Backpacker Magazine: Oklahoma: Backpacking and Camping Trips, Hikes, Adventures, Topo Maps, Aerial Photos.

Tulsa: Horse Thief Springs Loop

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Cut through the towering pines of Holson Valley to the rocky shelf of Winding Stair Mountain on this 12.8-mile dayhike or overnight in the Ouachitas. Primitive camping allowed.

Tulsa: Robber's Cave State Park

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This 10-mile loop explores Jesse James’s old hideout then links gurgling streams and quiet ponds in the rugged folds of the San Bois Mountains.

Tulsa: Talimena to Deadman Gap

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Zigzag the wooded contours of Winding Stair Mountain and explore lesser-traveled landscapes on this 7.9-mile section of the Ouachita Trail.

Tulsa: Horse Thief Springs Loop

BACKPACKER Review
Cut through the towering pines of Holson Valley to the rocky shelf of Winding Stair Mountain on this 12.8-mile dayhike or overnight in the Ouachitas. Primitive camping allowed.

Tulsa, OK: Winding Stair Trail

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Explore a ragtag slice of Ouachita National Forest on this 7.6-mile route through a sylvan playground of foxes, deer, bears, and wild turkeys.

Oklahoma City, OK: McGee Creek

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Dip into the 8,900-acre McGee Creek Natural Scenic Area for an easy out-and-back that peeks into Bugaboo Canyon and some of Oklahoma’s least-traveled territory.

Tulsa, OK: Boardstand - Old Military Road Loop

One of Oklahoma's best weekends, this 20-mile loop circles Winding Stair Mountain for an up-close view of the Ouachita National Forest's most scenic stretch.

McGee Creek Natural Scenic Recreaton Area

The McGee Creek Natural Scenic Area is an 8900 acre recreation area. The last few trips we've been on were on the more difficult side. This time I wanted to go on a decidedly easier trip so as not to burn out my son with back to back, to back hard trips.

Redbud Valley Natural Area

One mile loop trail with some steep, rocky sections. Characterized by rock outcroppings, overhanging bluffs/shelter caves, rocky ravines, thick woods and hilltop glades that are more common in SE Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks. Located just outside of Tulsa and close to I-44.

Ouachita National Recreation Trail - Sections 1 & 2 - EGPS

The Ouachita National Recreation Trail is a 223 mile (59 km) hiking and backpacking trail through the Ouachita Mountains of eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas. The trail starts on the west end at Talimena State Park in Oklahoma, and the east end is at Pinnacle Mountain State Park in Arkansas.

McGee Creek Natural Scenic Recreaton Area

Redbud Valley Natural Area

Weekend Planner: Quick Escapes

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Get big views and rack up long miles with these close-to-home adventures.

High Points: Black Mesa, Oklahoma

BACKPACKER Review
Welcome to this delightfully weird world of extremes.

Best Backpacking In Oklahoma

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Oklahoma/Arkansas's Ouachita Trail

BACKPACKER Review
The little-known Ouachita Trail ranked third among the long trails for solitude.

Robbers Cave: A Bandit's Oasis In Oklahoma

BACKPACKER Review
Follow Jesse James's footprints to a land of shady valleys and cool, clear lakes.

Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma

BACKPACKER Review
Western prairie meets eastern forest in the land of healing waters.

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