Few parks or trails are on the map in Prien
2 acres are parks and preserves, 0.3 per 1,000 residents. 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 4% of U.S. towns · #156 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Prien have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Prien is ahead of 4% of U.S. towns, #156 of 162 in Louisiana. 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 Prien’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
Water is 11% of Prien’s area (1 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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.
2 lakes & rivers
1.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Prien: 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 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 89 | 81 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
March is the driest month (3.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Prien →
Prien and its neighbors
Prien 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prien | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 10% | D− |
| Lake Charles | 1% | 0.6 | 6 | 62% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Prien
How much of Prien 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 Prien’s trails?
Prien Lake Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Prien?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Prien?
2,179 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Prien or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Prien have?
Ahead of 4% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #156 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 Prien 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 →