Few parks or trails are on the map in Red Chute
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Red Chute, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Red Chute’s land is conserved, about 109 acres.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns · #139 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Red Chute have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Red Chute is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns, #139 of 162 in Louisiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Red Chute’s 2% is ahead of 74% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 42% 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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109 conserved acres
2% of Red Chute’s land. Who manages Red Chute’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 109 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
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The best walking months in Red Chute: 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
August is the driest month (3.3 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.3 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Red Chute →
Red Chute and its neighbors
Red Chute has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Chute | 2% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Eastwood | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 9% | D |
| Bossier City | 1% | 0.2 | 5 | 52% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Red Chute
How much of Red Chute is conserved land?
2% 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 Red Chute?
1,436 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Red Chute or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Red Chute have?
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #139 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 Red Chute 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 →