Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0New Iberia has 7.1 miles of mapped trails, 0.6 for every square mile of land
183 acres are parks and preserves, 6.7 per 1,000 residents. 71% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of New Iberia’s land is conserved, about 154 acres.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #19 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is New Iberia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does New Iberia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Iberia is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #19 of 162 in Louisiana. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so New Iberia’s 2% is ahead of 80% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 88% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bacmonila Park
All 9 parks & preserves
154 conserved acres
2% of New Iberia’s land. Who manages New Iberia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Lake - Dried Lake Bed State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 79 | Open |
| New Iberia City Park Local Park | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| West End Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Bank Avenue Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Bouligny Plaza Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
7 places to go in New Iberia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 community garden without a name on the map.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
0.9 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.
20 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
8 more on the History page.
The best walking months in New Iberia: 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) | 62 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 5.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
March is the driest month (3.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in New Iberia →
Questions about parks and trails in New Iberia
How much of New Iberia is conserved land?
2% 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 New Iberia’s trails?
New Iberia City Park and West End Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in New Iberia?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of painted or protected lanes and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near New Iberia?
4,132 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Iberia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 183 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does New Iberia have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #19 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 New Iberia 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 →