Photo: Larry D. Moore This photo was taken with Samsung Galaxy S4 · CC BY 4.024% of Atoka’s land is conserved: 1,252 acres
13% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 2.5 per 1,000 residents. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Atoka, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #91 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Atoka?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Atoka have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Atoka is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #91 of 131 in Oklahoma. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Atoka’s 24% is ahead of 95% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 62% 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.
1,252 conserved acres
24% of Atoka’s land. Who manages Atoka’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLO Lands State Resource Management Area | State land board | 1,252 | Restricted |
3 places to go in Atoka
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
1.0 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.
11 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Atoka
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 89 | 95 | 95 | 87 | 76 | 64 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
January is the driest month (2.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 6.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Atoka →
Questions about parks and trails in Atoka
How much of Atoka is conserved land?
24% of its land, against a typical 7% for an Oklahoma town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Atoka’s trails?
Atoka City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Atoka?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Atoka?
610 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Atoka or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Atoka have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #91 of 131 in Oklahoma. 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 Atoka 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 →