Kite Park
Park
3 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Popsiclecrawfish · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Nichols Hills
Nichols Hills has 42 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Nichols Hills, 0.5 per square mile of land. 3% of Nichols Hills’ land is conserved, about 40 acres.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #40 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
40 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
42 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.2 mi
1.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Nichols Hills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Nichols Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Nichols Hills is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #40 of 131 in Oklahoma. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Nichols Hills’ overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical OK town 7% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OK 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (42 acres) · OK 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home85% 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 62%
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Oklahoma towns of 2,500+ (131)Ahead of 70%
Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Nichols Hills’ 3% is ahead of 28% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 81% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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 Kite Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Davis Park
Park
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
40 conserved acres
3% of Nichols Hills’ land. Who manages Nichols Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city40 ac
Local Park · 40 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Boulevard Park Local Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Kite Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Bixler Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Nichols Hills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Nichols Hills
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
2.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
0.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
15Golf
5Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Nichols Hills
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 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 88 | 94 | 93 | 85 | 74 | 61 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
January is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Nichols Hills →
Next door
Nichols Hills and its neighbors
Nichols Hills 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Hills | 3% | 0.5 | 11 | 85% | B |
| The Village | 2% | 0.2 | 3 | 95% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Nichols Hills
Where can I hike in Nichols Hills?
The longest trail networks: Kite Park, 0.3 miles; Woods Park, 0.2 miles; Davis Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Nichols Hills is conserved land?
3% 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 Nichols Hills’ trails?
Kite Park and Woods Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Nichols Hills?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of off-road paths and 0.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Nichols Hills?
12,514 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nichols Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Nichols Hills have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #40 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 Nichols Hills 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 →