Lions Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Smallchief · CC BY 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Newkirk
Newkirk has 9 acres of parks, 4.3 for every 1,000 residents
82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Newkirk, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Newkirk?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Newkirk have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Newkirk is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Newkirk’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical OK town 7% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OK 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9 acres) · OK 10 · U.S. 13CParks close to home82% of residents within a half mile of a park · OK 62% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 31%
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Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Newkirk’s under 1% is ahead of 1% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 73% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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
The longest trail network is Lions Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kay County Courthouse Grounds
Park
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Kay County Courthouse Parking
Things to do
5 places to go in Newkirk
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Newkirk
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Newkirk
Newkirk Lions Park PavillionIn Lions Park
DirectionsPlus 2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
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
4Baseball
2Basketball
1Football
1Skate park
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The walking year in Newkirk
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 88 | 93 | 92 | 84 | 72 | 59 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Newkirk →
Questions about parks and trails in Newkirk
Where can I hike in Newkirk?
The longest trail networks: Lions Park, 0.3 miles; Kay County Courthouse Grounds, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Newkirk is conserved land?
under 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 Newkirk’s trails?
Lions Park and Kay County Courthouse Grounds don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Newkirk?
19 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Newkirk or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Newkirk have?
Ahead of 31% 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 Newkirk 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 →