Guthrie Historic District · Photo: Steven C. Price · CC BY-SA 3.09% of Guthrie’s land is conserved: 1,030 acres
The biggest trail networks: Highland Park (1.5 mi), Mineral Wells Park (0.9 mi). 92 acres are parks and preserves, 8.2 per 1,000 residents. 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #53 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Guthrie?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Guthrie have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Guthrie is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #53 of 131 in Oklahoma. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Guthrie’s 9% is ahead of 65% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 65% 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
The longest trail network is Highland Park, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Banner Park
All 5 parks & preserves
1,030 conserved acres
9% of Guthrie’s land. Who manages Guthrie’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 | 953 | Restricted |
| Highland Park Local Park | Town or city | 54 | Open |
| Owen Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Mineral Wells Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Lyons Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Ritzhaupt Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
12 places to go in Guthrie
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 5 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.
9 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Guthrie
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 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 89 | 95 | 94 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
January is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Guthrie →
Guthrie and its neighbors
Guthrie has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie | 9% | 0.3 | 8 | 70% | B |
| Edmond | 7% | 0.5 | 13 | 62% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Guthrie
Where can I hike in Guthrie?
The longest trail networks: Highland Park, 1.5 miles; Mineral Wells Park, 0.9 miles; Banner Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Guthrie is conserved land?
9% 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 Guthrie’s trails?
Highland Park and Mineral Wells Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Guthrie?
1,822 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Guthrie or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 92 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Guthrie have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #53 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 Guthrie 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 →