Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park
Managed by National Park Service
90 acres
Dogs usually limited
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Lafitte
Few parks or trails are on the map in Lafitte
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Lafitte, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 4.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
When to get out
The best walking months in 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 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 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 Lafitte →
Next door
Lafitte and its neighbors
Lafitte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafitte | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jean Lafitte | under 1% | 0.2 | 6 | 26% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lafitte
Are dogs allowed on Lafitte’s trails?
Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lafitte?
946 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lafitte or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from 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 →