Lions Club Walking Trail
Park
3 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Sallisaw
17% of Sallisaw’s land is conserved: 1,477 acres
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Sallisaw, 0.1 per square mile of land. 65% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 100 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #60 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
Conserved land
17%
1,477 acres · of 13.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
100 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Sallisaw?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sallisaw have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sallisaw is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #60 of 131 in Oklahoma. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sallisaw’s overall grade.
Conserved land17% of the land · typical OK town 7% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OK 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (100 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 54%
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Oklahoma towns of 2,500+ (131)Ahead of 55%
Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Sallisaw’s 17% is ahead of 86% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 23% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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
The longest trail network is Lions Club Walking Trail, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jay Reynolds Park
Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Alex Denton Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Old Sallisaw High School Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,477 conserved acres
17% of Sallisaw’s land. Who manages Sallisaw’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board1,384 ac
Town or city92 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,384 acLocal Park · 92 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLO Lands State Resource Management Area | State land board | 1,384 | Restricted |
| Redwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Sallisaw City Park Ii Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Mcgee Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Sallisaw City Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Alex Denton Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Sallisaw
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Picnic areas in Sallisaw
2 picnic areas without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
7Baseball
4Softball
1Beach volleyball
1Disc golf
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 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 Sallisaw
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 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 88 | 93 | 92 | 85 | 75 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sallisaw →
Questions about parks and trails in Sallisaw
Where can I hike in Sallisaw?
The longest trail networks: Lions Club Walking Trail, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sallisaw is conserved land?
17% 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 Sallisaw’s trails?
Lions Club Walking Trail and Jay Reynolds Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sallisaw?
439 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sallisaw or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 100 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Sallisaw have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #60 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 Sallisaw 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 →