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Edmond is home to 33 Public Parks;

a park can be found for every season and every occasion.

A suburban oasis, Hafer Park is located amidst shopping and dining. Complete with multipurpose trails, an adjacent baseball complex, performance stage, a pond with flocks of geese and ducks, and inviting playgrounds, the park is perfect for picnics that linger, exercise and playdates.

Mitch Park is a spacious recreational area in North Edmond. Adventure awaits with an accessible playground, pollinator gardens, pond, an amphitheater, community programming and classes in the Multipurpose Activity Center. The park holds sports fields, a disc golf course, the Mathis Skate Park, primitive and paved trails.

Bickham-Rudkin Park is in South Edmond, an expansive dog park sits at the entrance. Follow the trail through an urban pollinator prairie, beside a well-populated fishing pond that serves as home to turtles and all varieties of wild birds. Whispering Heights Park is a favorite of locals with playgrounds, basketball and tennis courts. Beyond the park lies the Margaret Annis Boys Centennial Arboretum, which connects to Oklahoma Christian University’s Eagle Trail.

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Edmond has 47 miles of paved trails and 25 miles of natural-surface trails to be explored by bike or on foot.

Arcadia Lake Equestrian Trail winds through 6 miles of beautiful mature trees and wildlife. The Multi-Use Trail offers another 6.5 miles of trails designed for mountain bikers, hikers, cross-country runners and nature walkers.

Bickham-Rudkin Trail takes a loop around an urban pollinator prairie on its 1.25-mile trail, winding past a pond, arboretum, and children’s playgrounds.

Oklahoma Christian’s 2.5-mile Eagle Trail is paved and perfect for cyclists, pedestrians and dogs on leashes.

Fink-Hafer Trail connects Fink Park and Hafer Park through a shaded 1-mile path.

Hafer Trail winds through the park for 1.7 miles. Enjoy a pond, pavilion, playgrounds and shade trees.

Spring Creek Trail is a newly-constructed 18-foot-wide paved path with dedicated lanes for cycling and running/ walking. It totals 6.2 miles to Arcadia Lake and back to the trail head parking.

Mitch Park Trails can be accessed at various trailheads throughout the park. Find paved and primitive trails as you pass the disc golf course, outdoor workout area and amphitheater.

Route 66 Trail offers 3 paved miles that are dotted with benches and wide enough for strolling and cycling.

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