When the weather starts warming up, we all start moving our activities outside. One of the activities that my family enjoys is bike riding on our local trails. The Oklahoma metro has a ton of options for all levels of rider that your family can enjoy, too.
Besides having a bike to ride, the only other necessities are a helmet, water and sunscreen. Exploring the trails gives kids the opportunities to recharge out in nature and get their wiggles out at the same time! My kids love the sense of accomplishment they feel when they’ve finished a long ride.
OKC metro area mountain bike trails
- Bluff Creek – OKC
- Free
- Intermediate skill level
- Lake Stanley Draper – OKC
- Permit required. They can be purchased onsite or online.
- Easy to intermediate skill level
- Lake Arcadia – Edmond
- Permit required. They can purchased onsite.
- Intermediate skill level
- SCIP – Midwest City
- Easy to intermediate skill level
- Lake Thunderbird – Norman
- Permit required and can be purchased online:
- Easy to difficult skill level
The area’s mountain bike trails are volunteer-built and maintained by Oklahoma Earthbike Fellowship (OEF). You can find skills clinics, group rides, join OEF, or volunteer at https://www.okearthbike.com/join
Emiley Bainbridge is the editorial assistant at MetroFamily Magazine. She’s married to Russ and mother of Olivia and Nicholas. She enjoys reading, musical theater and dance parties.
