Explore Heart Healthy Trails in Oklahoma State Parks

If you are looking for a socially-distanced staycation for spring break, consider visiting Oklahoma state parks and explore the AARP Oklahoma Heart Healthy trails. Heart Healthy Trails are classified as a paved trail or nature/hiking trail of easy to moderate difficulty. These trails are marked by Heart Healthy Trail signs at quarter-mile intervals. This spring, four new trails will be designated as Heart Healthy Trails, sponsored by AARP Oklahoma.

“The four newly-designated Heart Healthy trails are at Beavers Bend State Park, Arrowhead State Park and Lake Eufaula State Park,” said Emily Hale, Oklahoma State Parks recreational programs coordinator. The Heart Healthy Trails include 16 trails to 15 state parks. Locations include:

• Alabaster Caverns State Park - Freedom
  
• Arrowhead State Park - Canadian 
  
• Beavers Bend State Park - Broken Bow 
  
• Boiling Springs State Park - Woodward 
  
• Fort Cobb State Park - Fort Cobb 
  
• Foss State Park - Foss 
  
• Grand Lake State Park - Bernice
  
• Great Plains State Park - Mountain Park 
  
• Great Salt Plains State Park - Jet
  
• Lake Eufaula State Park - Eufaula
  
• Lake Murray State Park - Ardmore 
  
• Lake Texoma State Park- Kingston
  
• Lake Thunderbird State Park - Norman 
  
• Lake Wister State Park - Wister
  
• Roman Nose State Park - Watonga 
  

“Becoming heart-healthy is a journey that begins one step at a time. The Oklahoma State Park’s Heart Healthy trails offer a chance to explore outdoors, while safely socially-distancing and following state and local safety guidelines,” said AARP Oklahoma State Director Sean Voskuhl. 

AARP Oklahoma is also the sponsor of the Heart Healthy trails section of the new Oklahoma State Parks (OKStateParks) app. “The Heart Healthy trail section in the OKStateParks app makes finding these trails easy and convenient,” Hale said. The OKStateParks app provides links to the state park booking site and details of sanctioned trail maps for each park, including the 16 Heart Healthy trails. The app is free for download at the Apple App Store or Google Play. Since launching last year, the OKStateParks app has been viewed more than 250,000 times.