Sterlington Recreation Center
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Sterlington
Few parks or trails are on the map in Sterlington
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Sterlington. 43% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 4.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns · #128 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
43%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sterlington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sterlington is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #128 of 162 in Louisiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sterlington’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to home43% of residents within a half mile of a park · LA 53% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 13%
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Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (162)Ahead of 21%
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Sterlington’s under 1% is ahead of 10% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 25% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Sterlington. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2 conserved acres
under 1% of Sterlington’s land. Who manages Sterlington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)2 ac
Conservation Easement · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
1 places to go in Sterlington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Sterlington
Sterlington Boat RampIn Sterlington Recreation Center
DirectionsWhen to get out
May is the best month for walking in Sterlington
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 | 84 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
September is the driest month (3.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 6.0 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sterlington →
Questions about parks and trails in Sterlington
How much of Sterlington 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 Sterlington’s trails?
Sterlington Recreation Center doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sterlington?
1,126 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sterlington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sterlington have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #128 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 Sterlington 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 →