Oklahoma trails · Bison Trail
Bison Trail
A 5.5-mile network in Oklahoma, with 221 ft of climbing. Reaches Fish Lakes and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 296 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
French Lake Trailhead — parking nearby. About 1 h 41 min drive (78 mi) from Blanchard. 34.72128, -98.70301 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:14 a.m., the sun rises at 7:39 a.m. and sets at 7:01 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:27 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.5-mile route takes roughly 2 h 09 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:48 a.m. — 9 h 13 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Bison Trail + Longhorn Trail + Elk Trail — 1.5 mi loop, 188 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Charon'S Garden Trail — 2.0 mi
- Great Plains State Park MTB and Hiking trails — 15.9 mi