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Mound, Louisiana housePhoto: Ktkvtsh · CC BY 4.0
–Not graded
Outdoors in Mound

Few parks or trails are on the map in Mound

2% of Mound’s land is conserved, about 6 acres. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Mound, 2.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
6 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
2.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

6 conserved acres

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

USDA easements (NRCS)6 ac
Conservation Easement · 6 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

When to get out

May is the best month for walking in Mound

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)10.211.011.912.913.814.314.113.312.311.310.410.0
High (°F)576270778490929288796860
Rain (in)5.75.25.26.14.54.24.24.43.34.24.35.6

September is the driest month (3.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.1 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mound →

Next door

Mound and its neighbors

Mound has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Mound— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Delta— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Mound

Is there public land near Mound?

191 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mound or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mound 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 →