Katy Trail Parks

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1. Stop #1 Washington Park - Katy Trailhead

The Katy Trail derives its name from the initials of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad which was abbreviated in in rail timetables as MKT. Try saying that real fast three times and you'll find yourself saying, "Katy" before you know it (that's called eliding, by the way). The trail follows part of the abandoned railbed of the Katy tracts through northeast Oklahoma City and was part of a 2000 rails-to-rails initiative for the Oklahoma City Parks Department.

2. Stop #2 Lincoln Park - East

"... a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." - Abraham Lincoln

3. Stop #3 Lincoln Park - West

A few years after the park opened streetcars brought thousands of visitors from the city. Over several decades the park transformed as the playground we know it as today.

4. Stop #4 E. W. Perry Park

"As I stood there in front of the crowd, I realized how Reverend E. W. Perry had paved the streets of opportunity for us." - Clara Luper

5. Stop #5 L. D. Lacy Park

Lester Daniel Lacy was a natural leader with boundless energy for improving the lives of his friends and neighbors. And for L. D. Lacy that meant everyone in Oklahoma City.

6. Stop #6 McNabb Park

"C. A. McNabb is one of the city's live, wide awake, happy, generous, energetic, well-doing citizens."

7. Stop #7 Northeast Park

This park derives its name from nearby Northeast High School which was hailed as a modern masterpiece of design when it was constructed in 1937. Built at the height of the Great Depression, the school is one of five public buildings erected with money from the Public Works Administration that year, joining City Hall, the county courthouse, the police station, and Civic Center Music Hall.

8. Stop #8 Phillips Park

The land where this park lies was once the Land Run homestead of Frank D. Smith, a Pennsylvanian who made the run in 1889. His family farm would have been unrecognizable by the 1930s when oil was discovered in northeast Oklahoma City and derricks dotted the landscape.

9. Stop #9 Access Katy Trali

The Katy Trail derives its name from the initials of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad which was abbreviated in rail timetables as MKT. Try saying that real fast three times and you’ll find yourself saying, “Katy” before you know it (that’s called eliding, by the way). The trail follows part of the abandoned railbed of the Katy tracks through northeast Oklahoma City and was part of a 2000 rails-to-trails initiative for the Oklahoma City Parks Department.

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Katy Trail Parks

Created by Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma County on October 20th 2023, 9:18:41 pm.

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This ride may be challenging for less experienced urban riders because much of the area lacks sidewalks or signaled intersections. Much of the route is through urban woods and have the character of country lanes. The full route is 16.5 miles, half of which is the limited access Katy Trail. The northern portion is 7.8 miles and can be experienced in a separate loop which only includes a portion of the Katy Trail. Difficult spots will be near the Zoo at MLK Ave and Grand Blvd/NE 50; and the final leg of the ride which is a half mile on NE 36, uphill with no sidewalks.

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