Few parks or trails are on the map in Kaplan
19 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Kaplan’s land is conserved, about 19 acres. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns · #100 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Kaplan have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kaplan is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns, #100 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 Kaplan’s 1% is ahead of 61% 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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19 conserved acres
1% of Kaplan’s land. Who manages Kaplan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| A Kaplan Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Linear Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
The best walking months in Kaplan: 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 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 72 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
March is the driest month (3.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kaplan →
Questions about parks and trails in Kaplan
How much of Kaplan 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.
Is there public land near Kaplan?
126 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kaplan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Kaplan have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #100 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 Kaplan 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 →