Beech Creek National Scenic Area

Beech Creek National Scenic Area is a federally designated National Scenic Area within Ouachita National Forest near Big Cedar, Oklahoma, USA. The scenic area is administered by the U.S. Forest Service. The scenic area includes of hiking trails, some on former roads. The original designated area, the Beech Creek Botanical Area, remains, conserving mature beech trees near the headwaters of Beech Creek. The National Scenic Area was established by Public Law 100-499, known as the "Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area and Wilderness Area Act", designating about as the Beech Creek Botanical Area in 1988, and was expanded and designated Beech Creek National Scenic Area in 2007. The trail system totals about , with several different sections and varying degrees of difficulty for hikers: