Photo: Falkonry (Uploads) · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Maurice
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Maurice, 0.1 per square mile of land. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 5.0 per 1,000 residents. 36% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #106 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Maurice have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Maurice is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #106 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 Maurice’s 1% is ahead of 42% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 34% 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
13 conserved acres
1% of Maurice’s land. Who manages Maurice’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
3 places to go in Maurice
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Maurice: 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 | 91 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
March is the driest month (3.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Maurice →
Questions about parks and trails in Maurice
How much of Maurice 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 Maurice’s trails?
Village of Maurice Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Maurice?
818 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Maurice or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Maurice have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #106 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 Maurice 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 →