| Lake Hefner is one of the most popular outdoor | | | | make for the great playgrounds or enjoy a beautiful |
| destinations in Oklahoma City, offering sailing, fishing, | | | | picnic with friends and family at one of the many picnic |
| trekking, jogging, biking, golfing, picnicking, and other | | | | areas located all around the lake. For fishing, visitors |
| recreation opportunities. Lake Hefner is a manmade | | | | are required to possess a city fishing permit. Fishing |
| lake in northwest Oklahoma City, built in 1947. | | | | can be carried out from the covered piers, bank, or an |
| Measuring 2,500 acres in size and 29 feet in average | | | | enclosed heated fishing dock. |
| depth, with the deepest point at 94 feet, the lake is | | | | The Lake Hefner Golf Course located on the |
| known for hosting sailboat races on weekends from | | | | southwest side of the lake off Northwest |
| April to October. The Oklahoma City Boat Club is | | | | Expressway consists of two courses - a 6,970-yard |
| based here. For boats, Lake Hefner features docks as | | | | course and a 6,305-yard course. The facility features |
| well as dry storage facilities. | | | | a driving range, putting green, golf shop, restaurant and |
| The recreation opportunities are the chief attraction of | | | | rentals. The Stars and Stripes Park on the southeast |
| the beautiful Lake Hefner in Oklahoma City. The Lake | | | | side of Lake Hefner is home to various recreational |
| Hefner trails extend for over 9 miles outlining the lake. | | | | events including the annual Turkey Trot Classic. |
| These 12ft wide asphalt trails are great for biking, | | | | Guests of OKC hotels seeking outdoor activity, |
| jogging and walking, while the 6ft wide trails on the | | | | sailboat action, or a mere rendezvous with nature can |
| east side of the lake are specifically created for | | | | have a marvelous time at Lake Hefner, Oklahoma |
| pedestrians. | | | | City. |
| The next best thing you could do at Lake Hefner is | | | | |