Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY 3.0Mandeville has 62 acres of parks, 4.8 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Mandeville Lakefront (0.5 mi). 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Mandeville, 0.1 per square mile of land. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #92 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Mandeville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Mandeville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mandeville is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #92 of 162 in Louisiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Mandeville’s 1% is ahead of 35% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 41% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Mandeville Lakefront, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Paul Cordes Park (City Hall Park)
Sunset point
All 7 parks & preserves
30 conserved acres
1% of Mandeville’s land. Who manages Mandeville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandeville Lakefront Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Paul Cordes Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Bayou Chinchuba State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Restricted |
| Mandeville Trailhead Interactive Water Feature Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Tyler Thomas Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
7 places to go in Mandeville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
7.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
8 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Mandeville: 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 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 80 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
October is the driest month (4.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mandeville →
Questions about parks and trails in Mandeville
Where can I hike in Mandeville?
The longest trail networks: Mandeville Lakefront, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mandeville is conserved land?
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 Mandeville’s trails?
Mandeville Lakefront and Neighborwoods don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mandeville?
7.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes and 6.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mandeville?
3,746 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mandeville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 62 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mandeville have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #92 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 Mandeville neighbors.
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 →