Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Broken Bow has 74 acres of parks, 17 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Broken Bow. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Broken Bow’s land is conserved, about 130 acres.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #89 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
How much outdoors does Broken Bow have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Broken Bow is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #89 of 131 in Oklahoma. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Broken Bow’s 3% is ahead of 29% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 20% 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.
Brook Tims Park
130 conserved acres
3% of Broken Bow’s land. Who manages Broken Bow’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 | 66 | Restricted |
| Broken Bow City Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Broken Bow Youth Complex Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 16 | Open |
| Little River National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 12 | Restricted |
| Lilly Mae Young Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Indian Hills Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Ouachita National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 5 | Open |
| Airport Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
3 places to go in Broken Bow
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
The walking year in Broken Bow
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) | 53 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 93 | 93 | 87 | 76 | 64 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
August is the driest month (3.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 6.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Broken Bow →
Broken Bow and its neighbors
Broken Bow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Bow | 3% | under 0.1 | 17 | 52% | C+ |
| Hochatown | — 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 Broken Bow
How much of Broken Bow is conserved land?
3% 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 Broken Bow’s trails?
Broken Bow City Park and Wayne Brown Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Broken Bow?
75,824 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Broken Bow or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 79 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Broken Bow have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #89 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 Broken Bow 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 →