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Dow Chemical St. Charles plant at Taft LA on the Mississippi RiverPhoto: Roy Luck · CC BY 2.0
–Not graded
Outdoors in Taft

Few parks or trails are on the map in Taft

7.7 miles of mapped trail cross Taft, 1.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 5.0 sq mi of land
Trails
7.7 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Dorvin HouseBuilding · listed 1990
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Taft: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.411.111.912.913.614.113.913.212.311.410.610.2
High (°F)636773798690929288817165
Rain (in)5.54.04.64.95.67.27.37.25.34.03.74.9

November is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Taft →

Next door

Taft and its neighbors

Taft has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Taft— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hahnvilleunder 1%1.2137%C
Killona— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Montz1%0.568%C−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Taft

Is there public land near Taft?

809 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Taft or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Taft neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →