Over 1.6 million acres of natural wonders awaits you at one of the three national forests in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
The Ouachita National Forest is the oldest national forest in the South. The forest is named for the Ouachita Mountains, (pronounced, Wash'ita)
Idabel, OK National ForestsWhat makes a "Champion Tree?"
Oklahoma's Champion Tree Register is a cooperative project of the Oklahoma Society of American Foresters, the Oklahoma Forestry Association and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, forestry Services.
Champion Trees are measured by their "bigness,"
Idabel, OK Tours
Tour downtown Idabel and see the murals painted by Idabel artist, Betty Helms, and her students. One mural is dedicated to Native American culture and another to dogwoods. Idabel'
Idabel, OK ArtsThe Museum of the Red River attracts both scholars and vacationers with its outstanding American Indian collections and informative exhibits. Local prehistory and early Indian history is featured, but the museum'
Idabel, OK MuseumsWith 1,220 scenic acres to enjoy and explore, Lake Wister State Park offers 15 lakeview or parkview cabins open 7 days a wee...
Oklahoma's only archaeological park, is a 150-acre site encompassing 12 southern mounds which contain evidence of an Indian c...
The McAlester Building Foundation, in the old McAlester High School building, contains the Coal Miners Museum and several roo...
Albert and Mary Frazier share a private collection of great Gene Autry and Roy Rogers memorabilia....