42 trails · 323 trail miles · Best season: October – May
Oklahoma's Wichita Mountains provide surprisingly rugged granite-peak hiking and bison encounters. The cross timbers offer fall color, while the tallgrass prairies are best explored in spring.
Best Season
October – May
Terrain
Wichita Mountains, cross timbers, tallgrass prairie
Top Trail: Deer Run Trail (Oklahoma State Forest)
Oklahoma has 42 hiking trails covering 323 trail miles across 0 national parks and 15 state parks.
The best hiking season in Oklahoma is October – May. The terrain includes wichita mountains, cross timbers, tallgrass prairie.
The top hiking destinations in Oklahoma include Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Ouachita National Forest (OK portion), Turner Falls Park.
Notable long-distance and iconic trails in Oklahoma include Ouachita Trail (OK section), Elk Mountain Trail, Charons Garden Wilderness trails.
The highest-rated trail in Oklahoma is Deer Run Trail (Oklahoma State Forest). The average trail difficulty across the state is Moderate.