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Chenault Park
Park
350 acres6.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Monroe
Monroe, LA parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.9% of Monroe is conserved land, roughly 617 acres. There are about 19 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Chenault Park (6.7 mi), Forsythe Park (2.3 mi), and Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge (1.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Monroe, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Monroe outdoors
Conserved land
2.9%
617 of 21,387 acres
Trails
19 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 7 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
22
13 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Forsythe Park
Park
99 acres2.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
1,676 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Forsythe Point Recreation Area
Park
66 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Bernstein Park
Park
131 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Benoit Recreation Area
Park
37 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Bayou Park
Park
3 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Anna Gray Noe Park
Park
3 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 22 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 22 parks & preserves
Chenault Park350 acres · 6.7 mi of trail
Forsythe Park99 acres · 2.3 mi of trail
Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge1,676 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Forsythe Point Recreation Area66 acres · 1.6 mi of trail
Bernstein Park131 acres · 1 mi of trail
Benoit Recreation Area37 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Bayou Park3 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Anna Gray Noe Park3 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Belle Point Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Charles Johnson Children's Park49 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Fishing spots in Monroe
Bayou Desiard waterbank
Bayou deSiard Waterbank
Ouachita River
Unnamed fishing spot in Forsythe Point Recreation Area
Unnamed fishing spot in Forsythe Point Recreation Area
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 1.0 mi
- Walking Path0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
617 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 5 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 19 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.5 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis64
- Baseball28
- Football4
- Basketball4
- Pickleball4
- Soccer2
- Multi-sport1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Monroe
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 418 acNational Wildlife Refuge 200 acState Other or Unknown 86 acState Conservation Area 19 acConservation Easement 5 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 200 | Restricted |
| Bernstein ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 127 | Open |
| ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 105 | Open |
| Forsythe ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 100 | Open |
| State LandsState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 47 | Access unknown |
| Monroe Fish Hatchery/dist 2 HeadquartersState Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 40 | Restricted |
| Benoit Recreation AreaLocal Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Saul Adler Recreation AreaLocal Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Russell Sage Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 19 | Restricted |
| Robinson Place ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Biedenharn Museum & GardenHouse
Downtown Monroe Historic DistrictDistrict
New City CemeteryCemetery
Old City CemeteryCemetery
Old City CemeteryCemetery
Saint Mathew CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Monroe and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe | 2.9% | 18.7 mi | 22 |
| West Monroe | 5.7% | 2.6 mi | 7 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Monroe's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 34.3-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.