Hawthorn Park
Park
36 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Creek National Capitol · Photo: Rdlogan05 · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Okmulgee
Okmulgee has 629 acres of parks, 55 for every 1,000 residents
8% of Okmulgee’s land is conserved, about 907 acres. 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Okmulgee, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #25 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
907 acres · of 17.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
629 ac
55 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Okmulgee?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Okmulgee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Okmulgee is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #25 of 131 in Oklahoma. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Okmulgee’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical OK town 7% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OK 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land55 acres of park per 1,000 residents (629 acres) · OK 10 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home80% 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 67%
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Oklahoma towns of 2,500+ (131)Ahead of 82%
Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Okmulgee’s 8% is ahead of 60% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% of them.
Water is 14% of Okmulgee’s area (3 of 20 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kiddy Lake Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Noble Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Hawthorn Park36 acres
Okmulgee Municipal Park34 acres
DirectionsKiddy Lake Park11 acres
Noble Park4 acres
Rotary Park1 acres
DirectionsRed Francis Park1 acres
Who protects it
907 conserved acres
8% of Okmulgee’s land. Water is left out: Okmulgee has 17.2 square miles of land and 2.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Okmulgee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks508 ac
State land board315 ac
Town or city105 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5 ac
State Park · 508 acState Resource Management Area · 315 acLocal Park · 94 acLocal Recreation Area · 12 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okmulgee/dripping State Park State Park | State parks | 508 | Open |
| CLO Lands State Resource Management Area | State land board | 315 | Restricted |
| Okmulgee Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 42 | Open |
| Kiddy Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Hawthorn Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Ball Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 5 | Restricted |
| Noble Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Rotary Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Red Francis Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Okmulgee
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Dog parks in Okmulgee
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Okmulgee
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
8Tennis
5Baseball
2Basketball
1Skate park
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →16 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
St. Anthony's Catholic ChurchBuilding · listed 1983
About itOkmulgee Public LibraryBuilding · listed 1983
About itOkmulgee Colored HospitalBuilding · listed 1984
About itOkmulgee County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itEastside Baptist ChurchBuilding · listed 1984
About itFirst Baptist Central ChurchBuilding · listed 1984
About itSevers BlockBuilding · listed 1991
About itOkmulgee Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1992
About itLake Okmulgee Dam Spillway CascadeStructure · listed 1999
About itOkmulgee ArmoryBuilding · listed 1999
About itOkmulgee Stock PavilionBuilding · listed 1999
About it4 more on the History page.
When to get out
The walking year in Okmulgee
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) | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
January is the driest month (2.0 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 Okmulgee →
Questions about parks and trails in Okmulgee
How much of Okmulgee is conserved land?
8% 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 Okmulgee’s trails?
Hawthorn Park and Okmulgee Municipal Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Okmulgee?
669 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Okmulgee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 629 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Okmulgee have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #25 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 Okmulgee 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 →