Oak Ridge Community Park
Park
45 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Golden Meadow High School · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Golden Meadow
Few parks or trails are on the map in Golden Meadow
46 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 32% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Golden Meadow’s land is conserved, about 41 acres.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
41 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
46 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Golden Meadow have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Golden Meadow is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Golden Meadow’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (46 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home32% of residents within a half mile of a park · LA 53% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 29%
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Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Golden Meadow’s 3% is ahead of 85% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
Water is 17% of Golden Meadow’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Golden Meadow. 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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
41 conserved acres
3% of Golden Meadow’s land. Water is left out: Golden Meadow has 2.4 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Golden Meadow’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city41 ac
Local Park · 41 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakridge Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 41 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Golden Meadow High SchoolBuilding · listed 1998
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Golden Meadow: 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) | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Golden Meadow →
Next door
Golden Meadow and its neighbors
Golden Meadow has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Meadow | 3% | under 0.1 | 25 | 32% | C |
| Galliano | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 9% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Golden Meadow
How much of Golden Meadow is conserved land?
3% 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 Golden Meadow’s trails?
Oak Ridge Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Golden Meadow?
368 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Golden Meadow or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Golden Meadow have?
Ahead of 29% 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 Golden Meadow 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 →