Photo: Smh2536 at English Wikipedia · Public domainPineville has 62 acres of parks, 4.4 for every 1,000 residents
25% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Pineville, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #125 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pineville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pineville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pineville is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #125 of 162 in Louisiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Pineville’s under 1% is ahead of 30% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 37% 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.
Pineville Soccer Park
35 conserved acres
under 1% of Pineville’s land. Who manages Pineville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kees Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Pineville Soccer Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Tioga Wildlife And Fisheries State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 5 | Unknown |
4 places to go in Pineville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 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 picnic area without a name on the map.
2 lakes & rivers
1.5 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.
14 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
2 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Pineville: 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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 89 | 80 | 69 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
August is the driest month (4.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 6.0 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pineville →
Pineville and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pineville | under 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 25% | D |
| Alexandria | 1% | 0.3 | 4 | 57% | C |
| Ball | 10% | 0.4 | 2 | 34% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pineville
Where can I hike in Pineville?
The longest trail networks: Buhlow, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pineville 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 Pineville’s trails?
Kees Park and Pineville Soccer Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pineville?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Pineville?
25,915 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pineville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 62 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Pineville have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #125 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 Pineville 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 →