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Outdoors in Oxford

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Oxford

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 18 acres are parks and preserves, 23 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Creekside Park

Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Lions Park

Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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
2Softball
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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.

History →
Oxford Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1997
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Oxford: April and September

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)293448617281848276634734
Rain (in)1.11.32.13.74.65.54.34.33.63.02.21.6

January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Oxford →

Questions about parks and trails in Oxford

Are dogs allowed on Oxford’s trails?

Creekside Park and Lions Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Oxford?

24,294 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oxford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Oxford 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 →