Evergreen Plantation · Photo: Clément Bardot · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Wallace
5 acres are parks and preserves, 6.9 per 1,000 residents. 6.4 miles of mapped trail cross Wallace, 1.0 per square mile of land. 33% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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6 conserved acres
under 1% of Wallace’s land. Water is left out: Wallace has 6.5 square miles of land and 1.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Wallace’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Bridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
3 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.
The best walking months in Wallace: 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) | 63 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 81 | 72 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
November is the driest month (3.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wallace →
Wallace 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Edgard | under 1% | 2.1 | 15 | 8% | C+ |
| Garyville | 3% | 0.1 | 3 | 42% | C |
| North Vacherie | under 1% | 1.3 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wallace
Is there public land near Wallace?
399 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wallace or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wallace 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 →