| Whether you are climbing nearby Black Mesa, following the fossil footprints of dinosaurs, hiking the petrified forest trail, or fishing in Lake Carl Etling, Black Mesa State Park is your gateway to this ruggedly beautiful part of Oklahoma.
This park is in Oklahoma's panhandle & got its name from the layer of black lava rock that coated the mesa about 30 million years ago. The Nature Preserve is located 15 miles from the state park & features Oklahoma's highest elevation at 4,973 feet above sea level. Black Mesa State Park is adjacent to Lake Carl Etling & offers RV, tent & equestrian campsites, picnic facilities, boat ramps & a mooring buoy, trout fishing in season, a playground, restrooms with showers & a group camp with bunkhouses. NOTE: Lake Carl Etling is currently down & is not expected to return to proper H2O levels until sometime in 2006 when it will be restocked well with fish. |
Black Mesa State Park & Nature Preserve Campground Web Site
Driving Direction GPS Coordinates:
36.901688, -102.962029
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Campground: Black Mesa State Park & Nature Preserve in Kenton Oklahoma *