Troop 177 Insider Tips
- Excellent Scout-specific programming. Park specifically works with Scout groups. (Oklahoma City)
- Original badge associations are potential fieldwork, not promised classes.
Availability: Confirm current access
Activities here
Self-guided nature study and short hike
- Recommendation
- Recommended
- Activity
- Self-guided nature study and short hike
- Drive min minutes
- 5
- Drive max minutes
- 15
- Fee low per person
- 0
- Fee high per person
- 0
- Price status
- Free self-directed access; verify activity-specific fees
- Activity categories
- Nature; Hiking; Education; Conservation
- Best for
- Nature study; conservation; guided Scout outings
- Requirements
- Open days must be checked. No fires, fishing, wading, bikes or pets. Stay on trails.
- Equipment
- Troop or participant supplies activity equipment.
- Group capacity
- Min. 10 for guided programs
- Reservations
- Yes for programs
- Season or hours
- Check Wed–Sun opening hours
- Miles
- 2.5
- Camping available
- No
- Facilities
- 2.5 miles woodland trails, visitor center, live animals, nature library, pavilion
- Advancement support
- Fieldwork opportunity; troop supplies program and counselor as needed.
- Additional fees
- Guided programs require advance arrangements and a current quote; original $5 rate not reverified.
- Source checked
- 2026-10-03
Merit badge opportunities
Environmental Science; Bird Study; Mammal Study; Forestry; Nature; Sustainability
- Recommendation
- Recommended
- Program type
- Fieldwork opportunity
- Badge or fieldwork
- Environmental Science; Bird Study; Mammal Study; Forestry; Nature; Sustainability
- Fee low per Scout
- 0
- Fee high per Scout
- 0
- Price status
- Self-directed access; permits/classes may add fees
- Group capacity
- Confirm troop arrangements
- Prerequisites
- Review current badge requirements with counselor.
- Counselor arrangements
- Troop arranges registered counselor; venue not confirmed as instructor
- Action needed
- Choose exact requirements and confirm access/program arrangements.
- Season or dates
- Confirm current dates/hours
- Activities
- Hiking, wildlife observation, guided hikes, nature programs
- Requirement support
- Observe an ecosystem, identify species, study habitat, document environmental conditions, conduct nature observations
- Equipment
- Depends on selected requirements; arrange before visit.
- Event status
- Ongoing lead