The Oak, Yucca, and Locust Group Picnic Sites include a combination of three different picnic areas, plus Oak Flat Connector Trailhead, that border four communal playing fields suitable for all sorts of outdoor games.

The site is paved and accessible. It is a great place for play, rest, and recreation.

The picnic areas are surrounded by ponderosa pine forest, mixed with oak, piñon, juniper, and plenty of yucca plants — New Mexico’s state flower.

From Albuquerque: Drive east on I-40 to Exit 175 toward Tijeras. Drive south for 9 miles on NM-337 (James McGrane Memorial Highway). Look for the brown “Oak Flat – Cibola National Forest” sign, on the east side of the road. Turn left (east) onto Oak Flat Road and follow it for .39 miles until you reach the entrance on the left side of the road. Follow the directional signs at the entrance to your site.

Cibola National Forest covers more than 1.6 million acres and includes mountains, grasslands, wilderness, and forests. The name Cibola comes from the Zuni word for their tribal lands, which the Spanish later translated as "buffalo". The forest is home black bears, cougars, elk, and pronghorn. Cibola National Forest offers many recreational opportunities including hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, and skiing. It also has cultural and historical significance, as it contains ancient Native American sites and historic trails.

The National Forest has four ranger districts: Sandia, Mountainair, Magdalena, and Mount Taylor. In addition, the Cibola has four wilderness areas: Sandia Mountain, Manzano Mountain, Withington, and Apache Kid.