Violet Park
Park
4 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Violet
Few parks or trails are on the map in Violet
6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 1.1 per 1,000 residents. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Violet, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #126 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
5 acres · of 3.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
1.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Violet have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Violet is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #126 of 162 in Louisiana. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Violet’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land1.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home6% of residents within a half mile of a park · LA 53% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 14%
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Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (162)Ahead of 22%
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Violet’s under 1% is ahead of 22% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% of them.
Water is 14% of Violet’s area (1 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Violet. 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
The longest trail network is Violet Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
5 conserved acres
under 1% of Violet’s land. Water is left out: Violet has 3.9 square miles of land and 0.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Violet’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources1 ac
Not recorded4 ac
Local Park · 4 acState Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know
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.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violet Playground Local Park | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
| Violet Canal Locks State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Violet
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Violet
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Violet: 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 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 66 | 71 | 77 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 70 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
October is the driest month (3.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Violet →
Next door
Violet and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violet | under 1% | 0.4 | 1 | 6% | D |
| New Orleans | 29% | 0.5 | 10 | 93% | A− |
| Poydras | 7% | 0.6 | 148 | 12% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Violet
Where can I hike in Violet?
The longest trail networks: Violet Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Violet 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 Violet’s trails?
Violet Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Violet?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Violet?
1,782 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Violet or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Violet have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #126 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 Violet 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 →