WahZhaZhe Heritage Park
Managed by Osage Nation
50 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: DBinfo at English Wikipedia · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Pawhuska
Pawhuska has 80 acres of parks, 27 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: WahZhaZhe Heritage Park (0.8 mi). 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Pawhuska, 0.6 per square mile of land. 1% of Pawhuska’s land is conserved, about 30 acres.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #33 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
30 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
80 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Pawhuska?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pawhuska have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pawhuska is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #33 of 131 in Oklahoma. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pawhuska’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical OK town 7% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · OK 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land27 acres of park per 1,000 residents (80 acres) · OK 10 · U.S. 13B+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 65%
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Oklahoma towns of 2,500+ (131)Ahead of 75%
Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Pawhuska’s 1% is ahead of 12% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 87% of them.
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is WahZhaZhe Heritage Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ben Johnson Memorial Park
Park
6 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Williams Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
30 conserved acres
1% of Pawhuska’s land. Who manages Pawhuska’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city30 ac
Local Park · 30 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Library Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Pawhuska
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Pawhuska
SplashpadIn Ben Johnson Memorial Park
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Disc golf in Pawhuska
1 disc golf course without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
3Tennis
2Basketball
1Skate park
1Football
1Baseball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The walking year in Pawhuska
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 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 92 | 91 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pawhuska →
Questions about parks and trails in Pawhuska
Where can I hike in Pawhuska?
The longest trail networks: WahZhaZhe Heritage Park, 0.8 miles; Ben Johnson Memorial Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pawhuska is conserved land?
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 Pawhuska’s trails?
WahZhaZhe Heritage Park and Ben Johnson Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pawhuska?
1,052 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pawhuska or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 80 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Pawhuska have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #33 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 Pawhuska 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 →