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Farmers Exchange Bank Cherokee Main Street

Cherokee, Oklahoma

The Great Salt Plains Birding & Crystal Festival will be April 22 & 23. Some of the fun activities will include a free movie outside under the stars on Friday at dusk, at the Cherokee City Hall on Grand Ave. On Saturday we have a full line up planned, a town wide garage sale all day, a clean up Cherokee event from 2-5pm and from 9am-1pm come dig for crystals at the Crystal Digging site south of Cherokee, prizes to be awarded!! Bird lovers will enjoy a variety of bird watching out at the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge. For more information visit www.cherokeemainstreet.org

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Alfalfa County Courthouse and War Memorial

The Alfalfa County Courthouse was built in 1921

Cherokee, OK Historic Courthouses

Salt Flats and Selenite Crystals

The salt plains are a unique geological area. Visitors may enjoy viewing the near perfectly flat 11,000-acre barren area with the wafer thin salt crust or dig for the Famous Salt Plains selenite crystals with the hour-glass sand inclusion.

Cherokee, OK Natural Attractions

First United Methodist/Episcopal Church

The beautiful United Methodist Church of Cherokee was built in 1918

Cherokee, OK Historic Churches

Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge

Salt Plains was established in 1930 "as a refuge and breeding ground for birds." It provides habitat for approximately 300 species of birds and 30 species of mammals. The 32,030 acres is divided into almost equal parts of nonvegetated salt flat, open water, and vegetated land (

Cherokee, OK Wildlife Refuges

Great Salt Plains

In 1811

Cherokee, OK Natural Attractions

Things to do near Cherokee, OK

Land Office Building/ Post Office

SUN 'N' FUN Waterpark

SUN 'N' FUN Water park has water slides, wave pool, kiddie pool, go-carts, bumper boats, miniature golf, volleyball, picnic a...

Centennial Park Memorials

Outdoor Murals

Canadian Rivers Historical Society Museum

Area's first log jail, train caboose, furnished 1901 home. ...