5% of Bethel Acres’ land is conserved: 973 acres
2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Bethel Acres, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #123 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
How much outdoors does Bethel Acres have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bethel Acres is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #123 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 Bethel Acres’ 5% is ahead of 42% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 34% 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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973 conserved acres
5% of Bethel Acres’ land. Who manages Bethel Acres’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 | 973 | Restricted |
April is the best month for walking in Bethel Acres
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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 88 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bethel Acres →
Bethel Acres and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Bethel Acres
How much of Bethel Acres is conserved land?
5% 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.
Is there public land near Bethel Acres?
5,777 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bethel Acres or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bethel Acres have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #123 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 Bethel Acres 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 →