Thomas F. Daley Memorial Park
Park
27 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: ScienceQuiz · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Laplace
Laplace has 7.0 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Thomas F. Daley Memorial Park (1 mi). 38 acres are parks and preserves, 1.4 per 1,000 residents. 36% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #103 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
10 acres · of 20.9 sq mi of land
Trails
7.0 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
38 ac
1.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
11 mi
3.2 mi lanes · 4.6 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Laplace have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Laplace is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #103 of 162 in Louisiana. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Laplace’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land1.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (38 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home36% 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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Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (162)Ahead of 37%
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Laplace’s under 1% is ahead of 16% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 74% of them.
Water is 5% of Laplace’s area (1 of 22 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 Laplace. 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 range from D to 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 Thomas F. Daley Memorial Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
956 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
10 conserved acres
under 1% of Laplace’s land. Water is left out: Laplace has 20.9 square miles of land and 1.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Laplace’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners9 ac
County2 ac
Local Park · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larayo Youth Park Local Park | Private owners | 9 | Open |
| Greenwood Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Laplace
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Laplace
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
11 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
4.6 mi
off-road bike paths
2.8 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
18Golf
8Tennis
4Baseball
1Volleyball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 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 Laplace: 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) | 63 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
November is the driest month (3.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Laplace →
Next door
Laplace and its neighbors
Laplace has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Laplace
Where can I hike in Laplace?
The longest trail networks: Thomas F. Daley Memorial Park, 1 miles; Larayo Youth Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Laplace 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 Laplace’s trails?
Thomas F. Daley Memorial Park and Larayo Youth Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Laplace?
11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.2 of painted or protected lanes, 4.6 of off-road paths and 2.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Laplace?
562 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Laplace or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 38 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Laplace have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #103 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 Laplace 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 →