Boy Scout Trail
Park
36 acres0.4 mi of trail
Boy Scout Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: BSwank · CC BY 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lacombe
19% of Lacombe’s land is conserved: 3,221 acres
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 40 acres are parks and preserves, 6.4 per 1,000 residents. 7.2 miles of mapped trail cross Lacombe, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #38 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
Conserved land
19%
3,221 acres · of 26.4 sq mi of land
Trails
7.2 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
40 ac
6.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.7 mi
5.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
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What kind of outdoors town is Lacombe?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lacombe have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lacombe is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #38 of 162 in Louisiana. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lacombe’s overall grade.
Conserved land19% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land6.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (40 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home5% of residents within a half mile of a park · LA 53% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 42%
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Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (162)Ahead of 77%
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Lacombe’s 19% is ahead of 99% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 66% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. 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 Boy Scout Trail, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bayou Lacombe Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
3,221 conserved acres
19% of Lacombe’s land. Who manages Lacombe’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,980 ac
State fish & wildlife205 ac
State natural resources10 ac
Town or city4 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 5,980 acState Conservation Area · 205 acState Other or Unknown · 10 acLocal Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 5,980 | Restricted |
| Bayou Lacombe State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 205 | Restricted |
| Huey P Long Fish Hatchery State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 10 | Restricted |
| Bayou Lacombe Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Boy Scout Trail0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Lacombe: 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 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.7 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
October is the driest month (4.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 7.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lacombe →
Questions about parks and trails in Lacombe
Where can I hike in Lacombe?
The longest trail networks: Boy Scout Trail, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lacombe is conserved land?
19% 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 Lacombe’s trails?
Boy Scout Trail and Bayou Lacombe Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lacombe?
5.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lacombe?
4,069 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lacombe or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 40 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lacombe have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #38 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 Lacombe 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 →