Magnolia City Park
Managed by City of St. Martinville
41 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in St. Martinville
St. Martinville has 218 acres of parks, 41 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Magnolia City Park (1 mi). 9% of St. Martinville’s land is conserved, about 187 acres. 85% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns · #1 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
187 acres · of 3.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
218 ac
41 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is St. Martinville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does St. Martinville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Martinville is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns, #1 of 162 in Louisiana. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, trail miles lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of St. Martinville’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4BPark land41 acres of park per 1,000 residents (218 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home85% of residents within a half mile of a park · LA 53% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 83%
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Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (162)#1 of 162
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so St. Martinville’s 9% is ahead of 95% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 82% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. 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 Magnolia City Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site
Managed by Louisiana Office of State Parks
104 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
187 conserved acres
9% of St. Martinville’s land. Who manages St. Martinville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks163 ac
Town or city56 ac
State Historic or Cultural Area · 163 acLocal Park · 56 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longfellow-evangeline State Historic Site State Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 163 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| South Side Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Evangeline Oak Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in St. Martinville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in St. Martinville
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Baseball
2Tennis
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →13 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
U.S. Post OfficeBuilding · listed 1972
About itSt. Martin of Tours Catholic ChurchBuilding · listed 1972
About itOld Castillo HotelBuilding · listed 1979
About itSt. Martin Parish CourthouseBuilding · listed 1981
About itSt. Martinville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1983
About itDautreuil HouseBuilding · listed 1995
About itSt. Martinville Elementary SchoolBuilding · listed 1996
About itBonin HouseBuilding · listed 1997
About itSoulier HouseBuilding · listed 1997
About itLevert-St. John BridgeStructure · listed 1998
About itBurdin HouseBuilding · listed 1999
About it1 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in St. Martinville: 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 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 5.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
March is the driest month (3.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in St. Martinville →
Questions about parks and trails in St. Martinville
Where can I hike in St. Martinville?
The longest trail networks: Magnolia City Park, 1 miles; Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Martinville is conserved land?
9% 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. Martinville’s trails?
Magnolia City Park and Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near St. Martinville?
3,282 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Martinville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 218 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does St. Martinville have?
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #1 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. Martinville 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 →