Aerial view of the Broken Bow Lake dam and forest

Guide

Broken Bow Outdoor Adventures

For groups who want to be outside all day - hiking, fishing, kayaking, ziplining, and ATV trails, plus a hard-charging sample weekend.

Outdoor Adventures

Broken Bow for People Who Don't Sit Still

If your idea of a vacation is being outside from sunup to sundown, Broken Bow delivers - hiking from flat river loops to the advanced Skyline, year-round trout on the Lower Mountain Fork, bass and crappie on the lake, plus kayaking, ziplines, and ATV trails.

Buy the park vehicle pass online before you go (cell service drops inside the park), reserve guided floats and boat rentals ahead in summer, and get an Oklahoma fishing license - add the trout stamp for the river. For the full detail, see Explore Broken Bow.

The Lineup

Pick Your Adventure

Hike the Skyline

The advanced 5-mile Skyline is the big one; the flat 1-mile river loop is the easy warm-up.

Trout & bass

Fly or spin for trout below the dam year-round; bass, crappie, and walleye on the lake.

Kayak the coves

Paddle the quiet coves, or float the cold Mountain Fork below the dam.

Zipline the canopy

The area zipline courses are a fast, high-up break from the trails.

ATV & trail riding

Guided ATV trails and outfitters for groups who want some throttle.

Horseback rides

Guided trail rides through the forest - a slower way to cover ground.

Sample Weekend

A Hard-Charging Weekend

Day 1 - Zipline & Skyline

Zipline in the morning, the Skyline hike after, and a brewery patio to recover.

Day 2 - Water day

Trout at first light, kayak the coves mid-day, ATV trails in the afternoon.

Day 3 - One more trail

A sunrise river loop and a slow start home.