Photo: TulGuy · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Chouteau
19% of Chouteau’s land is conserved, about 400 acres. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Chouteau, 0.1 per square mile of land. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 7.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Chouteau?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Chouteau have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chouteau is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Chouteau’s 19% is ahead of 88% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 21% 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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400 conserved acres
19% of Chouteau’s land. Who manages Chouteau’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 | 400 | Restricted |
2 places to go in Chouteau
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 dog parks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Chouteau
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 84 | 73 | 61 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
January is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Chouteau →
Questions about parks and trails in Chouteau
How much of Chouteau is conserved land?
19% 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 Chouteau?
111 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chouteau or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chouteau have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Chouteau 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 →