Photo: JB Lamb · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Verdigris
23% of Verdigris’ land is conserved, about 842 acres.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #118 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Verdigris?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Verdigris have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Verdigris is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #118 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 Verdigris’ 23% is ahead of 95% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 5% 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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842 conserved acres
23% of Verdigris’ land. Who manages Verdigris’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 | 842 | Restricted |
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.
The walking year in Verdigris
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 | 72 | 79 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 84 | 73 | 61 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
January is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Verdigris →
Verdigris and its neighbors
Verdigris 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdigris | 23% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Claremore | 13% | 0.2 | 18 | 77% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Verdigris
How much of Verdigris is conserved land?
23% 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 Verdigris?
3,722 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Verdigris or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Verdigris have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #118 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 Verdigris 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 →