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Central State Park

Lake Arcadia & Turrner's pond via Spring Creek Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Lake Arcadia & Turrner's pond via Spring Creek Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Central State Park near Witcher, OK. The route passes Lake Arcadia and Turrner's pond. It climbs 359 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,007 – 1,079 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.64221, -97.39182
Nearest town Witcher, OK
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Lake Arcadia & Turrner's pond via Spring Creek Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 1,008–1,079 ft

Out & Back · Central State Park

Trailhead: 35.64221, -97.39182

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Arcadia.
  3. 200 ftTurn right onto Spring Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miPass Turrner's pond.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  12. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 250 ftReach Lake Arcadia, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  25. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  26. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-arcadia-turrners-pond-out-back-3-lakes-16-km

Trail surface

93% dirt7% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:17 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~118 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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