Business Man's Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
US Highway 77 Bridge at Canadian River · Photo: Scott5114 · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Lexington
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Lexington
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Lexington. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 5.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
10 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
5.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Lexington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lexington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lexington is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lexington’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical OK town 7% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OK 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land5.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · OK 10 · U.S. 13CParks close to home95% of residents within a half mile of a park · OK 62% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 32%
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Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Lexington’s 1% is ahead of 8% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
North Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
10 conserved acres
1% of Lexington’s land. Who manages Lexington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city10 ac
Local Park · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Charlie Mccown'S Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| North Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Football
1Softball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
US Highway 77 Bridge at Canadian RiverStructure · listed 2003
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Lexington
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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 86 | 75 | 63 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lexington →
Next door
Lexington and its neighbors
Lexington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington | 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 95% | C |
| Purcell | 7% | 0.5 | 12 | 65% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lexington
How much of Lexington 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.
Are dogs allowed on Lexington’s trails?
Business Man's Park and North Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lexington?
167 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lexington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lexington have?
Ahead of 32% 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 Lexington neighbors.
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Sources
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 →