Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0New Cordell has 41 acres of parks, 15 for every 1,000 residents
2% of New Cordell’s land is conserved, about 27 acres. 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #100 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is New Cordell?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does New Cordell have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Cordell is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #100 of 131 in Oklahoma. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so New Cordell’s 2% is ahead of 20% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 5% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
27 conserved acres
2% of New Cordell’s land. Who manages New Cordell’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordell Ok Baseball Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in New Cordell
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 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 82 | 91 | 96 | 95 | 86 | 74 | 61 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in New Cordell →
Questions about parks and trails in New Cordell
How much of New Cordell is conserved land?
2% 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 New Cordell’s trails?
Cordell Park and Centennial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near New Cordell?
45 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Cordell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does New Cordell have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #100 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 New Cordell 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 →