Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0Hammond has 6.1 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Zemurray Park (1 mi). 138 acres are parks and preserves, 6.4 per 1,000 residents. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #64 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hammond?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hammond have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hammond is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #64 of 162 in Louisiana. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Hammond’s 1% is ahead of 37% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 79% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Zemurray Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cate Square Park
Chappapeela Park
All 5 parks & preserves
56 conserved acres
1% of Hammond’s land. Who manages Hammond’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zemurray Park Local Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Martin Luther King Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Clarke Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Mooney Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Cate Square Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| State Lands State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 2 | Unknown |
5 places to go in Hammond
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 named trails
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
15 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
3 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Hammond: 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 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 6.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
November is the driest month (4.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hammond →
Hammond and its neighbors
Hammond has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond | 1% | 0.4 | 6 | 51% | C |
| Ponchatoula | 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 50% | C− |
| Natalbany | 1% | 0.2 | 12 | 22% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hammond
Where can I hike in Hammond?
The longest trail networks: Zemurray Park, 1 miles; Cate Square Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hammond 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 Hammond’s trails?
Zemurray Park and Cate Square Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hammond?
392 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hammond or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 138 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hammond have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #64 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 Hammond 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 →