Sayre Rock Island Depot · Photo: Crimsonedge34 · CC BY-SA 3.011% of Sayre’s land is conserved: 388 acres
31% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 43 acres are parks and preserves, 8.9 per 1,000 residents. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Sayre, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #73 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Sayre?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Sayre have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sayre is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #73 of 131 in Oklahoma. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Sayre’s 11% is ahead of 73% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 62% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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388 conserved acres
11% of Sayre’s land. Who manages Sayre’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLO Lands State Resource Management Area | State land board | 353 | Restricted |
| Sayre City Park Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| Broadway Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
8 places to go in Sayre
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Sayre
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 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 91 | 96 | 94 | 86 | 75 | 62 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 3.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sayre →
Questions about parks and trails in Sayre
How much of Sayre is conserved land?
11% 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.
Is there public land near Sayre?
103 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sayre or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 43 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Sayre have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #73 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 Sayre neighbors.
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 →