This visual trail guide allows readers and hikers to explore all the natural grandeur that Oklahoma has to offer. Captivating photography, vital hike specs, trailhead gps coordinates, turn-by-turn directions and informative maps guide readers to 48 of Oklahoma's most scenic day hikes. As a long-awaited and much-needed resource, Hiking Oklahoma covers some of the most picturesque and rewarding trails in the state. Hikes cover the entire state: Red Carpet Country (northwest Oklahoma), Great Plains Country (southwest Oklahoma) Frontier Country (central Oklahoma), Chickasaw Country (south central Oklahoma), Green Country (northeast Oklahoma), and Choctaw Country (southeast Oklahoma).

Contents

Acknowledgments

Meet Your Guide

Before You Hit the Trail

Introduction

Map Legend

The Hikes

Red Carpet Country (Northwest Oklahoma)1 Vista Trail (combined with Bird Haven Trail), Black Mesa State Park2 Black Mesa Summit Trail, Black Mesa Nature Preserve3 Cathedral Mountain Mesa Trail, Gloss Mountain State Park4 Eagle Roost Trail (combined with Hoot Owl Trail), Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge5 Trail to Inspiration Point (via Lodge Trailhead), Roman Nose State Park6 The Switchback Trail (via Two Lakes Trailhead), Roman Nose State ParkHonorable MentionsSprings Loop Trail, Roman Nose State Park Great Plains Country (Southwest Oklahoma)7 Washita Battlefield Trail, Washita Battlefield National Historic Site8 Baldy Point Trail, Quartz Mountain State Park9 Summit Trail (via Cedar Valley Trailhead), Quartz Mountain State Park10 Light Blue Trail (West Area of Granite Hills Trail System), Great Plains State Park 11 Elk Mountain Trail, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge 12 Post Oak Falls Trail, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge 13 Kite Trail, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge14 Jed Johnson Tower Trail (including Central Peak Vista), Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge15 Orange Trail, Lake Lawtonka 16 Black Trail, Lake Lawtonka Honorable MentionsMountain Pass Trail, Quartz Mountain State Park Frontier Country (Central Oklahoma)17 Stinchcomb East Trail, Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge18 Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation Courage Trail (combined with Trail B, Trail C, and Meadow Trail), Martin Park Nature Center19 Sutton Wilderness Trail, George M. Sutton Wilderness Park (City of Norman)20 Liberty Lake Trail, Liberty Lake (City of Guthrie)21 SCIP North Trails System, Soldier Creek Industrial Park (City of Midwest City)22 Blue (Southwest) Trail, Lake McMurtry Natural Resource and Recreation Area23 Red (Southeast) Trail, Lake McMurtry Natural Resource and Recreation Area Honorable MentionsBluff Creek (Mountain Bike) Trail, Bluff Creek Park (City of Oklahoma City)Bert Cooper Trail, Lake Hefner (City of Oklahoma City)Spring Creek Trail, Spring Creek Park (City of Edmond) Chickasaw Country (South Central Oklahoma)24 Veterans Lake Trail, Chickasaw National Recreation Area25 Bison Pasture Trail (combined with Bromide Hill Overlook), Chickasaw National Recreation Area26 Travertine Creek Trail (including Little Niagara Falls), Chickasaw National Recreation Area27 Buffalo and Antelope Springs Trail, Chickasaw National Recreation Area28 Buckhorn Hiking Trail, Lake Murray State Park29 Ski Jump to Tucker Tower Trail, Lake Murray State ParkHonorable MentionsLake of the Arbuckles View Trail, Chickasaw National Recreation AreaCraven Nature Trail, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge Green Country (Northeast Oklahoma)30 Less Traveled Trail, Keystone Ancient Forest Preserve31 Frank Trail (combined with Wilson Trail), Keystone Ancient Forest Preserve32 Redbud Valley Oxley Nature Trail, Redbud Valley Nature Preserve33 Skull Hollow Nature Trail, Oologah Lake34 Pryor Creek Nature Trail (via Elliot Trailhead), Pryor Creek35 Red (Mountain Bike) Trail, Osage Hills State Park36 Study Trail (combined with Prairie Earth Trail), Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve37 Deer Run Trail (combined with Eagle Roost Trail), Sequoyah State Park38 Pine Ridge Trail (combined with Savannah Trail), J.T. Nickel Family Nature & Wildlife Preserve39 Sparrow Hawk WMA Trail, Sparrow Hawk Wildlife Management Area 40 Chinkapin Hiking Trail, Lake Eufaula State ParkHonorable MentionsYellow Trail, Turkey Mountain Urban WildernessOverlook Nature Trail, Lake TenkillerDripping Springs Trail, Natural Falls State Park Choctaw Country (Southeast Oklahoma)41 Rough Canyon Trail, Robbers Cave State Park 42 Trail to Lake Wayne Wallace Overlook, Robbers Cave State Park43 Cedar Lake Trail, Cedar Lake National Recreation Area (Ouachita National Forest)44 Mountain Top Trail, Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area (Ouachita National Forest)45 Whiskey Flat Trail (via South Rim Trail, combined with Little Bugaboo Trail), McGee Creek Natural Scenic Recreation Area46 Forest Heritage Tree Trail, Beavers Bend State Park47 Deer Crossing Trail to Cedar Bluff, Beavers Bend State Park48 Friends Trail, Beavers Bend State ParkHonorable MentionsLake View Lodge Trail, Beavers Bend State ParkLookout Mountain Trail, Beavers Bend State Park