Photo: Falkonry at English Wikipedia · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Duson
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.6 per 1,000 residents. 63% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Duson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Duson is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Duson’s under 1% is ahead of 5% 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
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1 places to go in Duson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
The best walking months in Duson: 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 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 81 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 6.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
March is the driest month (3.9 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 Duson →
Questions about parks and trails in Duson
How much of Duson 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.
Is there public land near Duson?
1,173 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Duson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Duson have?
Ahead of 9% 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 Duson 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 →