National forest
Ouachita National Forest
Ouachita National Forest covers 1,784,457 acres across Oklahoma.
Ouachita National Forest map
Ouachita National Forest boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Camping on Ouachita National Forest
2 campgrounds inside the forest boundary have their own page on campgroundsdb.com, with site counts and reservations:
Fire restrictions change by district and season: check the current alerts and restrictions before you go.
Public lands next to Ouachita National Forest
- Wilderness areaBlack Fork Mountain Wilderness lies inside Ouachita National Forest.
- Wilderness areaUpper Kiamichi River Wilderness lies inside Ouachita National Forest.
- State park Most of Talimena State Park lies inside Ouachita National Forest.
- State parkOuachita National Forest borders Beavers Bend State Park.
- State parkOuachita National Forest borders Hochatown State Park.
- National wildlife refugeOuachita National Forest borders Little River National Wildlife Refuge.
- State parkLake Wister State Park is 2.9 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- geo.dot.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)