Photo: TheWhitePelican · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Commerce
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 2.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Commerce?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Commerce have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Commerce is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park 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 Commerce’s under 1% is ahead of 5% 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
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5 conserved acres
under 1% of Commerce’s land. Who manages Commerce’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commerce Youth Recreational Soccer Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Unknown Ball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
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 Commerce
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 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 72 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Commerce →
Questions about parks and trails in Commerce
How much of Commerce is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Commerce?
209 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Commerce or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Commerce have?
Ahead of 21% 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 Commerce 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 →