Few parks or trails are on the map in Forest Park
43% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Forest Park’s land is conserved, about 14 acres.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Forest Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Forest Park is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Forest Park’s 1% is ahead of 11% 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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14 conserved acres
1% of Forest Park’s land. Who manages Forest Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 14 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
0.4 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.
April is the best month for walking in Forest Park
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) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 88 | 94 | 93 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
January is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Forest Park →
Questions about parks and trails in Forest Park
How much of Forest Park is conserved land?
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.
Where can I bike in Forest Park?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Forest Park?
12,303 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Forest Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Forest Park have?
Ahead of 10% 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 Forest Park 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 →