Hartley/Vey at Gardere
Managed by BREC
17 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Gardere
14% of Gardere’s land is conserved: 299 acres
The biggest trail networks: Hartley/Vey at Gardere (0.6 mi). 84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 107 acres are parks and preserves, 8.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #8 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
299 acres · of 3.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
107 ac
8.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
84%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Gardere?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Gardere have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gardere is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #8 of 162 in Louisiana. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Gardere’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land8.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (107 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home84% 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 64%
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Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (162)Ahead of 96%
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Gardere’s 14% is ahead of 98% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 60% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. 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 Hartley/Vey at Gardere, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ben Burge Park
Managed by BREC
17 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
299 conserved acres
14% of Gardere’s land. Who manages Gardere’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources164 ac
County103 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits32 ac
State Other or Unknown · 164 acLocal Park · 103 acRecreation or Education Easement · 32 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Lands State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 164 | Unknown |
| Burbank Conservation Area Local Park | County | 63 | Open |
| Ben Burge Park Local Park | County | 18 | Open |
| Hartley/Vey Park At Gardere Local Park | County | 15 | Open |
| Starwood Court Park Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Gardere
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Gardere
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
14Baseball
3Soccer
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Gardere: 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 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 81 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
November is the driest month (4.1 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 Gardere →
Next door
Gardere and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardere | 14% | 0.2 | 9 | 84% | B |
| Baton Rouge | 3% | 0.3 | 9 | 80% | B− |
| St. George | 3% | 0.3 | 14 | 62% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Gardere
Where can I hike in Gardere?
The longest trail networks: Hartley/Vey at Gardere, 0.6 miles; Ben Burge Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Gardere is conserved land?
14% 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 Gardere’s trails?
Hartley/Vey at Gardere and Ben Burge Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Gardere?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Gardere?
3,992 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gardere or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 107 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Gardere have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #8 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 Gardere 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 →