Moss Bluff Rec Complex
Park
31 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Moss Bluff
Few parks or trails are on the map in Moss Bluff
17% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 37 acres are parks and preserves, 3.0 per 1,000 residents. 2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Moss Bluff, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #124 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
35 acres · of 15.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
37 ac
3.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
17%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Moss Bluff have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Moss Bluff is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #124 of 162 in Louisiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Moss Bluff’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land3.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (37 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home17% of residents within a half mile of a park · LA 53% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 14%
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Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (162)Ahead of 24%
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Moss Bluff’s under 1% is ahead of 27% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Moss Bluff. 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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Moss Bluff Rec Complex, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
35 conserved acres
under 1% of Moss Bluff’s land. Who manages Moss Bluff’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city34 ac
Local Park · 34 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Center & Playground Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Moss Bluff
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Moss Bluff
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Moss Bluff
River Bluff Boat Launch
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
13Baseball
6Tennis
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Moss Bluff: 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 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 81 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 6.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
March is the driest month (3.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Moss Bluff →
Next door
Moss Bluff and its neighbors
Moss Bluff has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Bluff | under 1% | 0.2 | 3 | 17% | D |
| Lake Charles | 1% | 0.6 | 6 | 62% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Moss Bluff
Where can I hike in Moss Bluff?
The longest trail networks: Moss Bluff Rec Complex, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Moss Bluff is conserved land?
under 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 Moss Bluff’s trails?
Moss Bluff Rec Complex and River Bluff Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Moss Bluff?
2,116 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Moss Bluff or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Moss Bluff have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #124 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 Moss Bluff 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 →