehan’s area (1 of 7 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Destrehan. 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 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Eastbank Bridge Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
34 conserved acres
1% of Destrehan’s land. Water is left out: Destrehan has 5.7 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Destrehan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city34 ac
Local Park · 34 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Bank Bridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Harry Hurst Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Shriners' Field Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Ormond Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Red Church Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Panther Run Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| South Destrehan Number Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Eastbank Bridge Park Walking Path0.3 mi
Biking & sports
9.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.9 mi
off-road bike paths
0.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
12Tennis
8Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Destrehan: 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) | 63 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
November is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Destrehan →
Next door
Destrehan and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Destrehan
Where can I hike in Destrehan?
The longest trail networks: Eastbank Bridge Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Destrehan 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 Destrehan’s trails?
Eastbank Bridge Park and Ormond Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Destrehan?
9.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.7 of painted or protected lanes, 3.9 of off-road paths and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Destrehan?
1,363 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Destrehan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Destrehan have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #86 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 Destrehan 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 →