Parks Louisiana Map
Parks, Louisiana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Parks, St. Martin Parish.
Interactive Map of Parks, Louisiana
| City | Parks |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | St. Martin Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 30.214366 |
| Longitude | -91.83206 |
| Population | 963 |
| Density | 382.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Parks, Louisiana
Parks is a locality in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 963. The population density is 382.9 people per km². Parks is located at 30.2144°N, 91.8321°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70582.
Parks unfolds as a verdant expanse where the rich, dark soil of southern Louisiana yields to a landscape of gentle slopes and meandering bayous. It lies 11.2 miles east of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 93°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east-north-east of Broussard. Cypress trees, their knees like ancient sentinels, stand guard along the water's edge, their Spanish moss a soft, gray veil against the perpetually humid air. The scent of damp earth and blooming magnolias hangs heavy, a fragrant testament to the region's subtropical embrace. Here, the sky is a vast canvas, often painted with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a late afternoon storm, a dramatic backdrop to the quiet persistence of life. The history of Parks is deeply intertwined with the fertile alluvial plains that have sustained agriculture for generations, particularly sugarcane, its stalks a rustling sea in the summer months. This agrarian heritage has shaped the very character of Parks, fostering a sense of rootedness and a reliance on the cycles of nature. While the economy has diversified, the echoes of the past remain in the weathered barns and the slow, deliberate pace of days. The nearby waterways, once arteries of commerce for steamboats, now offer a more tranquil flow, their surfaces reflecting the dappled sunlight and the enduring spirit of this Louisiana community.
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About This Parks Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Parks, Louisiana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Parks and St. Martin Parish. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Parks is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Parks is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
