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Oklahoma rankings · Outdoors

Best towns for the outdoors in Oklahoma

Watonga ranks first on outdoors among Oklahoma’s 131 towns of 2,500+; 13 of the 131 grade A− or better on outdoors nationally.

The Outdoors grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the share of land conserved and the trail miles per square mile. How grades work

#1

Watonga

Blaine County · 2,594 people
A+

Outdoors grade, better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #64 of 131 in OK

#2

Alva

Woods County · 4,880 people
A

Outdoors grade, better than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #18 of 131 in OK

#3

Altus

Jackson County · 18,707 people
A

Outdoors grade, better than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #59 of 131 in OK

All 131 towns

Outdoors grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank; the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

131 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownGradeOverall
1WatongaBlaine County · 2,594 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #64 of 131
2AlvaWoods County · 4,880 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #18 of 131
3AltusJackson County · 18,707 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #59 of 131
4ChandlerLincoln County · 2,963 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #44 of 131
5MannfordCreek County · 3,432 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #24 of 131
6TulsaTulsa County · 416,209 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #130 of 131
7PerryNoble County · 4,448 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #28 of 131
8BristowCreek County · 4,381 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #49 of 131
9NormanCleveland County · 130,943 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #48 of 131
10LawtonComanche County · 90,503 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #128 of 131
11ClintonCuster County · 8,302 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #61 of 131
12StillwaterPayne County · 50,046 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #42 of 131
13SulphurMurray County · 4,878 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #20 of 131
14GroveDelaware County · 7,399 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #103 of 131
15Ponca CityKay County · 24,225 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #108 of 131
16Elk CityBeckham County · 11,335 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #66 of 131
17WoodwardWoodward County · 11,635 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #60 of 131
18StilwellAdair County · 3,892 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #123 of 131
19KingfisherKingfisher County · 5,201 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #40 of 131
20Oklahoma CityOklahoma County · 719,849 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #100 of 131
21BethanyOklahoma County · 20,315 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #93 of 131
22Del CityOklahoma County · 21,138 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #104 of 131
23DavisMurray County · 2,836 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #126 of 131
24WeatherfordCuster County · 12,005 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #21 of 131
25OkmulgeeOkmulgee County · 11,394 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #131 of 131
26ClaremoreRogers County · 20,681 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #50 of 131
27Turleyunincorporated, Tulsa County · 2,968 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #129 of 131
28ArdmoreCarter County · 24,956 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #105 of 131
29Broken ArrowTulsa County · 124,991 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #31 of 131
30GuymonTexas County · 12,241 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #51 of 131
31JenksTulsa County · 28,175 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #9 of 131
32PerkinsPayne County · 3,271 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #77 of 131
33PawhuskaOsage County · 2,923 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #82 of 131
34MadillMarshall County · 4,181 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #80 of 131
35PurcellMcClain County · 7,030 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #58 of 131
36McAlesterPittsburg County · 18,044 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #88 of 131
37Sand SpringsTulsa County · 20,397 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #52 of 131
38El RenoCanadian County · 20,730 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #75 of 131
39EdmondOklahoma County · 100,479 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #7 of 131
40Nichols HillsOklahoma County · 3,864 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #38 of 131
41MarlowStephens County · 4,514 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #26 of 131
42Fort GibsonMuskogee County · 3,814 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #45 of 131
43CushingPayne County · 8,390 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #56 of 131
44SapulpaCreek County · 23,695 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #53 of 131
45SeminoleSeminole County · 7,393 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #112 of 131
46EnidGarfield County · 50,297 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #87 of 131
47StiglerHaskell County · 2,749 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #99 of 131
48MuskogeeMuskogee County · 36,760 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #127 of 131
49BlackwellKay County · 6,029 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #76 of 131
50DurantBryan County · 21,552 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #91 of 131
51MuldrowSequoyah County · 3,375 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #96 of 131
52ShawneePottawatomie County · 32,474 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #117 of 131
53GuthrieLogan County · 12,257 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #70 of 131
54ClevelandPawnee County · 3,271 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #39 of 131
55BartlesvilleWashington County · 38,278 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #90 of 131
56PoteauLe Flore County · 9,171 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #101 of 131
57Midwest CityOklahoma County · 58,799 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #72 of 131
58HenryettaOkmulgee County · 5,620 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #102 of 131
59TahlequahCherokee County · 17,508 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #68 of 131
60SallisawSequoyah County · 8,790 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #98 of 131
61WagonerWagoner County · 8,405 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #74 of 131
62HarrahOklahoma County · 7,212 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #25 of 131
63ChecotahMcIntosh County · 3,096 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #71 of 131
64ChoctawOklahoma County · 12,549 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #5 of 131
65OwassoTulsa County · 43,117 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #16 of 131
66MustangCanadian County · 24,571 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #12 of 131
67SkiatookOsage County · 8,960 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #34 of 131
68BixbyTulsa County · 32,766 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #6 of 131
69Warr AcresOklahoma County · 10,552 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #106 of 131
70MooreCleveland County · 63,609 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #29 of 131
71CowetaWagoner County · 11,472 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #23 of 131
72ElginComanche County · 3,653 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #13 of 131
73SayreBeckham County · 4,783 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #41 of 131
74CacheComanche County · 3,239 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #32 of 131
75NowataNowata County · 3,584 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #111 of 131
76TishomingoJohnston County · 3,123 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #78 of 131
77GlenpoolTulsa County · 14,705 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #36 of 131
78ChickashaGrady County · 17,313 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #47 of 131
79Pauls ValleyGarvin County · 6,157 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #83 of 131
80YukonCanadian County · 27,615 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #14 of 131
81Park Hillunincorporated, Cherokee County · 3,237 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #86 of 131
82NewcastleMcClain County · 15,198 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #10 of 131
83CatoosaRogers County · 7,471 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #69 of 131
84The VillageOklahoma County · 9,276 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #63 of 131
85MiamiOttawa County · 12,893 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #121 of 131
86HugoChoctaw County · 5,082 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #115 of 131
87MariettaLove County · 2,982 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #65 of 131
88WewokaSeminole County · 3,046 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #124 of 131
89Broken BowMcCurtain County · 4,211 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #125 of 131
90LindsayGarvin County · 2,929 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #55 of 131
91AtokaAtoka County · 2,975 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #92 of 131
92VinitaCraig County · 5,424 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #118 of 131
93RolandSequoyah County · 4,146 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #84 of 131
94HeavenerLe Flore County · 3,070 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #94 of 131
95FrederickTillman County · 3,371 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #62 of 131
96EufaulaMcIntosh County · 2,882 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #116 of 131
97Pryor CreekMayes County · 9,723 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #122 of 131
98TonkawaKay County · 2,983 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #43 of 131
99CollinsvilleTulsa County · 9,956 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #8 of 131
100New CordellWashita County · 2,746 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #19 of 131
101TecumsehPottawatomie County · 6,402 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #97 of 131
102AdaPontotoc County · 16,660 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #57 of 131
103AnadarkoCaddo County · 5,448 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #110 of 131
104HobartKiowa County · 3,257 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #113 of 131
105NobleCleveland County · 7,748 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #27 of 131
106SpencerOklahoma County · 3,857 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #95 of 131
107StroudLincoln County · 2,913 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #54 of 131
108JonesOklahoma County · 3,222 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #37 of 131
109DeweyWashington County · 3,450 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #114 of 131
110PocolaLe Flore County · 4,660 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #46 of 131
111BlanchardMcClain County · 10,013 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #4 of 131
112IdabelMcCurtain County · 6,934 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #107 of 131
113DuncanStephens County · 23,238 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #79 of 131
114HominyOsage County · 3,293 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #109 of 131
115MangumGreer County · 2,683 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #33 of 131
116GoldsbyMcClain County · 3,591 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #15 of 131
117SlaughtervilleCleveland County · 4,332 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #81 of 131
118VerdigrisRogers County · 5,888 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #2 of 131
119PiedmontCanadian County · 9,427 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #1 of 131
120HoldenvilleHughes County · 5,923 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #73 of 131
121HintonCaddo County · 4,975 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #11 of 131
122McLoudPottawatomie County · 4,564 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #35 of 131
123Bethel AcresPottawatomie County · 3,301 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #17 of 131
124TuttleGrady County · 8,708 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #3 of 131
125FairviewMajor County · 2,632 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #22 of 131
126OkemahOkfuskee County · 3,091 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #120 of 131
127DrumrightCreek County · 2,546 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #89 of 131
128Lone GroveCarter County · 5,244 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #30 of 131
129CaleraBryan County · 3,145 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #67 of 131
130Longtownunincorporated, Pittsburg County · 2,716 peopleDbetter than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #85 of 131
131JayDelaware County · 2,507 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D · #119 of 131
Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which Oklahoma town is best for the outdoors?

Watonga (Blaine County) ranks first on outdoors among 131 towns, with an A+; Alva and Altus follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Outdoors grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the share of land conserved and the trail miles per square mile. Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a outdoors grade (131 in Oklahoma). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Oklahoma page.

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