Things to do & places to visit in Atoka, Oklahoma, United States

Atoka city in Oklahoma, United States. Timezone: America/Chicago, current date and time: Monday, April 29, 2024, 2:57.

Top things to do (6)

Top places to visit

5.0 Pawsitively Wild Animal Encounters & Education Center (2 reviews)
- The petting zoo ever!
Monday: Spent 1-2 hours Zoos

It was a fun, clean environment with great friendly animals! The capybara was the best! Can't wait to go back! See more..
5.0 Mcgee Creek Natural Scenic Recreation Area (1 review)
- Who says you can't have an awesome long day-hike in Oklahoma?
Hiking Trails

The McGee Creek Natural Scenic Recreation Area is a wilderness area adjacent to and northeast of the McGee Creek State Park. It has a few hiking trails and is great for hiking and bird watching. To get to the parking lot, head East on OK-3 from Atoka towards Antlers. Drive past the signs for the state park and turn North on Centerpoint Road. Follow Centerpoint for about 11 miles past the ranger station until you arrive at the parking lot. There are a couple of trails leaving from the parking lot including a relatively short loop trail (about 1 mile) called the Carnesaw Nature Trail, as well as a few longer options. We opted for a longer trail and had quite an adventure as shown below. The Little Bugaboo, South rim, North Rim, and Wildcat Loop is listed at about 11 miles and has quite a bit of up and down. It's a very nice trail...very diverse scenery, some ups and downs, lots of tree cover for most of the route, but also some large grassy areas with tall grass. We hiked the route counterclockwise...and in hindsight, I would recommend this direction. Much of the trail was somewhat overgrown,and there was some poison ivy, but the trail was pretty well marked with big yellow signs at most of the junctions and markings on the trees if you look for them. There are also some really big cairns to help you through the grassy areas. I definitely recommend this trail. It's one of the nicer trails in Oklahoma. A couple of important points:.First, we measured the route using GPS and it is only about 9 miles (including the Carnasaw Nature Trail). Second definitely wear long pants as the tall grass will give your legs a beating. Third, be careful on the Wildcat Trail as about 1.5 miles after turning off of the North Rim Trail, there are no signs indicating where the trail turns south to go through the grassy areas. If you're not careful, you might end up following one of the offshoot trails down to the lake. A trail map is very helpful. See more..
5.0 Boggy Depot State Park (1 review)
- Hot place to visit in June
State Parks • Nature & Wildlife Areas

We aren’t campers. We came to see the Butterfield Stage ruts. We didn’t. After talking with the park ranger, we learned the ruts are outside the back fence, however someone has bought that land and is in the process of clearing out the trees etc. Sad. We could tell by the swells of the ground inside the park near where the church had been that probably the road passed there. I met my first Chickasaw Indian there. Kyle. Nice young man. See more..
4.5 McGee Creek State Park (24 reviews)
- Nice weekend away...
Spent More than 3 hours State Parks

My family of four (husband, 10 year old daughter and 8 year son) plus two of the kid's friends stayed at the Post Oak Campground over fall break in spot 1. It was right next to the bathroom and across the street from the playground. Although easy to access, there was quite a bit of traffic, I'd recommend grabbing spot 3. The bathrooms and shower were clean. Each spot at Post Oak had a lantern holder, picnic table, and fire pit with grilling grate attached. I was very impressed with the park sidewalks, they were all paved and we were wishing we'd have brought the kids' bikes or scooters. There were electrical outlets in the restroom for a quick phone charge. I did a quick look at the other camp sites, tent hill located 2 miles down the road at potapo was very primitive. Black Jack was also primitive with outhouse type restrooms but within walking distance to the bathroom and showers by Post Oak. We enjoyed the 1.4 mile hike at Potapo, the trailhead is directly across from the tent hill camping sites. It was very easy and all the kids loved it. See more..
4.5 Atoka Museum & Confederate Cemetery (14 reviews)
- Museum - worth the stop
Speciality Museums

I pass through here often. And was glad I stopped here today. Good local history, with nice exhibits of county history and local legends. Was especially glad to see the exhibit of Lane Frost - who I knew growing up, and surprised to see that red and black hat! See more..
Rusty Relics (0 review)
Antique Shops
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