Rangeland and Pasture Research
Managed by Agricultural Research Service
533 acres
Dog rules not recorded
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Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Woodward
21% of Woodward’s land is conserved: 1,759 acres
806 acres are parks and preserves, 68 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Woodward. 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #17 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
Conserved land
21%
1,759 acres · of 13.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
806 ac
68 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Woodward?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Woodward have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Woodward is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #17 of 131 in Oklahoma. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Woodward’s overall grade.
Conserved land21% of the land · typical OK town 7% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OK 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land68 acres of park per 1,000 residents (806 acres) · OK 10 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home86% of residents within a half mile of a park · OK 62% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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Oklahoma towns of 2,500+ (131)Ahead of 88%
Oklahoma towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Woodward’s 21% is ahead of 91% of Oklahoma towns, while its trails per square mile lead 12% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Western Hills Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Rotary Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Rangeland and Pasture Research533 acres · Agricultural Research Service
DirectionsCrystal Beach Park246 acres
DirectionsWestern Hills Park9 acres
Rotary Park2 acres
Woodward, Oklahoma1 acres · United States Postal Service
Who protects it
1,759 conserved acres
21% of Woodward’s land. Who manages Woodward’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board1,607 ac
Town or city152 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,607 acLocal Park · 152 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLO Lands State Resource Management Area | State land board | 1,607 | Restricted |
| Crystal Beach Park Local Park | Town or city | 144 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Homestead Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Sheffield Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Woodward
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Woodward
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
14Baseball
4Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Woodward
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) | 49 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 89 | 95 | 93 | 85 | 73 | 60 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Woodward →
Questions about parks and trails in Woodward
How much of Woodward is conserved land?
21% 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 Woodward’s trails?
Rangeland and Pasture Research and Crystal Beach Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Woodward?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Woodward?
1,654 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Woodward or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 806 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Woodward have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #17 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 Woodward 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 →