Leesville City Park
Park
52 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Dr. William E. Reid House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Leesville
Leesville has 89 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.7 miles of mapped trail cross Leesville, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #11 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
19 acres · of 8.9 sq mi of land
Trails
4.7 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
89 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Leesville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Leesville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Leesville is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #11 of 162 in Louisiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Leesville’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4BPark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (89 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13BParks close to home90% of residents within a half mile of a park · LA 53% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 55%
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Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (162)Ahead of 94%
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Leesville’s under 1% is ahead of 27% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 83% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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 Leesville City Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Myrtle Park
Park
6 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Leesville City Park52 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Dogwood Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsJubilee Park3 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsMyrtle Park6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Liberty Garden2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Magnolia Art Walk5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
East Leesville Baseball Field3 acres
West Louisiana Museum2 acres
Martin Luther King Neighborhood Center1 acres
Who protects it
19 conserved acres
under 1% of Leesville’s land. Who manages Leesville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city19 ac
Local Park · 14 acLocal Recreation Area · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Myrtle Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Jubilee Commemorative Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Gilbert Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Leesville Recreation Copmlex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| New Llano Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Leesville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Leesville
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Tennis
2Football
2Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →10 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Vernon Parish CourthouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itWingate HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itKansas City Southern DepotBuilding · listed 1984
About itDowntown Leesville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2001
About itDr. William E. Reid HouseBuilding · listed 2001
About itFerguson, G.R., Sr. HouseBuilding · listed 2001
About itBooker-Lewis HouseBuilding · listed 2002
About itFirst United Methodist ChurchBuilding · listed 2002
About itEdmond Ellison Smart HouseBuilding · listed 2002
About itBenson H. Lyons HouseBuilding · listed 2004
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Leesville: 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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 80 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
August is the driest month (4.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.5 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Leesville →
Next door
Leesville and its neighbors
Leesville has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leesville | under 1% | 0.5 | 16 | 90% | B |
| New Llano | under 1% | 0.2 | 3 | 62% | C− |
| Fort Johnson South | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Leesville
Where can I hike in Leesville?
The longest trail networks: Leesville City Park, 0.3 miles; Dogwood Park, 0.3 miles; Jubilee Park, 0.3 miles; Myrtle Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Leesville 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 Leesville’s trails?
Leesville City Park and Dogwood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Leesville?
64,946 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Leesville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 89 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Leesville have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #11 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 Leesville 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 →