Grambling City Park
Park
7 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Grambling
Few parks or trails are on the map in Grambling
12 acres are parks and preserves, 2.2 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Grambling, 0.1 per square mile of land. 44% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #104 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
51 acres · of 5.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
2.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
44%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Grambling have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grambling is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #104 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 Grambling’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land2.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home44% 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 18%
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Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (162)Ahead of 36%
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Grambling’s 1% is ahead of 62% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 33% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Grambling. 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 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
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 Grambling City Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
51 conserved acres
1% of Grambling’s land. Who manages Grambling’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources47 ac
Town or city4 ac
Research or Educational Area · 47 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech University Research or Educational Area | State natural resources | 47 | Restricted |
| Baseball Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Grambling
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Community gardens in Grambling
Grambling Community Garden
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
3Baseball
3Football
3Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Grambling
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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
August is the driest month (3.7 in) and the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.7 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Grambling →
Next door
Grambling and its neighbors
Grambling 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling | 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 44% | C− |
| Ruston | 2% | 0.3 | 11 | 68% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Grambling
Where can I hike in Grambling?
The longest trail networks: Grambling City Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Grambling 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 Grambling’s trails?
Grambling City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Grambling?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Grambling?
574 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grambling or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Grambling have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #104 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 Grambling 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 →