Photo: TulGuy · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Morris
1% of Morris’ land is conserved, about 11 acres. 29 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. 39% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Morris have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Morris is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold 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 Morris’ 1% is ahead of 16% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 63% 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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Pick a walk
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11 conserved acres
1% of Morris’ land. Who manages Morris’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 11 | Open |
4 places to go in Morris
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 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.
The walking year in Morris
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 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 88 | 93 | 92 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
January is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Morris →
Questions about parks and trails in Morris
How much of Morris 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 Morris’ trails?
Eagle Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Morris?
446 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Morris or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Morris have?
Ahead of 40% 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 Morris 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 →