Lockport Bayou Side Park
Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Bouverans Plantation House · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lockport
Lockport has 3 acres of parks, 1.1 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Lockport, 0.2 per square mile of land. 54% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
1.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
54%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Lockport?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lockport have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lockport is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lockport’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land1.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home54% 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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Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Lockport’s under 1% is ahead of 23% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 55% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lockport. 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 C− 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 Lockport Bayou Side Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2 conserved acres
under 1% of Lockport’s land. Who manages Lockport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city2 ac
Local Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockport Bayouside Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Lockport Elevated Wetlands Boardwalk0.1 mi
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
2Tennis
1Basketball
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 Lockport: 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) | 64 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 81 | 72 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
November is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 7.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lockport →
Questions about parks and trails in Lockport
Where can I hike in Lockport?
The longest trail networks: Lockport Bayou Side Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lockport 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 Lockport’s trails?
Lockport Bayou Side Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lockport?
541 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lockport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lockport have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Lockport 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 →