Photo: Jim Plylar · CC BY-SA 3.0Zachary has 207 acres of parks, 10 for every 1,000 residents
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Zachary. 1% of Zachary’s land is conserved, about 213 acres. 53% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #85 of 162 in Louisiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Zachary have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Zachary is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #85 of 162 in Louisiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Louisiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Zachary’s 1% is ahead of 58% of Louisiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 20% 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rita Street Park
39th Street Park
Rollins Road Park
213 conserved acres
1% of Zachary’s land. Who manages Zachary’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plank Road Park Local Park | Town or city | 78 | Open |
| Zachary Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| Zachary Youth Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Rita Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| 39Th Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Comite River State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 10 | Restricted |
| Rollins Road Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Church Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Doyle'S Bayou Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Little Farms Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
6 places to go in Zachary
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 fishing spot without a name on the map.
2.2 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Zachary: 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 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 6.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
November is the driest month (4.2 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.4 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Zachary →
Zachary and its neighbors
Zachary has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary | 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 53% | C |
| Central | 3% | 0.1 | 34 | 35% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Zachary
How much of Zachary 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 Zachary’s trails?
Zachary Youth Park and Rita Street Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Zachary?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.6 of painted or protected lanes and 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Zachary?
4,645 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Zachary or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 207 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Zachary have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #85 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 Zachary 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 →