Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park
Managed by National Park Service
164 acres0.8 mi of trail
Wetland Trace
Dogs usually limited
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Lane Lefort, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Jean Lafitte
Few parks or trails are on the map in Jean Lafitte
The biggest trail networks: Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park (0.8 mi). 26% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Jean Lafitte, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
12 acres · of 5.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
5.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Jean Lafitte have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jean Lafitte is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Jean Lafitte’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land5.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to home26% 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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Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Jean Lafitte’s under 1% is ahead of 28% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 52% of them.
Water is 6% of Jean Lafitte’s area (0 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Jean Lafitte. 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 Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve - Barataria Preserve Unit
Managed by National Park Service
22 acres
Dogs usually limited
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
12 conserved acres
under 1% of Jean Lafitte’s land. Water is left out: Jean Lafitte has 5.9 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Jean Lafitte’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city12 ac
Local Park · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosethorn Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Wetland Trace0.7 mi
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
3Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Jean Lafitte: 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 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
October is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 7.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Jean Lafitte →
Next door
Jean Lafitte and its neighbors
Jean Lafitte has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Lafitte | under 1% | 0.2 | 6 | 26% | C− |
| Lafitte | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Jean Lafitte
Where can I hike in Jean Lafitte?
The longest trail networks: Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Jean Lafitte is conserved land?
under 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 Jean Lafitte’s trails?
Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park and Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve - Barataria Preserve Unit don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Jean Lafitte?
1,603 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jean Lafitte or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Jean Lafitte have?
Ahead of 18% 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 Jean Lafitte 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 →