Few parks or trails are on the map in Fifth Ward
17% of Fifth Ward’s land is conserved, about 576 acres.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Fifth Ward?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Fifth Ward have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fifth Ward is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Fifth Ward’s 17% is ahead of 98% 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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576 conserved acres
17% of Fifth Ward’s land. Who manages Fifth Ward’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 66 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 1,017 | Restricted |
The best walking months in Fifth Ward: 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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 65 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 89 | 80 | 70 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
September is the driest month (4.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 6.1 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fifth Ward →
Questions about parks and trails in Fifth Ward
How much of Fifth Ward is conserved land?
17% 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 Fifth Ward?
202 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fifth Ward or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fifth Ward have?
Ahead of 14% 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 Fifth Ward 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 →