Photo: Dick Man · Public domainCleveland has 114 acres of parks, 35 for every 1,000 residents
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Cleveland, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of Cleveland’s land is conserved, about 64 acres. 65% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #54 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
How much outdoors does Cleveland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cleveland is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #54 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 Cleveland’s 4% is ahead of 32% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 43% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Dr. Joe W. Hanson Park
64 conserved acres
4% of Cleveland’s land. Who manages Cleveland’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 | 28 | Restricted |
| Keystone Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 23 | Restricted |
| Billy Vessels Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Dr. Joe W. Hanson Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
4 places to go in Cleveland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The walking year in Cleveland
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 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 87 | 93 | 92 | 84 | 73 | 61 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cleveland →
Questions about parks and trails in Cleveland
How much of Cleveland is conserved land?
4% 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 Cleveland’s trails?
Feyodi Creek State Park and Dr. Joe W. Hanson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cleveland?
1,761 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cleveland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 114 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cleveland have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #54 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 Cleveland 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 →