Few parks or trails are on the map in Briggs
7% of Briggs’ land is conserved, about 357 acres. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Briggs, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Briggs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Briggs is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. 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 Briggs’ 7% is ahead of 48% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% 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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357 conserved acres
7% of Briggs’ land. Who manages Briggs’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 | 357 | Restricted |
1 lakes & rivers
The walking year in Briggs
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 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 87 | 92 | 91 | 84 | 73 | 61 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Briggs →
Briggs and its neighbors
Briggs has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs | 7% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Welling | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Briggs
How much of Briggs is conserved land?
7% 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 Briggs?
208 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Briggs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Briggs have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Briggs 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 →