Hickory Creek WMA, Red River, Oklahoma

Map Paddle Kayak Hickory Creek WMA, Red River, Oklahoma

The Hickory Creek Public Use Area and WMA in Oklahoma, like the Lebanon Public Use Area, gives access to the Red River area from the north side. The route in the map above goes up Hickory Creek to where Oil Creek comes in, just to see what’s there, and then out and back towards the Red River. There’s a lot of land and sky in the Red River/Texoma area and it’s really beautiful in its own winter way. Looking at these pictures during the 100 degree Texas summer is an antidote to the heat!

Scenery Paddle Kayak Hickory Creek WMA, Red River, Oklahoma
Scenery Paddle Kayak Hickory Creek WMA, Red River, Oklahoma
Scenery Paddle Kayak Hickory Creek WMA, Red River, Oklahoma
Scenery Paddle Kayak Hickory Creek WMA, Red River, Oklahoma
Scenery Paddle Kayak Hickory Creek WMA, Red River, Oklahoma

Above: I found a shovel in a pile of logs, it wasn’t something I took in advance.

Scenery Paddle Kayak Hickory Creek WMA, Red River, Oklahoma

Above: Wow.

Scenery Paddle Kayak Hickory Creek WMA, Red River, Oklahoma
Scenery Paddle Kayak Hickory Creek WMA, Red River, Oklahoma
Scenery Paddle Kayak Hickory Creek WMA, Red River, Oklahoma