Photo: PhotogMetairie · CC BY-SA 3.0Metairie has 16 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Lafreniere Park (4.3 mi), Miley Park (0.6 mi), La Salle Park (0.5 mi). 416 acres are parks and preserves, 3.0 per 1,000 residents. 54% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #36 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Metairie have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Metairie is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #36 of 162 in Louisiana. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Metairie ranks #373 on Outdoors.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Metairie’s 3% is ahead of 84% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 91% of them.
Park acres per resident are where Metairie trails most U.S. towns: 3.0 per 1,000 against 12.6 typical, since 139,729 people share 416 acres.
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 Lafreniere Park, with 4.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
La Salle Park
All 12 parks & preserves
384 conserved acres
3% of Metairie’s land. Who manages Metairie’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafreniere Park Local Park | County | 147 | Open |
| Saints Training/baseball Stadium/recreat State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 71 | Open |
| Wally Pontiff Jr. Playground Local Park | County | 42 | Open |
| Lasalle Park Local Park | County | 40 | Open |
| Miley Park Local Park | County | 35 | Open |
| Girard Playground Local Park | County | 13 | Open |
| Delta Park Local Park | County | 11 | Open |
| Bright Playground Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Lakeshore Playground Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Cleary Playground
Cleary Playground Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
22 places to go in Metairie
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 16 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 disc golf course without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
15 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 map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Metairie: 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 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
November is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Metairie →
Metairie and its neighbors
Metairie has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metairie | 3% | 0.7 | 3 | 54% | C+ |
| Kenner | 2% | 0.4 | 3 | 78% | C+ |
| New Orleans | 29% | 0.5 | 10 | 93% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Metairie
Where can I hike in Metairie?
The longest trail networks: Lafreniere Park, 4.3 miles; Miley Park, 0.6 miles; La Salle Park, 0.5 miles; Pontiff Playground, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Metairie is conserved land?
3% 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 Metairie’s trails?
Lafreniere Park and Miley Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Metairie?
15 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of painted or protected lanes, 13 of off-road paths and 1.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Metairie?
5,614 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Metairie or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 416 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Metairie have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #36 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 Metairie 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 →