Cedar Crest Golf Course
Park
62 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Fox Hotel · Photo: TulGuy · CC BY 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Skiatook
Skiatook has 216 acres of parks, 25 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Cedar Crest Golf Course (2.1 mi). 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Skiatook, 0.2 per square mile of land. 54% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #67 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
291 acres · of 13.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
216 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
54%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.6 mi
3.6 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Skiatook have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Skiatook is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #67 of 131 in Oklahoma. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Skiatook’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical OK town 7% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · OK 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (216 acres) · OK 10 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home54% of residents within a half mile of a park · OK 62% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 52%
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Oklahoma towns of 2,500+ (131)Ahead of 49%
Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Skiatook’s 3% is ahead of 30% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 54% 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 Cedar Crest Golf Course, with 2.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
291 conserved acres
3% of Skiatook’s land. Who manages Skiatook’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city175 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government58 ac
State fish & wildlife58 ac
Local Recreation Area · 129 acRecreation or Education Easement · 58 acState Conservation Area · 58 acLocal Park · 45 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 58 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skiatook Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 113 | Open |
| Skiatook Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 58 | Restricted |
| John Zink Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Skiatook Ball Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Exchange Bank Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Skiatook Central Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
Things to do
13 places to go in Skiatook
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Skiatook
Skiatook PoolIn Osage Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Skiatook
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Skiatook
3 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
3.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
21Soccer
16Baseball
8Tennis
3Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 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 Skiatook
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 84 | 73 | 61 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
January is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Skiatook →
Next door
Skiatook and its neighbors
Skiatook has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skiatook | 3% | 0.2 | 25 | 54% | B− |
| Sperry | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 11% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Skiatook
Where can I hike in Skiatook?
The longest trail networks: Cedar Crest Golf Course, 2.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Skiatook is conserved land?
3% 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 Skiatook’s trails?
Cedar Crest Golf Course and John Zink Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Skiatook?
3.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Skiatook?
9,009 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Skiatook or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 216 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Skiatook have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #67 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 Skiatook 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 →