Tahlequah OK

“I was wondering if anyone knows about this area. I think it is about an hour outside of Tulsa.

I was thinking of attending an event there this Sept.

I saw the Sequayah State Park near there, I wonder if they have camping...”

“OOOOOOOOOK-LA-HOMAA, where the WIND comes Whistling down the PLAIN!

Don't forget to visit HISTORIC downtown Muskogee!

OH, I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee....”

“Google?”

“Camping is plentiful with semi-modern RV sites with 30 and 50 amp electrical service and regular tent sites. Other amenities include comfort stations with showers, a swimming beach, playgrounds, volleyball, basketball court, nature trail, group facilities and a cafe. Other accommodations offer privately operated cabins with queen-sized beds and full-sized futons, heat and air and full kitchen. Marina offers fishing and hunting licenses, bait, and sports/boat/picnic supplies, along with boat slips and boat storage. Picnic areas include water and electricity. For cabin information contact by phone at: 918-687-4073. View Park Map.

Directions: 4.3 miles S of Wagoner on Hwy 16, then 4 miles E on 100th St N.

Features/Facilities: 303 Park Acres • 19,100-Acre Fort Gibson Lake • Boating • Water Skiing • Fishing • Indoor Fishing • Playground • 77 campsites • 64 Unit RV Rally Area • 30 & 50 amp RV campsites • Basketball Court • Marina & Cafe • Covered & Open Boat Slip Rental • Nature Trail • Dry Boat Storage • Swim Beach”

“A friend of ours is from Oklahoma. She grew up there. She told us how you'd know a storm was coming form miles and miles away, because the wind would start first, and keep building up until it howled around you.

That area doesn't sound too bad, actually. Except the combine hunting/ camping.”

“LOL ST

thanks for the info!!

I was thinking of trying to go to the Cherokee Nation National Holiday this Sept. i would rather go camping then stay in a hotel (cheaper)


you near this area?”

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very pretty...I wonder if the rent kayaks...

Tb are you saying I should worry about twisters?”

“I'm in Alabama, but I matricu/Gradumate... uh, I ESCAPED from HS in Tulsa, parents owned a farm in McCalister after I left, and a little brother owns a Bed and Breakfast in Guthrie (North of OKC)...other brothers in Tulsa....I know the area, but I don't live there no mo....”

“I lived there from '77 to '81 and enjoyed it very much. The wind never stops in Oklahoma.”

“I grew up in Tulsa - the Tahlequah area is nice. The Illinos River is the main draw. Lots of canoe rentals for float trips (very popular with the local college students). We would do the trip several times each summer. It can be a really busy river in the summer.

The state parks in the area are nice also - at Lake Ft Gibson(Huge) or Tenkiller(nicer).”

“If you get to the Grove, OK area there is a very nice museum called Har-ber village.
http://www.har-bervillage.com/
it is well worth the visit....
( my maternal grandparents lived in Vinita, OK & my fraternal grandparents lived @ Red Rock Resort, near Grove, OK, so we would go on vacation there...)
...Will Rogers Museum is near there & Wooaroc
http://www.woolaroc.org/
go to Ft Smith ARK & see "The Hangin Judge" gallows...
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/AR-IsaacParker.html”

“The wind never stops in Oklahoma.”
Nimblefoot
10:51:18 AM
2/20/09


well, i dunno, but I heard the wind in Oklahoma is really just the proof that Arkansas SUCKS.”

“Dork,

I live about an hour away from Lake Tenkiller. The lake is in the foot hills of the Ozarks. The area will be hot in Sept. This is not the plains of OK, where the wind is blowing all the time. The park is at the mouth of the Illinois river which has several canoe rental places. I doubt that they have a touring yak but they do have sit on tops that you can paddle around the the lake. Twisters in Sept. are not a worry. The season is over in July. They are possible but not probable. E-mail me for more data. I spend alot of time on that lake in the summer.

HBH”

“I have been there, the Illinois river runs next to it. There are canoe liveries all around and plenty of places to camp. Have fun.”

“thank you for the info

still thinking about this.
I will have to see how things are going during the summer.
if i do go,I will be renting a yak....”