Westminster Park
Park
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Westminster Walking Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Marrero
Marrero has 116 acres of parks, 3.6 for every 1,000 residents
80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Marrero’s land is conserved, about 58 acres. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Marrero, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #68 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
58 acres · of 7.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
116 ac
3.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.7 mi
2.7 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marrero have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marrero is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #68 of 162 in Louisiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marrero’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land3.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (116 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to home80% 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 31%
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Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (162)Ahead of 58%
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Marrero’s 1% is ahead of 65% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 48% of them.
Water is 8% of Marrero’s area (1 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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 Westminster Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve - Barataria Preserve Unit
Managed by National Park Service
32 acres
Dogs usually limited
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 8 parks & preserves
Westminster Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
PARD Park16 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Belle Terre Park40 acres
DirectionsJean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve - Barataria Preserve Unit32 acres · National Park Service
Marrero Action Playground18 acres
DirectionsKings Grant Park15 acres
DirectionsHope Haven Park7 acres · Jefferson Parish
Nicholson Park7 acres
Who protects it
58 conserved acres
1% of Marrero’s land. Water is left out: Marrero has 7.2 square miles of land and 0.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Marrero’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County58 ac
Local Park · 58 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Playground Local Park | County | 22 | Open |
| Pard Playground Local Park | County | 16 | Open |
| Belle Terre Playground Local Park | County | 13 | Open |
| Nicholson Playground Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Marrero
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Marrero
ICS playground
DirectionsPlus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Westminster Walking Trail0.3 mi
Biking & sports
2.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
8Tennis
4Basketball
2Soccer
1Beach volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Marrero: 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 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
October is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 7.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Marrero →
Next door
Marrero and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrero | 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 80% | C |
| Harvey | 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 47% | C− |
| Westwego | 1% | 0.5 | 3 | 69% | C+ |
| New Orleans | 29% | 0.5 | 10 | 93% | A− |
| Estelle | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | 40% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Marrero
Where can I hike in Marrero?
The longest trail networks: Westminster Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Marrero 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 Marrero’s trails?
Westminster Park and Belle Terre Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Marrero?
2.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Marrero?
5,891 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marrero or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 116 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Marrero have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #68 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 Marrero 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 →