Photo: jahebert 7 · CC BY 2.0Slidell has 11 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Fritchie Park (0.6 mi). 216 acres are parks and preserves, 7.6 per 1,000 residents. 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #11 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Slidell have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Slidell is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #11 of 162 in Louisiana. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Slidell’s 3% is ahead of 88% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 92% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Fritchie Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wimbleton Park
All 13 parks & preserves
282 conserved acres
3% of Slidell’s land. Who manages Slidell’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 145 | Restricted |
| Fritchie Park Local Park | Town or city | 77 | Open |
| John Slidell Park Local Park | Town or city | 64 | Open |
| Wimbleton Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Possum Hollow Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Heritage Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Duckworth Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Griffith Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
5 places to go in Slidell
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.5 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 map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Slidell: 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 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 87 | 80 | 70 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.7 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
October is the driest month (3.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 7.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Slidell →
Questions about parks and trails in Slidell
Where can I hike in Slidell?
The longest trail networks: Fritchie Park, 0.6 miles; Possum Hollow Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Slidell 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 Slidell’s trails?
Fritchie Park and Possum Hollow Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Slidell?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Slidell?
600 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Slidell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 216 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Slidell have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #11 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 Slidell 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 →