12% of Warr Acres’ land is conserved: 222 acres
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 1.9 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Warr Acres, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #69 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Warr Acres?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Warr Acres have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Warr Acres is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #69 of 131 in Oklahoma. Conserved land 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 Warr Acres’ 12% is ahead of 76% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% 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
The longest trail network is Cherokee Hills Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Dorothy Cavener Memorial Park
All 6 parks & preserves
222 conserved acres
12% of Warr Acres’ land. Who manages Warr Acres’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 | 209 | Restricted |
| Cherokee Hills Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Lake Hefner Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Kiwanis Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
5 places to go in Warr Acres
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
6 lakes & rivers
0.1 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 Warr Acres
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 | 79 | 88 | 94 | 93 | 85 | 74 | 61 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
January is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Warr Acres →
Warr Acres and its neighbors
Warr Acres 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warr Acres | 12% | 0.1 | 2 | 95% | B− |
| Bethany | 7% | 0.5 | 8 | 93% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Warr Acres
Where can I hike in Warr Acres?
The longest trail networks: Cherokee Hills Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Warr Acres is conserved land?
12% 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 Warr Acres’ trails?
Cherokee Hills Park and Frank Woods Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Warr Acres?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Warr Acres?
10,666 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Warr Acres or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Warr Acres have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #69 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 Warr Acres 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 →