Davis Park
Park
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Winnsboro
Winnsboro has 93 acres of parks, 20 for every 1,000 residents
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Winnsboro, 0.1 per square mile of land. 73% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Winnsboro’s land is conserved, about 75 acres.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #17 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
75 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
93 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
73%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Winnsboro?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Winnsboro have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Winnsboro is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #17 of 162 in Louisiana. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Winnsboro’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical LA town 1% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · LA 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (93 acres) · LA 5 · U.S. 13BParks close to home73% of residents within a half mile of a park · LA 53% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 51%
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Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (162)Ahead of 90%
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Winnsboro’s 3% is ahead of 89% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 48% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B. 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 Davis Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Civitan Park
Park
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
75 conserved acres
3% of Winnsboro’s land. Who manages Winnsboro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city74 ac
State natural resources1 ac
Local Park · 74 acResearch or Educational Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Park Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Merrells Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Landis Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| West Winnsboro Recreational Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Civitan Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Lsu Research Station Research or Educational Area | State natural resources | 1 | Restricted |
| Town Square Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Winnsboro
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Winnsboro
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
12Baseball
6Tennis
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Winnsboro
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 89 | 79 | 68 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 5.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
September is the driest month (3.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.9 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Winnsboro →
Questions about parks and trails in Winnsboro
Where can I hike in Winnsboro?
The longest trail networks: Davis Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Winnsboro is conserved land?
3% 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 Winnsboro’s trails?
Davis Park and Civitan Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Winnsboro?
96 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Winnsboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 93 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Winnsboro have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #17 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 Winnsboro 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 →