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C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Many

Few parks or trails are on the map in Many

20% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 39 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Many’s land is conserved, about 39 acres.

Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Conserved land
2%
39 acres · of 3.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
20%
of residents within ½ mile

What kind of outdoors town is Many?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Many have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Many is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.

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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Many’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 22%
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Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Many’s 2% is ahead of 74% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.

NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Many. 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
Who protects it

39 conserved acres

2% of Many’s land. Who manages Many’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County39 ac
Local Recreation Area · 39 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Unknown Park
Local Recreation Area
County39Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Many

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Many

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
7Baseball
1Soccer
1Tennis
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

3 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
McNeely HotelBuilding · listed 1996
About it
Kansas City Southern Railway DepotBuilding · listed 2000
About it
Sabine High SchoolBuilding · listed 2020
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Many: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.311.011.912.913.714.214.013.312.311.310.510.1
High (°F)596371778490939489796961
Rain (in)5.34.85.15.24.84.54.13.73.84.55.05.7

August is the driest month (3.7 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Many →

Questions about parks and trails in Many

How much of Many is conserved land?

2% 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.

Is there public land near Many?

54 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Many or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Many have?

Ahead of 22% 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 Many neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →