Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY 2.0Kenner has 5.8 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Kenner City Park (1 mi), Veterans Memorial Park (1 mi), Pontchartrain Park (0.8 mi). 206 acres are parks and preserves, 3.2 per 1,000 residents. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #43 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Kenner have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kenner is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #43 of 162 in Louisiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Kenner’s 2% is ahead of 75% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 78% 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 Kenner City Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 14 parks & preserves
169 conserved acres
2% of Kenner’s land. Who manages Kenner’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lions Playground Local Park | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Laketown Local Park | Town or city | 46 | Open |
| Kenner City Park
Kenner City Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Morgan Playground Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Woodlake Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Galatas Playground Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Morgan Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Veteran'S Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Susan Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Miguez Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
12 places to go in Kenner
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
11 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Kenner: 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) | 63 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
November is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kenner →
Kenner and its neighbors
Kenner 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenner | 2% | 0.4 | 3 | 78% | C+ |
| Metairie | 3% | 0.7 | 3 | 54% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kenner
Where can I hike in Kenner?
The longest trail networks: Kenner City Park, 1 miles; Veterans Memorial Park, 1 miles; Pontchartrain Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kenner 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.
Are dogs allowed on Kenner’s trails?
Kenner City Park and Veterans Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kenner?
11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of painted or protected lanes and 9.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Kenner?
4,443 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kenner or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 206 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Kenner have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #43 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 Kenner 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 →