Tee-Joe Gonzales Park
Park
16 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Gonzales
Gonzales has 88 acres of parks, 6.7 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Tee-Joe Gonzales Park (0.5 mi). 1% of Gonzales’ land is conserved, about 59 acres. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Gonzales, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #70 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
59 acres · of 9.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
88 ac
6.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Gonzales have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gonzales is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #70 of 162 in Louisiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Gonzales’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land6.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (88 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home59% 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 31%
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Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (162)Ahead of 57%
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Gonzales’ 1% is ahead of 53% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 59% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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
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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 Tee-Joe Gonzales Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Gonzales Municipal Park
Park
27 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
George Washington Carver Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
Tee-Joe Gonzales Park16 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Gonzales Municipal Park27 acres
George Washington Carver Park10 acres
Burnside Park7 acres
DirectionsJambalaya Park6 acres
DirectionsVeterans Memorial Park3 acres
DirectionsDiscovery Park1 acres
DirectionsCity of Gonzales Dog Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
59 conserved acres
1% of Gonzales’ land. Who manages Gonzales’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city59 ac
Local Park · 59 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Tee Joe Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| George Washington Carver Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Jambalaya Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Burnside Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Discovery Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Gonzales
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Gonzales
Kidz KoveIn Discovery Park
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
14Tennis
7Baseball
2Basketball
2Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Gonzales
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) | 63 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
November is the driest month (4.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Gonzales →
Questions about parks and trails in Gonzales
Where can I hike in Gonzales?
The longest trail networks: Tee-Joe Gonzales Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Gonzales is conserved land?
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 Gonzales’ trails?
Tee-Joe Gonzales Park and Gonzales Municipal Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Gonzales?
698 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gonzales or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 88 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Gonzales have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #70 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 Gonzales 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 →