Beginner Off-Road Trails Near McAlester, Oklahoma

Stage Coach

This is a nice easy trail that is the interconnect to a lot of different trails in the park. It has some nice spots to pull over & watch other people on the harder trails…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Beer Drinker

Dirt & rock trail with lots of trees guiding you through the trail. The trail has mostly dirt surfaces with occasional rocks covering the trail in certain areas. It has some excellent views of the…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Mountain Road

Dirt road to connect part of the Outer Boundary to The High Line, Off The Beatin Path, The Cut, & Ridge Runner. Has a few places that could get sloppy if it were raining &…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Honobia Creek Scenic Route

This is a 36-mile unpaved trail offering hilltop views. This series of forestry roads wind through the Honobia Creek Wildlife Management Area in southeast Oklahoma. Start off of Indian Route 144 at north entrance, the…
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Total Miles
32.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Little Cedar Bounce

This trail is in the Ouachita Wildlife Management area. At 6.5 miles, be ready to spend a good one to two hours on the trail. This trail is very rough, with rocks varying in size…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Glover River Camp Route

This trail links a few different forest roads together to end at an amazing open camp area with room for several rigs and easy access to the glover river. It has several small water crossings…
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Total Miles
17.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp / Wi / Su

K-Trail

This is the current legal version of the well known K-Trail. This short stretch along the Kiamichi Mountain ridgeline is an enjoyable 5 hour drive. There are small rock gardens and plenty of red dirt…
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Total Miles
30.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Shell Rock Road

This road is mostly rock/shale/gravel Forest Service Road. It is a rough rocky road with deep shoulder drop-offs from 3' to 30' in some areas. There is Shell Rock creek that runs along it. The…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Cedar Creek Trail

This trail is a dirt/gravel road that is well maintained. There are several low water crossing along this trail with 3' to 8' of water to cross and all with concrete drive-throughs. The gravel road…
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Total Miles
9.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

Poteau Mountain South

Leaving an awesome viewing spot and continuing down the west side of Poteau Mountain, this gravel road does not disappoint for views. As you wind your way down in elevation you will want to watch…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Poteau West

Leaving a fork in the road that accesses a cell tower road, this trail west ends at a pull-off with an awesome view. This trail is fairly smooth with some steep areas, sharp curves, and…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Deer Camp

Walker Mountain Forest gravel road starts this trail and takes you to a deer camp on a dead-end road. This gravel road is narrow with steep drop-offs on the right-hand side and widens at halfway…
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Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Rattlesnake Bluff

This trail is mostly dirt with some rocks. There are a lot of low spots, typically with 6-12" of water. All of the water holes have rock bottoms. The first section of the road is…
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Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Haw Creek

This trail starts off Walker Mountain Road and ends at Champ Road. There are areas for dispersed camping in this area. Beautiful views and wildlife can be seen. Some sections of this gravel forest road…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Jones Camp

This trail starts at Champ Road and ends on a narrow single-track dead end. There is an awesome dispersed campsite at the point you turn right on the single track. Champ Road is a gravel…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tsalagi Trail East

A beautiful and leisurely stroll through a small section of the Eastern side of the Cherokee Nation. This route is approximately 58 miles long and can be completed in 2-5 hours, depending on the speed…
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Total Miles
52.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Wi / Fa

Fish Fry Creek Road

This beautiful trail takes you down to the Mountain Fork River edge. This is one of the few trails in the area that you can actually descend all the way to the water and camp…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

Poteau Mountain And Rail Tracks

This gravel road travels the south side of Poteau Mountain. It begins at a fork in the road if going east and ends at a railroad track. Highway 28 is just past the tracks. The…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Poteau Tower

The trail starts at a dispersed campsite and ends at a fork in the road. Going straight at the fork takes you to a mountaintop with cell towers. There is a gate here that could…
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Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Hidden Camp Trail

This trail takes you down to several areas where you can camp and hike to Presbyterian Falls on the Mountain Fork River. The trail does not have many hazards till you reach the end. The…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

50240 - Tree Valley Trail

This road is a simple two-track and graded dirt road which has no difficult features to traverse. This trail ends at several campsites no matter what road you take. There are several very pretty valleys…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Champ Road to Nella Road

This trial leaves an awesome dispersed campsite and ends at Nella Road. Several dispersed campsites are along this trail. This gravel forest road can be messy when wet but is well-driven. Water crossing and rough…
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Total Miles
7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Walker Mountain

This trail starts off of Morgan Springs Road and ends on top of Walker Mountain in the Ouachita National Forest. This forest road is gravel and climbs in elevation. When you turn back east the…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Bouncing on Poteau

This section of trail on Poteau Mountain is a very rough section as you travel west. This trail starts at a pull-off for hiking, ATV, and horse trail. It continues west along more rough areas…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Sumac trail

This is the main trail at Lake Murray State Park. From this trail, you can access all the other trails in the park. There are plenty of scenic spots, and a nice little lake view…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Polk 410 Stream & Camp

Maintained gravel road with loose gravel. This road can be muddy when wet and dusty when dry. Two cars wide and some water crossings can be present during rain. Dispersed camping, awesome views of wildlife,…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Two Mile Road

Maintained gravel road in the Ouachita National Forest. There is a cool creek crossing and side spur on this trail. This road can be muddy while raining. When dry, this road is very dusty. Loose…
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Total Miles
8.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Polk Road 34 to Camping

Maintained gravel road that can be muddy when wet and dusty when dry. Some creek crossing when in wet weather. Dispersed camping and creeks are in this area of the Ouachita National Forest. Two-wheel drive…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

West Boundary

This is a maintained gravel forest road. There can be mud when wet. This road is very dusty when dry. You access this road from HWY 246. Expect beautiful views and wildlife to be seen…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Round to Henson School Road

This road is a maintained gravel road that can be muddy when wet and dusty when dry. Loose rock and gravel are present. There are great views of creeks and wildlife. The Ouachita Mountain views…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi