10% of Langston’s land is conserved: 799 acres
6.7 miles of mapped trail cross Langston, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Langston?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Langston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Langston is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Langston’s 10% is ahead of 68% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 83% 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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799 conserved acres
10% of Langston’s land. Who manages Langston’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 | 799 | Restricted |
1 places to go in Langston
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 2 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.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Langston
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 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
January is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Langston →
Langston and its neighbors
Langston has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langston | 10% | 0.6 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Coyle | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Langston
How much of Langston is conserved land?
10% 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 Langston?
769 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Langston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Langston have?
Ahead of 30% 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 Langston 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 →