Clear Lake Trail
- 2.0 mi
- round trip
- 146 ft
- climb
- 609 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
- best months
Clear Lake Trail is an easy, out-and-back hike of about 4 miles on Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The trail is nearly flat, with a high point of 609 feet and a low of 604 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 1.6 miles in, with a grade of about 4 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 72°F and October highs around 74°F, while July and August average in the low 90s. The Girl Scout Trail Loop is about 1.7 miles away. Montezuma Creek, a canoeing route, is about 5.9 miles off, and Le Doux Trail and Wolf Creek are both within about 7 miles.
- Girl Scout Trail LoopHiking1.7 mi
- Montezuma CreekCanoeing5.9 mi
Le Doux TrailHikingPhoto: FreeWine, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)7 mi- Wolf CreekCanoeing7.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Okmulgee Creek TrailHiking · ~12 min drivePhoto: FreeWine, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Le Doux TrailHiking · ~12 min drivePhoto: FreeWine, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Natureworks TrailHiking · ~13 min drivePhoto: FreeWine, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Railroad River Overlook TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- Education Deck and Photo Blind TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- Girl Scout Trail LoopHiking · ~3 min drive
- Cussetah Bottoms Boardwalk TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- South Donehey TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- Sharp Bridge TrailHiking · ~12 min drive
- River Parks East Bank TrailHiking · ~59 min drive
Best time to visit Clear Lake Trail
Best months: March–May and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
50° / 26°
Feb
55° / 29°
Mar
63° / 38°
Apr
72° / 47°
May
79° / 57°
Jun
87° / 66°
Jul
93° / 70°
Aug
92° / 68°
Sep
84° / 60°
Oct
74° / 48°
Nov
62° / 37°
Dec
53° / 29°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Okmulgee Wtr Wks, OK, 9.7 mi away at 647 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.