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Towns with the most conserved land in Oklahoma

Ranked by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). 128 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Cache
Oklahoma · Most conserved land

Where Cache lands: #4 of 128

27.7% of the town is permanently conserved land · Visit Cache →

McAlester 1 McAlester 32.2% Conserved acres 3,684 Poteau 2 Poteau 28.5% Conserved acres 5,233 Durant 3 Durant 28.4% Conserved acres 5,038
#TownConserved landConserved acresTrails
1 McAlester McAlester18,111 people 32.2% 3,684 12.3 mi
2 Poteau Poteau8,959 people 28.5% 5,233 0.2 mi
3 Durant Durant19,746 people 28.4% 5,038 4.9 mi
4 Map of Cache Cache3,074 people 27.7% 645 0.0 mi
5 Map of Elgin Elgin3,608 people 26.7% 638 0.7 mi
6 Map of Watonga Watonga2,623 people 23.5% 567 5.3 mi
7 Atoka Atoka2,894 people 23.4% 1,252 2.0 mi
8 Verdigris Verdigris5,637 people 23.2% 842 0.0 mi
9 Heavener Heavener3,012 people 22.6% 708 0.0 mi
10 Marietta Marietta2,865 people 21.3% 354 0.0 mi
11 Woodward Woodward11,882 people 20.9% 1,759 0.1 mi
12 Pauls Valley Pauls Valley6,062 people 20.5% 1,112 0.2 mi
13 Map of Grove Grove7,176 people 20.2% 1,222 6.2 mi
14 Hobart Hobart3,358 people 20.2% 433 0.0 mi
15 Hugo Hugo5,182 people 19% 768 0.4 mi
16 Tishomingo Tishomingo3,083 people 18.2% 622 0.4 mi
17 Perkins Perkins3,262 people 17.5% 325 4.9 mi
18 Stigler Stigler2,729 people 16.6% 289 1.5 mi
19 Sallisaw Sallisaw8,605 people 16.5% 1,477 0.9 mi
20 Cushing Cushing8,367 people 15.9% 770 1.3 mi
21 Lawton Lawton90,595 people 15.1% 7,855 45.4 mi
22 El Reno El Reno18,557 people 15.1% 7,694 17.8 mi
23 Wagoner Wagoner8,082 people 15.1% 964 1.9 mi
24 Stillwater Stillwater49,269 people 14.9% 2,874 20.0 mi
25 Coweta Coweta10,433 people 14.9% 996 4.5 mi
26 Map of Chandler Chandler2,899 people 14.3% 976 3.0 mi
27 Stilwell Stilwell3,755 people 13.9% 314 1.0 mi
28 Map of Norman Norman129,672 people 13.4% 16,198 40.4 mi
29 Claremore Claremore20,166 people 13.1% 1,279 2.5 mi
30 Map of Davis Davis2,814 people 12.7% 750 0.6 mi
31 Map of Warr Acres Warr Acres10,466 people 12.3% 222 0.2 mi
32 Map of Clinton Clinton8,388 people 11.9% 752 2.3 mi
33 Henryetta Henryetta5,608 people 11.8% 515 0.5 mi
34 Sulphur Sulphur4,874 people 11.8% 468 1.1 mi
35 Map of Sayre Sayre4,796 people 11.2% 388 1.3 mi
36 Tahlequah Tahlequah16,935 people 11.1% 909 5.9 mi
37 Map of Noble Noble7,493 people 10.9% 903 0.0 mi
38 Map of Elk City Elk City11,361 people 10.6% 1,101 5.0 mi
39 Ponca City Ponca City24,326 people 9.9% 1,224 6.2 mi
40 Bristow Bristow4,272 people 9.9% 223 0.7 mi
41 Oklahoma City Oklahoma City697,125 people 9.6% 38,016 196.5 mi
42 Perry4,452 people 9.6% 475 2.2 mi
43 Seminole7,194 people 9.3% 867 2.2 mi
44 Enid Enid50,653 people 8.8% 4,146 15.4 mi
45 Map of Guthrie Guthrie11,243 people 8.8% 1,030 4.8 mi
46 McLoud4,425 people 8.8% 1,017 0.6 mi
47 Mannford Mannford3,269 people 8.7% 535 4.4 mi
48 Tulsa Tulsa413,794 people 8.6% 11,045 160.7 mi
49 Madill Madill4,004 people 8.4% 238 0.7 mi
50 Map of Pocola Pocola4,423 people 8.3% 1,625 0.5 mi
51 Blanchard Blanchard9,215 people 8.1% 1,562 2.5 mi
52 Map of Wilburton Wilburton2,602 people 8.1% 162 0.7 mi
53 Shawnee Shawnee31,671 people 8% 2,072 8.7 mi
54 Vinita Vinita5,300 people 7.8% 611 0.4 mi
55 Altus Altus18,646 people 7.6% 890 23.0 mi
56 Roland Roland3,687 people 7.6% 172 0.6 mi
57 Idabel Idabel6,987 people 7.5% 797 4.0 mi
58 Sapulpa Sapulpa22,570 people 7.4% 1,154 2.7 mi
59 Map of Jones Jones3,053 people 7.4% 642 0.6 mi
60 Purcell Purcell6,803 people 7.2% 722 6.9 mi
61 Glenpool Glenpool14,151 people 7.1% 496 1.6 mi
62 Okmulgee Okmulgee11,348 people 7.1% 907 1.4 mi
63 Map of Marlow Marlow4,451 people 7.1% 329 0.1 mi
64 Ardmore Ardmore24,877 people 6.9% 2,280 11.9 mi
65 Map of Mustang Mustang22,192 people 6.9% 532 0.9 mi
66 Map of Harrah Harrah6,684 people 6.9% 578 3.0 mi
67 Bethany Bethany20,560 people 6.8% 226 2.7 mi
68 Map of Weatherford Weatherford12,004 people 6.6% 324 1.6 mi
69 Muldrow Muldrow3,309 people 6.5% 177 0.5 mi
70 Broken Arrow Broken Arrow118,180 people 6.4% 2,587 44.3 mi
71 Map of Edmond Edmond96,825 people 6.4% 3,580 40.5 mi
72 Map of Newcastle Newcastle13,001 people 6.3% 2,448 21.5 mi
73 Wewoka Wewoka3,091 people 6.2% 190 0.0 mi
74 Map of Stroud Stroud2,793 people 6.2% 511 0.7 mi
75 Map of Chickasha Chickasha16,539 people 6.1% 886 2.0 mi
76 Map of Bethel Acres Bethel Acres3,165 people 5.4% 973 2.7 mi
77 Map of Slaughterville Slaughterville4,251 people 5.1% 1,277 0.6 mi
78 Map of Guymon Guymon12,539 people 5% 245 3.3 mi
79 Choctaw Choctaw12,303 people 5% 876 8.1 mi
80 Map of Fort Gibson Fort Gibson3,808 people 4.6% 410 8.2 mi
81 Blackwell Blackwell6,042 people 4.2% 149 1.2 mi
82 Bartlesville Bartlesville37,878 people 4.1% 594 17.0 mi
83 Map of Hinton Hinton4,909 people 4.1% 125 0.0 mi
84 Jenks Jenks27,102 people 4% 460 12.0 mi
85 Map of Goldsby Goldsby3,085 people 3.9% 665 2.5 mi
86 Map of Del City Del City21,494 people 3.8% 184 3.6 mi
87 Map of Alva Alva4,982 people 3.8% 154 5.5 mi
88 Cleveland Cleveland3,225 people 3.7% 64 0.4 mi
89 Muskogee Muskogee36,758 people 3.6% 1,023 17.4 mi
90 Map of Owasso Owasso40,151 people 3.3% 363 12.3 mi
91 Broken Bow Broken Bow4,226 people 3.3% 130 0.3 mi
92 Map of Skiatook Skiatook8,632 people 3.2% 291 2.9 mi
93 Nichols Hills Nichols Hills3,843 people 3.2% 40 1.0 mi
94 Map of Collinsville Collinsville8,878 people 3% 163 1.7 mi
95 Map of Lone Grove Lone Grove5,125 people 2.6% 405 0.0 mi
96 Kingfisher Kingfisher5,026 people 2.5% 72 5.1 mi
97 Miami Miami12,926 people 2.4% 171 1.4 mi
98 Map of Piedmont Piedmont8,342 people 2.3% 648 3.7 mi
99 Map of Midwest City Midwest City58,297 people 2.1% 330 10.5 mi
100 Checotah Checotah3,064 people 2.1% 120 0.7 mi
101 Tecumseh Tecumseh6,332 people 2% 194 3.4 mi
102 Calera Calera3,007 people 1.9% 64 1.6 mi
103 New Cordell New Cordell2,740 people 1.9% 27 0.0 mi
104 Map of Bixby Bixby30,155 people 1.8% 311 19.7 mi
105 Map of Moore Moore63,420 people 1.7% 247 16.8 mi
106 Map of The Village The Village9,447 people 1.7% 28 0.6 mi
107 Anadarko Anadarko5,572 people 1.7% 78 0.6 mi
108 Catoosa Catoosa7,496 people 1.6% 123 6.0 mi
109 Nowata Nowata3,542 people 1.6% 34 3.6 mi
110 Map of Nicoma Park Nicoma Park2,566 people 1.6% 34 0.2 mi
111 Sand Springs Sand Springs20,117 people 1.3% 185 21.8 mi
112 Map of Ada Ada16,575 people 1.3% 158 5.7 mi
113 Pryor Creek Pryor Creek9,569 people 1.3% 86 1.0 mi
114 Map of Spencer Spencer3,928 people 1.3% 43 0.5 mi
115 Pawhuska Pawhuska2,930 people 1.3% 30 2.4 mi
116 Map of Hominy Hominy3,303 people 1.2% 16 0.2 mi
117 Tonkawa3,014 people 1.1% 28 0.5 mi
118 Map of Lindsay Lindsay2,884 people 1.1% 16 0.6 mi
119 Yukon Yukon25,529 people 0.9% 155 7.2 mi
120 Eufaula Eufaula2,825 people 0.9% 55 0.5 mi
121 Dewey Dewey3,412 people 0.8% 14 0.0 mi
122 Mangum Mangum2,755 people 0.7% 8 0.0 mi
123 Map of Frederick Frederick3,445 people 0.6% 19 0.6 mi
124 Holdenville Holdenville5,902 people 0.4% 14 0.5 mi
125 Map of Kiefer Kiefer2,639 people 0.4% 7 0.1 mi
126 Duncan Duncan22,958 people 0.2% 58 1.6 mi
127 Map of Tuttle Tuttle8,040 people 0.2% 35 4.6 mi
128 Okemah Okemah3,063 people 0.2% 3 0.0 mi

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). Easements protect land from development but are often private, so not all of it is open to visitors. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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