McClain County Fairgrounds
Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: David Dobbs · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Purcell
7% of Purcell’s land is conserved: 722 acres
6.9 miles of mapped trail cross Purcell, 0.5 per square mile of land. 65% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 84 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #35 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
722 acres · of 15.2 sq mi of land
Trails
6.9 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
84 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,196 ft
Red Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Purcell have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Purcell is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #35 of 131 in Oklahoma. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Purcell’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical OK town 7% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · OK 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (84 acres) · OK 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home65% 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 63%
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Oklahoma towns of 2,500+ (131)Ahead of 74%
Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Purcell’s 7% is ahead of 55% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 78% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Purcell Family Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
McClain County Fairgrounds14 acres
Weaver Park5 acres
DirectionsMcCurdy Park4 acres
DirectionsPurcell Family Park1 acres
Red Hill Park1 acres
Sharp Memorial Park1 acres
Who protects it
722 conserved acres
7% of Purcell’s land. Who manages Purcell’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board657 ac
Town or city61 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits4 ac
State Resource Management Area · 657 acLocal Park · 61 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLO Lands State Resource Management Area | State land board | 657 | Restricted |
| Chandler Park Local Park | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Mccurdy Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Lions Park Local Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 4 | Open |
| Weaver Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Westbrook Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Sharp Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Purcell
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Purcell
Red Hill1,196 ft elevation · In Red Hill Park
DirectionsPicnic areas in Purcell
Red Hill Picnic PavilionIn Red Hill Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 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
3Baseball
2Basketball
1Disc golf
1Equestrian
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The walking year in Purcell
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 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 86 | 75 | 63 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Purcell →
Next door
Purcell and its neighbors
Purcell has the most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purcell | 7% | 0.5 | 12 | 65% | B |
| Goldsby | 4% | 0.1 | under 1 | 15% | C− |
| Slaughterville | 5% | under 0.1 | 2 | 5% | C− |
| Lexington | 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 95% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Purcell
How much of Purcell is conserved land?
7% 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 Purcell’s trails?
McClain County Fairgrounds and Weaver Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Purcell?
1,583 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Purcell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 84 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Purcell have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #35 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 Purcell 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 →