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Outdoors in Paradis

Few parks or trails are on the map in Paradis

42% of Paradis’ land is conserved, about 1,747 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 2.2 per 1,000 residents. 7.9 miles of mapped trail cross Paradis, 1.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
42%
1,747 acres · of 6.4 sq mi of land
Trails
7.9 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
2.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
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.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Paradis Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

1,747 conserved acres

42% of Paradis’ land. Who manages Paradis’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits1,747 ac
Recreation or Education Easement · 1,747 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,747 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

1 places to go in Paradis

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Paradis
St. Charles Parish Public Library Playground-Paradis BranchIn Paradis Park
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
2Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Paradis: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.411.111.912.913.614.113.913.212.311.410.610.2
High (°F)636773798590929288817266
Rain (in)5.34.04.64.75.57.27.47.35.64.03.74.7

November is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Paradis →

Next door

Paradis and its neighbors

Paradis has the most mapped trails of the 3 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
Paradis— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Des Allemands35%0.61164%B+
Bayou Gauche58%0.3451%B

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

Questions about parks and trails in Paradis

Are dogs allowed on Paradis’ trails?

Paradis Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Paradis?

675 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Paradis or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Paradis 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 →