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NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA’S GREEN COUNTRY OFFICIAL 2020 VISITORS GUIDE untryO Co K. en co re m G O K A L A H O M Encounter a world of admission species at the Tulsa Zoo. ADULTS ...................................... $12 SENIORS 65+ .............................. $10 Explore Lost Kingdom, CHILDREN 3-11 .......................... $8 CHILDREN 2 & UNDER .............. FREE where snow leopards and Malayan tigers TULSA ZOO MEMBERS ............... FREE peek around ruins. hours Go on safari at Mary 9AM - 5PM DAILY, 364 DAYS A YEAR K. Chapman Rhino Closed Christmas day. Reserve. Hike through the Rainforest, then relax at Helmerich Sea Lion Cove. TULSAZOO.ORG 6421 E 36TH St North • Tulsa • (918) 669-6600 With water a plenty and skies of blue, OKLAHOMA’S GREEN COUNTRY is waiting for you. This is Green Country. The following pages will whisk you along the highways and byways of Oklahoma’s Green Country. You’ll visit back- in-time places, treasured, historic places and down-right fun places. Is it the destination or the journey, either way, enjoy the ride! Located in Northeastern Oklahoma, our region is from I-35 and Ponca City on the west to the state line on the east and from Lake Eufaula and I-40 on the south to the state line on the north. Follow Green Country Oklahoma on Facebook for great recommendations on events and fun activities. Plan your visit and request free travel guides and maps at GreenCountryOK.com. OSAGE HILLS STATE PARK - PAWHUSKA Executive Director: Jackie Stewart Contributing Editor: Nancy Phillips Sales: Teri Bowers Creative: Sherry Robinson Printing: CP Solutions, Tulsa Green Country Tourism 2512 E. 71st St., Ste. G Tulsa, OK 74136 918.744.0588 • 800.922.2118 GreenCountryOK.com Green Country Oklahoma CONTENTS: NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA’S State Highway 10 ...................7 GREEN COUNTRY OFFICIAL 2020 VISITORS GUIDE Historic Route 66 ................15 US Highway 75 ....................25 US Highway 69 ....................33 State Highway 51 ................39 untryO Co K. en co INTERACTIVE GUIDES e m r G O A US Highway 60 ...................45 K L M 80,000 copies produced A H O by Green Country Tourism US Highway 412 ...................51 Our cover features the in cooperation with the Arkansas River just west of Oklahoma Tourism and 2020 Events .........................53 Sand Springs. Recreation Department at Photo: Sherry Robinson Approximate Mileage: Green Country Lakes ..........56 a cost of $.36 each. St. Louis ............ 393 mi. Kansas City ....... 249 mi. Dallas ................ 263 mi. Little Rock ......... 276 mi. Wichita .............. 176 mi. Amarillo ............ 364 mi. An interactive digital version of this guide and other Green Country travel guides can be found at http://greencountryok.com/pages/view-and-request 4 GreenCountryOK.com | 800.922.2118 Green Country Oklahoma 5 STATE HIGHWAY 10 Picturesque Lakes and Forests Cimarron River Scenic Highway 10Lake travels down the far eastern edge of OklahomaHulah where the first stop is Wyandotte. Their annualCopan week Wyandotte Great Salt Lake Plains Lake long Oklahoma D-Day paintball event in Optima Lake r June, the largest of its kind in the world, e C iv i Bluestem R m Kaw Lake finds 4,000 players tracking each other 10 a Lake Grand Lake O' r r e r v o over 600 acres of varied terrain. Certainly The Cherokees ea n 59 B R i sounds like fun, don’t you think? v e 85 Grove r Continuing south, one of the most popular Oologah Birch Lake playgrounds in OklahomaLake is Grand Lake O’ Langley The Cherokees. It’s not just a big Bass lake 28 Lake but offers some Skiatookoutstanding activities for Lake Spavinaw Jay everyone. At Har-Ber Village Museum in Hudson Lake Eucha Grove, dozens of tiny buildings make up Lake the pioneer-eraKeystone village Lakeand history museum Lake M c McMurty complex and its setting is lovely, right on the C l e shores of the lake. It’s a must see attraction l l a R. n ois that also offers multiple events and hands- / lin K Il e r Lake on activities throughout the year. r Fort Gibson W dian Riv Carl Blackwell Heyburn Lake 10 na er a a A bit further south at Langley, you’ll cross t C Lake e r Cim Pensacola Dam. This PWA-style Art Deco w arron a Riv y Tahlequah er dam is the longest multiple arch dam in the world and is open for tours daily during Park Hill the summer. A Wyndham Vacation property Fort Gibson on Monkey Island provides comfortable Lake accommodations for those wanting to spend Tenkiller R hita ive a bit of time here. This area is also home to as r W Grand Country RV Park and countless other Greenleaf Lake cabins and accommodations to consider. Gore Vian Foss Lake Lakes Spavinaw and Eucha are located 64 Sallisaw near the city of Jay and provide an area Robert S. of pristine beauty. The area has a multitude Kerr . as R Lake ans of great facilities, including numerous Lake rk A scenic campsites, picnic areas, play- Eufaula grounds, fishing docks and group shelters. Marina and concessions are available and fishermen love the wide variety of fish. N . HAR-BER VILLAGE MUSEUM - GROVE F NANCY PHILLIPS PHOTO: o r k R e 6 GreenCountryOK.com 800.922.2118 7 d | Green Country Oklahoma R iv e r Lake Wister Sardis Lake Atoka Lake McGee Clayton Creek Lake Lake Lake Broken Bow Waurika Pine Lake Creek R Lake ed River Lake Hugo Texoma Lake Lake Murray Red R. The thriving community of Tahlequah, Arrowhead/Thunderbird Resort, combines as it reaches its southern edge (I-40) but notable for being the capital of the Cherokee everything you need for an Illinois River we’ll continue just a bit further east to the HISTORIC FORT GIBSON Nation, is the largest community along voyage - camping, cabins and watercraft. communities of Gore, Vian and Sallisaw. Highway 10. There are several attractions Highway 10 scoots a bit to the west to Fort Even though they’re small they offer visitors Our little town sits like a jewel in the crown place for veterans from to see here including Diligwa (dee-lee- Gibson and the Fort Gibson Historical Site. some charming shops and restaurants. of blue lakes, sparkling rivers and green every war since 1812. gwah) - 1710 Cherokee Village at the It was established in 1824 as one in a chain A must visit in Gore is Emily’s Tea Room hillsides. Located in the Cherokee Nation Built in 1824, Fort Gibson Cherokee Heritage Center, in Park Hill (you of forts designed to help maintain peace and to be safe, you should just go ahead of Oklahoma - the oldest community in served as a staging don’t realize you’ve left Tahlequah, they’re as the United States expanded westward. and start out with dessert, they are sinful. the State - Fort Gibson offers the quality of area for several military that close). Here you’ll experience Cherokee A reconstructed log fort and some original Afterward there’s a maze – really, a maze small town life with a solid pioneer spirit. expeditions exploring the life as it was 300 years ago, at interpretive buildings from the mid-1800s can be seen of aisles to wind through in the attached The surrounding rivers and lakes offer west and seeking peace FORT GIBSON BARRACKS stations where crafts are demonstrated and here. Also take the time to visit the nearby antique store and you’ll probably not get out limitless opportunities for fishing, hiking, between the Indians. stories told. Nearby, Hunter’s Home is a Fort Gibson National Cemetery. It is a lovely without a treasure or two. Just to the east boating, kayaking and other fun outdoor The post was abandoned in 1857 and to reliving history. From shopping, to food, lovely restored Greek revival style home built final resting place for over 22,000. in Vian there’s the cutest ladies boutique, activities and recreation. Visitors will enjoy reactivated during the Civil War. The army to seasonal entertainment - our downtown in the late 1830s by a prominent Cherokee Morning Sky, it offers the trendiest threads the picturesque hillsides, wintering bald stayed through the Reconstruction and square is a growing attraction for locals and family. Several other historic sites are open Following along the McClellan-Kerr Navigation System, Highway 10 takes you around, and you’ll also want to poke your eagles, and nature in its purest state. Fort Indian War periods, combating the problem visitors alike. to the visitor in Tahlequah. Check out the head inside the store next door, Evening to Lake Tenkiller, another very popular Gibson Dam and overlook is one of three of outlaws and squatters. In 1890, the army Cherokee National Cemetery, a National street signs labeled in both Cherokee and Shade Mercantile, there will be some “guy recreation lake, especially for those dams on the Grand River. Three Forks abandoned Fort Gibson for the last time. Historic Landmark, was maintained by English languages. stuff” here. interested in scuba-diving; high bluffs and Harbor and Marina on the Arkansas river Visitors to the site can see a reconstruction the Cherokee Nation from before the Civil Staying and playing is a must. During cliffs punctuate this spring-fed lake where Continuing to the east and Sallisaw where provide marina services and access to the of the early log fort, as well as original War until its transfer to the Town of Fort warmer weather the Illinois River is chock- some of the prettiest scenery in Oklahoma you’ll want to visit Sequoyah’s Cabin, this McClellan Kerr Water Way which goes all buildings from the 1840s through 1870s.