Previous Walk the Trail Day Event

Purcell's 1st Annual Walk the Trail Day 2021

The City of Purcell Parks & Recreation Department along with the Heart of Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce was happy to host Purcell's Walk the Trail Day at Purcell City Lake!  We joined the American Hiking Society in celebrating National Trails Day!  Families spent the day enjoying Phase 1 of the Lake Trail with fun and games and food!  The event was completely FREE to the public!

When and Where?

June 5th, 2021
Purcell City Lake Trail
1400 Chandler Road
Purcell, OK 73080
10:30am to 1:30pm

Have fun with Trail Games!

Different businesses and organizations set up booths along the lake trail offering free games and activities to participate in!

  1. Picked up the games map at Chandler Pavilion at the beginning of the trail.
  2. Visited each vendor booth on the trail, participate in their game or activity, and they stamped their name on the map.
  3. When everyone reacheded Rotary Pavilion, the Parks staff stamped their map for a free hot dog and snow cone!
  4. When everyone received a stamp from every vendor on their map, they turned it in at Chandler Pavilion to get a completion prize!  They also got their name entered in the grand prize drawings!


A map showing the Phase 1 Lake Trail

Free Food and Games!

Free hot dog and snow cone?  Yes please!  To get your free hot dog and snow cone, you must have a copy of the trail map which you can pick up at the Chandler Pavilion.

Bean bag toss, sack races, story walk, parachute, hula hoops, hacky sacks, bouncy balls, ping pong bucket toss, relay, ladder toss, ring toss, super hero capes, and bounce house!

Grand Prize Drawings!

Grand prize drawings were for camping and hiking gear and bikes!!!

Covid-19 Vaccine Opportunity!

The McClain County Health Department attended offering Covid-19 vaccines at the event for free!

Our 1st Annual Event Sponsors:

Purcell Walmart - Pruitt Investments - RockStar Roofing LLC - Mr. Yeti's Snow Cones - Purcell Ace Hardware
McClain County Health Department - Cleveland County Health Department - Heart of Oklahoma Kiwanis
Baca Realty Group - Pioneer Library Systems - McClain County TSET Healthy Living Program
Christian Life Church & Daycare - Lexington OK Waste Disposal Services Inc.- Play & Park Structures
Guernsey Engineering & Architecture Consultants
Oklahoma Recumbent Trikes & Bikes
Norman Regional Health Systems - Purcell Rotary Club - Okies for Monarchs
Tractor Supply - Purcell Electric Department - Purcell Fire Department - Purcell Police Department - Sandie's Aerobics - Chris Hurt - Victor Lohn

Important Links:

Follow this link to read the Purcell Register's Article about Walk the Trail Day 2021!

Visit the American Hiking Society website to learn more about National Trails Day!The logo for the American Hiking Society Opens in new window



city officials and organizations at the ribbon cutting


  1. Parks & Recreation


    Mailing Address
    230 W. Main St.
    Purcell, OK 73080

    Emergency Phone: (405) 527-4600