Photo: Clem · CC BY-SA 2.0Edgard has 24 miles of mapped trails, 2.1 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Juan Anthony Joseph (0.5 mi). 8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 22 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Edgard?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Edgard have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Edgard is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Edgard’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 99% of them.
Water is 18% of Edgard’s area (2 of 14 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Juan Anthony Joseph, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
1 places to go in Edgard
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.8 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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Edgard: 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 | 72 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
November is the driest month (3.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Edgard →
Edgard and its neighbors
Edgard has the most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgard | under 1% | 2.1 | 15 | 8% | C+ |
| Wallace | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Laplace | under 1% | 0.3 | 1 | 36% | C− |
| Reserve | under 1% | 0.2 | 3 | 25% | C− |
| Garyville | 3% | 0.1 | 3 | 42% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Edgard
Where can I hike in Edgard?
The longest trail networks: Juan Anthony Joseph, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Edgard 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 Edgard’s trails?
Juan Anthony Joseph doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Edgard?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Edgard?
662 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Edgard or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Edgard have?
Ahead of 37% 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 Edgard 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 →