Photo: Public domain · Public domainPort Allen has 65 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Port Allen, 0.8 per square mile of land. 3% of Port Allen’s land is conserved, about 61 acres.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #3 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Port Allen?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Port Allen have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Port Allen is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #3 of 162 in Louisiana. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Port Allen’s 3% is ahead of 91% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 94% of them.
Water is 15% of Port Allen’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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.
61 conserved acres
3% of Port Allen’s land. Water is left out: Port Allen has 2.8 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Port Allen’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivault Memorial Park Local Park | County | 46 | Open |
| William & Lee Park Local Park | County | 15 | Open |
3 places to go in Port Allen
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Port Allen: 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 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 81 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 5.3 |
November is the driest month (4.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Port Allen →
Port Allen and its neighbors
Port Allen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Allen | 3% | 0.8 | 13 | 94% | B+ |
| Baton Rouge | 3% | 0.3 | 9 | 80% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Port Allen
How much of Port Allen is conserved land?
3% 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 Port Allen’s trails?
Rivoult Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Port Allen?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Port Allen?
4,974 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Port Allen or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 65 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Port Allen have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #3 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 Port Allen 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 →