The more advanced Mesa Vista Trail, nearly a mile in length, follows the rugged bluff-line and is labeled moderately difficult. The rather easy Black Mesa Bird Haven Trail covers about a quarter mile. Two hiking trails are located within the park. Enticing the angler, the lake is stocked from November through April. The trail is 4.2 miles each way, and takes around 4 hours to. Recently stocked with largemouth bass, sunfish and channel catfish, the 160 acre Lake Carl Etling provides an ideal spot for fishing and swimming. Sitting on the northwestern tip of the panhandle, Black Mesa is the highest point in Oklahoma. The park, located in the extreme northwest corner of the state, offers 56 campsites, RV sites, and a large group campsite. Here in the arid prairie environment, typified by grasslands and rocky buttes, wildlife sightings include the Texas horned lizard, mountain lions, bobcats, pronghorn, black bears, bighorn sheep, nine species of snakes and dozens of bird species.īlack Mesa State Park, also covered in a layer of black lava, takes in 350 acres of this rugged terrain. Part of the Great Plains Trail, the area is noted for its wildlife, as well as ancient fossilized plants and animals embedded in a six hundred foot thick lava bed. V isitors to the northwest corner of the Oklahoma panhandle can spend days exploring the rugged hillsides and evenings in the comfort. D ays of adventure are capped off with spectacular sunsets and enjoyable conversation at Black Mesa Bed & Breakfast. A challenging four mile hike leads to the top of the mesa, nearly 5000 feet in elevation. With an elevation of 4,973', at the high point monument lures hikers from all over the world. The sprawling mesa was formed of volcanic rock, erupting from a vent in the Raton-Clayton volcanic field nearly 180 million years ago.
Black Mesa follows the Cimarron River for 28 miles, beginning in Colorado, crossing the northeast corner of New Mexico and on into the Oklahoma panhandle. Just 14 miles to the north, the park's namesake stretches across the horizon. While scanning the horizon from Oklahoma's Black Mesa State Park there's a good chance of spotting the highest point in the state.
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