Few parks or trails are on the map in Perry
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.9 per 1,000 residents. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Perry have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Perry is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Perry’s under 1% is ahead of 15% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% 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
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1 conserved acres
under 1% of Perry’s land. Who manages Perry’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Park Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Perry: 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 | 72 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 72 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
March is the driest month (3.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Perry →
Perry and its neighbors
Perry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 47% | D |
| Abbeville | 1% | 0.2 | 9 | 79% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Perry
How much of Perry 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.
Is there public land near Perry?
1,597 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Perry or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Perry have?
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Perry 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 →