Strother Memorial Chapel · Photo: kennethaw88 · CC BY 4.010% of Seminole’s land is conserved: 867 acres
2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Seminole, 0.2 per square mile of land. 131 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #45 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Seminole?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Seminole have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Seminole is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #45 of 131 in Oklahoma. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Seminole’s 10% is ahead of 66% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 44% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Chase Park
867 conserved acres
10% of Seminole’s land. Who manages Seminole’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsman Lake Recreation Area Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 756 | Closed |
| Boomtown Park Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Magnolia Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Legion Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Johns Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Northwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Chase Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Adwan Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Westwood Hills Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Maguire Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
1 places to go in Seminole
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 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.
7 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 Seminole
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 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 88 | 94 | 93 | 85 | 75 | 63 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
January is the driest month (1.7 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 Seminole →
Questions about parks and trails in Seminole
How much of Seminole is conserved land?
10% 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 Seminole’s trails?
Seminole Municipal Park and Chase Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Seminole?
158 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Seminole or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 131 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Seminole have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #45 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 Seminole 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 →