Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area

Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area is a United States national recreation area in the Ouachita National Forest. State Highway 1, known as the Talimena Scenic Byway in this area, bisects the recreation area. U. S. Highway 271 loops up through the summit.[lower-alpha 1] Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area and the nearby Upper Kiamichi River and Black Fork Mountain Wilderness areas were created by an act of Congress on October 18, 1988.[2]

Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area

Location	Le Flore County, Oklahoma, U.S.
Nearest city	Talihina, Oklahoma
Coordinates	34.7478798°N 94.7863413°W / 34.7478798; -94.7863413[1]
Area	26,445 acres (107.02 km²)
Established	October 18, 1988
Governing body	United States Forest Service
Website	http://www.fs.usda.gov/ouachita

The recreational area consists of 26,445 acres (107.02 km²), comprising the Winding Stair Mountains, several campgrounds, an 85 acres (340,000 m²) lake and many hiking trails. It lies mostly within LeFlore County, Oklahoma. A 45-mile (72 km) section of the Ouachita National Recreation Trail passes through the recreation area providing for diverse hiking opportunities. Other activities include camping, fishing, hunting, and hang-gliding.[2]

Notes

National recreation areas of the United States
National Park Service	Amistad Bighorn Canyon Boston Harbor Islands Chattahoochee River Chickasaw Curecanti Delaware Water Gap Gateway Gauley River Glen Canyon Golden Gate Lake Chelan Lake Mead Lake Meredith Lake Roosevelt Ross Lake Santa Monica Mountains Whiskeytown–Shasta–Trinity
U.S. Forest Service	Allegheny Arapaho Ed Jenkins Flaming Gorge Grand Island Hells Canyon Jemez Land Between The Lakes Moosalamoo Mount Baker Mount Hood Mount Rogers Oregon Dunes Pine Ridge Rattlesnake Sawtooth Smith River Spring Mountains Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks Whiskeytown–Shasta–Trinity White Rocks Winding Stair Mountain
Bureau of Land Management	White Mountains

National Historic Sites:	Fort Smith Washita Battlefield
National Recreation Areas:	Chickasaw
National Forests:	Ouachita
USFS National Recreation Areas:	Winding Stair Mountain
National Grasslands:	Black Kettle Rita Blanca
National Memorials:	Oklahoma City
National Wildlife Refuges:	Deep Fork Little River Optima Ozark Plateau Salt Plains Sequoyah Tishomingo Washita Wichita Mountains

State Parks:	Alabaster Caverns Arrowhead Beavers Bend Black Mesa Boiling Springs Cherokee Landing Clayton Lake Fort Cobb Foss Gloss Mountain Great Plains Greenleaf Keystone Lake Eufaula Lake Murray Lake Texoma Lake Thunderbird Lake Wister Little Sahara McGee Creek Natural Falls Osage Hills Quartz Mountain Raymond Gary Robbers Cave Roman Nose Salt Plains Sequoyah Sequoyah Bay Talimena Tenkiller
Grand Lake State Park areas:	Bernice Cherokee Disney Honey Creek Little Blue Spavinaw Twin Bridges
Wildlife Management Areas:	Altus-Lugert Arbuckle Springs Atoka Thomas A. Bamberger Sr. Barren Fork Beaver River Beaver River - McFarland Unit Blue River Broken Bow
Other	Arcadia Conservation Education Area Atoka Public Hunting Area Black Mesa Nature Preserve Hugo Lake
Oklahoma Historical Society	Cabin Creek Battlefield Fort Gibson Historic Site Fort Supply Historic Site Fort Towson Historic Site Honey Springs Battlefield Hunter’s Home Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center White Hair Memorial Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch
Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office	manages land for revenue to fund schools

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former state parks:	Adair Park Beaver Dunes Park Boggy Depot Park (Choctaw Nation) Brushy Lake Park Crowder Lake University Park Dripping Springs Park Heavener Runestone Park Lake Eucha Park Okmulgee Park Red Rock Canyon Adventure Snowdale (closed) Wah-Sha-She Park Walnut Creek (closed)

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