Photo: Billy Hathorn · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Homer
80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 54 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Homer’s land is conserved, about 54 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #51 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Homer?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Homer have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Homer is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #51 of 162 in Louisiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Homer’s 2% is ahead of 73% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% 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
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54 conserved acres
2% of Homer’s land. Who manages Homer’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Park And Pool Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Armory Baseball Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Water Tower Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Kisatchie National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 2 | Open |
3 places to go in Homer
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Homer: 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 93 | 93 | 87 | 77 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.7 |
August is the driest month (3.4 in) and the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Homer →
Questions about parks and trails in Homer
How much of Homer is conserved land?
2% 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.
Is there public land near Homer?
12,231 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Homer or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 56 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Homer have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #51 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 Homer 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 →