11% of Noble’s land is conserved: 903 acres
50 acres are parks and preserves, 6.7 per 1,000 residents. 32% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #105 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Noble?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Noble have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Noble is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #105 of 131 in Oklahoma. Conserved land 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 Noble’s 11% is ahead of 72% 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kenneth L. King Park
903 conserved acres
11% of Noble’s land. Who manages Noble’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 239 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLO Lands State Resource Management Area | State land board | 625 | Restricted |
| Kenneth L. King Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Riley Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Dane Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
5 places to go in Noble
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.
April is the best month for walking in Noble
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 | 73 | 80 | 88 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Noble →
Noble and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble | 11% | under 0.1 | 7 | 32% | C |
| Slaughterville | 5% | under 0.1 | 2 | 5% | C− |
| Norman | 14% | 0.2 | 64 | 87% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Noble
How much of Noble is conserved land?
11% 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 Noble’s trails?
Riley Park and Kenneth L. King Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Noble?
7,448 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Noble or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 50 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Noble have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #105 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 Noble 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 →