Midwest City’s parks system combines 34 public parks, regional recreation facilities, sports complexes, golf courses, trails and swimming amenities. The available figures span the 2023 visitor guide, 2026 facility listings, the FY 2026–2027 budget, and older planning documents, so each number below is labeled by its measurement period.
Contents
- Park system size and service standards
- Major parks, trails and outdoor recreation
- Baseball, softball and multi-sport fields
- Aquatics and rental measures
- Neighborhood parks and Original Mile planning
- Operations, capital projects and FY 2026–2027 funding
Park system size and service standards
The Experience Midwest City Visitors Guide published in 2023 promotes 34 public parks. That count is a current visitor-facing description for the guide’s publication period, while the acreage benchmarks below come from the city’s 2008 Parks & Trails Assessment.
The 2008 inventory counted approximately 512.74 acres of parkland, including both municipal golf courses. It equated to approximately 9.50 park acres per 1,000 Midwest City residents. The assessment cited an NRPA overall range of 15 to 17 park acres per 1,000 people. These are historical planning measurements and standards, not a 2026 inventory.
For a current-population planning baseline of 55,000 people, the assessment showed an NRPA total park-acreage standard of 837 acres. For a projected population of 63,000 between 2030 and 2035, it estimated a total park-acreage standard of 977 acres. The two figures describe planning scenarios rather than present-day population counts.
The same 2008 assessment separated park categories. Neighborhood parks totaled 51 existing acres against a 135-acre standard for the 55,000-person planning baseline. Community parks totaled 77 existing acres against a 162-acre standard. The comparison is useful for understanding how the plan evaluated supply, but it should not be read as a current facilities audit.
| Planning measure | Existing or cited amount | Standard or scenario | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total parkland | 512.74 acres | — | 2008 inventory |
| Parkland per 1,000 residents | 9.50 acres | 15–17 acres NRPA range | 2008 assessment |
| Total acreage, 55,000-person baseline | — | 837 acres | 2008 assessment |
| Total acreage, 63,000-person projection | — | 977 acres | 2030–2035 projection |
| Neighborhood parks | 51 acres | 135 acres | 2008 assessment |
| Community parks | 77 acres | 162 acres | 2008 assessment |
Major parks, trails and outdoor recreation
Joe B. Barnes Regional Park is one of the largest named assets in the 2023 visitor guide. It covers 380 acres, includes 3 miles of jogging and nature trails, and has 3 rental pavilions. Those figures describe the park as listed in the 2023 guide.
The city’s outdoor recreation inventory also includes the 2-acre Fred Quinn Happy Tails Dog Park. John Conrad Golf Course covers 160 acres and has 18 holes. Hidden Creek Family Golf Course has 9 holes spanning 1,900 yards. The 2023 visitor guide presents these measurements as part of its visitor information.
Trail mileage is represented by more than the regional park’s 3 miles. The same guide lists the SCIP Trail as providing approximately 7 miles of unpaved natural terrain. In a separate planning document, the Revitalization Plan for the Original Mile described a 2.7-mile Rail with Trail enhancement along an abandoned Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe track. The Rail with Trail number is a 2011 plan measure, not a statement that the proposed enhancement was completed.
Together, the published figures show different types of outdoor use: regional trails, natural-surface trail mileage, golf, dog recreation and reservable gathering space. They should not be added into one park acreage total because the sources describe individual facilities and planning concepts with different scopes.
Baseball, softball and multi-sport fields
The 2026 Marion C. Reed Ballpark facility listing reports 5 total fields with turf infields and grass outfields. Two fields are designated for t-ball, coach-pitch and fastpitch, while 3 fields are designated for baseball and fastpitch.
The listing gives field dimensions in feet. Reed Ballpark Field 1 measures 277 feet down the left line, 302 feet to center and 278 feet down the right line. Field 2 measures 252 feet down the left line, 301 feet to center and 253 feet down the right line. Field 3 measures 251 feet down the left line, 300 feet to center and 253 feet down the right line. Fields 4 and 5 each list 200 feet for left, center and right field dimensions.
The 2026 Midwest City MAC facility listing currently lists 3 all-turf fields. For baseball and softball configurations, it lists 300-foot outfield fences. For soccer, flag football and football, it lists outfield dimensions of 310 feet by 150 feet.
The MAC listing also gives a future project measure: Phase III construction is scheduled to add 3 new fields beginning in 2026. “Scheduled” identifies a project timetable, not completed field capacity. The Reed and MAC figures therefore describe both existing listed capacity and planned expansion in the 2026 facility information.
The Doug Hunt Softball Complex listing reports 3 practice-rental fields in its 2026 facility information. That measure is distinct from the 5 Reed Ballpark fields and the 3 currently listed MAC fields.
Aquatics and rental measures
The 2026 Reno Swim & Slide listing reports a 500,000-gallon pool with a diving area. Its private rentals allow a maximum of 200 participants. The listed resident price for a private rental is $400, plus a $100 deposit. The listed non-resident price is $500, plus a $100 deposit.
Reno’s pavilion pricing is listed separately. Resident pavilion rentals cost $20 per hour with a 2-hour minimum. Non-resident pavilion rentals cost $30 per hour with the same 2-hour minimum. Pavilion rentals also charge $5 per guest and cap guests at 30 people unless guests use a season pass to enter.
These figures distinguish facility scale from rental rules. The 500,000-gallon measure describes the pool, the 200-participant limit applies to private rentals, and the 30-person cap applies to pavilion guests under the stated entry condition. The prices and limits are listed as 2026 rental policy information.
Neighborhood parks and Original Mile planning
The 2011 Original Mile plan identified 3 parks: Lions Park, Elks Park and Charles Johnson Park. Lions Park was described as a 6.5-acre park, and the Original Mile contained 14.4 acres of parkland in the plan’s study area.
The plan cited a general national standard of 10 park acres per 1,000 residents. Applying that standard, it identified a minimum need of 40 park acres for the Original Mile population it evaluated. Because both the acreage and the population-based need belong to a 2011 planning analysis, they are not current resident-survey results.
The plan identified 6 potential universal-option trails crossing the area. It also listed 4 amenity gaps for the Original Mile parks: a swimming pool, tennis courts, volleyball courts and a green-space venue for public events. These are documented planning findings and needs, rather than measurements of amenities currently available.
The 2008 assessment provided a broader service framework. It defined neighborhood parks as ranging from 5 to 10 acres and defined a neighborhood-park service radius of approximately 1.5 miles. Those definitions help explain how the assessment evaluated local access, but they do not establish that every neighborhood met the radius in 2026.
Operations, capital projects and FY 2026–2027 funding
The FY 2026–2027 Budget Book Final provides fiscal-year budget figures and distinguishes current budget amounts from prior-year actual or estimated project lines. The general-fund Parks, Recreation & Tourism expenditure is budgeted at $399,683. The park-and-recreation-projects fund contains $2,394,557 in the cited budget line, for a combined $2,794,240 across those 2 lines.
Other FY 2026–2027 expenditure lines include $3,980,701 for general-fund Streets/Parks and $290,531 for Swimming Pools. The dedicated Park & Recreation Projects fund has a total expenditure budget of $2,193,849, including $873,000 in capital outlay. These amounts belong to the fiscal-year budget and should not be treated as completed spending.
The budget also records project lines from an earlier period with explicit status labels. It lists $250,000 of prior-year actual capital spending for the park master plan. It lists $600,000 for Spirit Playground as a prior-year estimated capital project, $80,000 for trail lighting as a prior-year estimated capital project, $251,909 for the SCIP recreation-trail Phase 3 grant as a prior-year estimated capital project, and $240,000 for the Crutcho Creek Trail North project as a prior-year estimated capital project.
Those labels matter when comparing the figures: the $250,000 park master plan amount is identified as prior-year actual, while the Spirit Playground, trail lighting, SCIP Phase 3 and Crutcho Creek Trail North amounts are identified as prior-year estimates. The FY 2026–2027 lines are budgeted amounts, and the 2026 MAC Phase III field addition is a scheduled project measure. Each category describes a different point in the funding or delivery cycle.