Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Vivian has 31 acres of parks, 10 for every 1,000 residents
64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #94 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Vivian have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Vivian is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #94 of 162 in Louisiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Vivian’s 1% is ahead of 38% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Finley Park
21 conserved acres
1% of Vivian’s land. Who manages Vivian’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
3 places to go in Vivian
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 public pools without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Vivian: 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 88 | 78 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
August is the driest month (3.0 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.1 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Vivian →
Questions about parks and trails in Vivian
How much of Vivian is conserved land?
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 Vivian’s trails?
Vivian City Park and Finley Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Vivian?
192 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vivian or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Vivian have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #94 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 Vivian 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 →