Three Rivers WMA OHV Trails
Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area is a 197,000-acre Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation-managed tract in McCurtain County, the far southeastern corner of Oklahoma, bordering Arkansas and Texas in the heart of the Ouachita Mountain country around Broken Bow and Beavers Bend State Park. Three Rivers is the largest state-managed WMA in Oklahoma and one of the largest single blocks of publicly accessible land in the state, providing the scale that serious OHV riders want in a single destination. The terrain occupies the McCurtain County Ouachita highlands where the mountains reach their highest Oklahoma elevations before dropping toward the Red River basin to the south and the Arkansas border to the east. Forested sandstone ridges, the creek drainages of the Mountain Fork River and Little River systems, shortleaf pine and oak-hickory forest typical of the southern Ouachitas, and the varied terrain relief that supports both beginner-accessible loop routes and more challenging technical riding. OHV use is permitted on designated forest roads and trails within the WMA boundary; the total OHV-legal road network exceeds 150 miles, making Three Rivers the largest OHV-accessible WMA in Oklahoma. As with Honobia Creek, the wildlife management focus means hunting takes priority during open seasons and OHV access is restricted during various hunt periods, riders must check current seasonal access before visiting. An Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Permit is required. Beavers Bend State Park adjacent to the WMA provides developed camping, lodging, and non-riding amenities. OWCC Southeast Region (405-521-3851) manages current access information.