Oklahoma trails · Bison Trail
Bison Trail
A 4.3-mile out-and-back in Oklahoma, with 221 ft of climbing. Reaches Fish Lakes and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 72% of the ascent, between mile 2.9 and mile 4.3. It gives back about 195 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Fish Lakes (lake)
- Lost Lake (lake)
Getting there
Kite Trail access — parking nearby. 34.71018, -98.67513 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:40 a.m., the sun rises at 7:06 a.m. and sets at 8:02 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:28 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 56 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.6-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 24 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:31 a.m. — 9 h 32 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Elk Trail + Bison Trail + Longhorn Trail — 1.5 mi loop, 189 ft gain
- Bison Trail + Longhorn Trail — 5.2 mi loop, 707 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Charon'S Garden Trail — 3.2 mi