Photo: D. McGrath from Lafayette, LA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.08% of St. Gabriel’s land is conserved: 1,534 acres
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 2.0 per 1,000 residents. 15 miles of mapped trail cross St. Gabriel, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #59 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does St. Gabriel have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Gabriel is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #59 of 162 in Louisiana. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so St. Gabriel’s 8% is ahead of 94% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 81% 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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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
1,534 conserved acres
8% of St. Gabriel’s land. Who manages St. Gabriel’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lsu Research Station Research or Educational Area | State natural resources | 1,530 | Restricted |
| State Lands State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 5 | Unknown |
1 places to go in St. Gabriel
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2.2 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in St. Gabriel: 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) | 63 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
November is the driest month (4.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in St. Gabriel →
St. Gabriel and its neighbors
St. Gabriel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Gabriel | 8% | 0.5 | 2 | 1% | C |
| St. George | 3% | 0.3 | 14 | 62% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in St. Gabriel
How much of St. Gabriel is conserved land?
8% 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 St. Gabriel’s trails?
St. Gabriel City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in St. Gabriel?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near St. Gabriel?
3,434 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Gabriel or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does St. Gabriel have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #59 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 St. Gabriel 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 →