There’s a short window every year where OKC weather is actually perfect. It shows up in spring, and then it makes one more cameo each summer morning before about 10 a.m. That’s it and it’s gone, along with your will to leave the house.
Kids do not care about any of this. They don’t know it’s 11 a.m. and the concrete is already starting to radiate heat like an oven. They just want to go. So here’s my running list of things to do in OKC with kids before the heat takes over. Outdoor spots to hit while the weather is still being nice to us, plus a few indoor go-tos for the days it’s just too hot to bother.
Get Outside While It’s Actually Pleasant
Hit the water.
Metro lakes worth exploring with the family include Lake Overholser, Lake Thunderbird, Lake Hefner, Lake Arcadia, and Lake Stanley Draper. If rivers are more for you, you can head to Riversport OKC in the boathouse district to rent kayaks and canoes or let the older kids try whitewater rafting. For the smaller kiddos, splash pads are the move, and if you haven’t taken your crew to Little River Park in Moore yet, put it on the list. There’s a full pirate-themed splash structure that will buy you some time of peace on a bench…