More than half of Colbert’s land is conserved: 59%
59% of Colbert’s land is conserved, about 503 acres. 89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Colbert?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Colbert have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Colbert is ahead of 64% 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 Colbert’s 59% is ahead of 100% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% 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.
503 conserved acres
59% of Colbert’s land. Who manages Colbert’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 | 503 | Restricted |
4 places to go in Colbert
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 dog parks without a name on the map.
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.
April is the best month for walking in Colbert
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 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 87 | 77 | 64 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
January is the driest month (2.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Colbert →
Questions about parks and trails in Colbert
How much of Colbert is conserved land?
59% 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 Colbert’s trails?
Colbert City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Colbert?
2,374 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Colbert or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Colbert have?
Ahead of 64% 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 Colbert 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 →