Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.036% of Vian’s land is conserved: 304 acres
163 acres are parks and preserves, 113 per 1,000 residents. 88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Vian, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Vian?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Vian have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Vian is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. 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 Vian’s 36% is ahead of 100% 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.
304 conserved acres
36% of Vian’s land. Who manages Vian’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 | 304 | Restricted |
2 places to go in Vian
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
1.2 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 Vian
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) | 50 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 88 | 93 | 92 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Vian →
Questions about parks and trails in Vian
How much of Vian is conserved land?
36% 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 Vian’s trails?
Vian Anna Farmer Gazebo Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Vian?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Vian?
1,113 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vian or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 163 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Vian have?
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Vian 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 →