Plaquemines Park Project Port Sulphur
Park
8 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Michael Maples, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Port Sulphur
Few parks or trails are on the map in Port Sulphur
49 acres are parks and preserves, 31 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Port Sulphur’s land is conserved, about 40 acres. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Port Sulphur, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
40 acres · of 5.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
49 ac
31 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
31%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Port Sulphur have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Port Sulphur is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Port Sulphur’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land31 acres of park per 1,000 residents (49 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home31% of residents within a half mile of a park · LA 53% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 37%
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Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Port Sulphur’s 1% is ahead of 54% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% of them.
Water is 36% of Port Sulphur’s area (3 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Plaquemines Park Project Port Sulphur, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
40 conserved acres
1% of Port Sulphur’s land. Water is left out: Port Sulphur has 5.4 square miles of land and 3.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Port Sulphur’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners40 ac
Local Park · 40 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preas Park Local Park | Private owners | 40 | Open |
When to get out
The best walking months in Port Sulphur: 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 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 79 | 70 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
October is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 7.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Port Sulphur →
Next door
Port Sulphur and its neighbors
Port Sulphur 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 Sulphur | 1% | 0.2 | 31 | 31% | C+ |
| Empire | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Port Sulphur
Where can I hike in Port Sulphur?
The longest trail networks: Plaquemines Park Project Port Sulphur, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Port Sulphur is conserved land?
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 Port Sulphur’s trails?
Plaquemines Park Project Port Sulphur doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Port Sulphur?
476 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Port Sulphur or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 49 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Port Sulphur have?
Ahead of 37% 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 Sulphur neighbors.
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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 →