Hopewell Baptist Church · Photo: Rocketchess · CC BY-SA 3.0The Village has 30 acres of parks, 3.1 for every 1,000 residents
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of The Village’s land is conserved, about 28 acres. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross The Village, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #84 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is The Village?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does The Village have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, The Village is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #84 of 131 in Oklahoma. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so The Village’s 2% is ahead of 18% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 60% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harrison Park
Meeker Park
All 5 parks & preserves
28 conserved acres
2% of The Village’s land. Who manages The Village’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hefner Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Bumpass Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Duffner Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Harrison Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Meeker Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Johnson Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
10 places to go in The Village
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.7 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.
April is the best month for walking in The Village
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 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 88 | 94 | 93 | 85 | 74 | 61 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
January is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in The Village →
The Village and its neighbors
The Village has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Village | 2% | 0.2 | 3 | 95% | C+ |
| Nichols Hills | 3% | 0.5 | 11 | 85% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in The Village
Where can I hike in The Village?
The longest trail networks: Harrison Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of The Village is conserved land?
2% 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 The Village’s trails?
Duffner Park and Harrison Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in The Village?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of off-road paths and 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near The Village?
12,423 acres of parks and open public land lie inside The Village or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 30 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does The Village have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #84 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 The Village 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 →