Few parks or trails are on the map in Port Barre
85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Port Barre’s land is conserved, about 29 acres. 29 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Port Barre?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Port Barre have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Port Barre is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Port Barre’s 4% is ahead of 92% 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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29 conserved acres
4% of Port Barre’s land. Who manages Port Barre’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Port Barre Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Ball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
0.0 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.
The best walking months in Port Barre: 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) | 61 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 81 | 71 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 6.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
October is the driest month (4.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.3 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Port Barre →
Questions about parks and trails in Port Barre
How much of Port Barre is conserved land?
4% 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 Port Barre?
112 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Port Barre or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Port Barre have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Port Barre 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 →