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Edmond Life and Leisure - October 3, 2024
Two girls enjoy an Edmond park
Fall - a great time To be in Edmond
By Jennifer Thornton Tourism Director
Visit Edmond
We like to tell visitors that Edmond has small-town charm with big city experiences. With 13.4 miles on Route 66, favorite roadside attractions include a quirky Blue Hippo, the 1889 Territorial Schoolhouse (first school built in Oklahoma Territory) and the “Hallmark Movie” feel of downtown Edmond with 40 blocks of shopping, dining and year-round festivals. Visitors from across the nation and around the world enjoy free parking and experiences that include history, public art, local flavors, family-friendly events and vintage shopping. Spending the night is easy at 13 hotels and 115 vacation homes.
Fall weather is the perfect time to explore 47 miles of trails and 33 parks! “Lovers Rock” at Fink Park has initials and pledges of love carved in a cluster of sandstone in the middle of a shaded area. A suburban oasis, Hafer Park is located amidst shopping and dining. Complete with multipurpose trails, an adjacent baseball complex, performance stage, a pond with flocks of geese and ducks, and inviting playgrounds, the park is perfect for picnics that linger, hammocks, exercise and playdates. Mitch Parkis a spacious recreational area in North Edmond. Adventure awaits with an accessible playground, pollinator gardens, pond, an amphitheater, community programming and classes in the Multipurpose Activity Center (MAC).
The park holds sports fields, a discgolf course, the Mathis Skate Park, primitive and paved trails. Bickham-Rudkin Park is in South Edmond, an expansive dog park sits at the entrance. Follow the trail through an urban pollinator prairie, beside a well-populated fishing pond that serves as home to turtles and all varieties of wild birds. Beyond the park lies the Margaret Annis Boys Centennial Arboretum, which connects to Oklahoma Christian University’s Eagle Trail.
Find more fun things to do in Edmond at visitedmondok.com.
