Kiamichi Country, Oklahoma
Tuskahoma, Bokchito, Kiamichi, Little River and Moon. Even the map reads like poetry in Southern Oklahoma, a timeless world where the gentle Ouachita mountains are shaded blue and rivers run wild. The name Ouachita comes from the Choctaw words Owa chito which means "big hunt" -- a tribute to the abundance of wildlife that still holds true. Deer, owls, raccoons, bobcats, red and gray fox and a hundred species of birds still flourish in the pristine wilderness; flying squirrels skitter along the treetops and black bears lumber out in spring to sun themselves on rocks. When the federal government relocated the Choctaw tribe to Indian Territory in the 1830s, Chief Pushmataha declared: "We have acquired from the U.S. here the best remaining territory west of the Mississippi." The natural barriers of the Winding Stair Mountains, the southern Kiamichis, the Jack Fork and San Bois Mountains created a remote world in southeastern Oklahoma, green and deep as the inside of an emerald. Moss beards the cypress trees that grow on the banks of the Mountain Fork River in Beavers Bend Resort Park and pine needles carpet the forest floor.
Explore Kiamichi Country
Saints Cyril & Methodius Orthodox Christian Church
This church was established in America in 1897 by Slavic immigrants from western Russia and eastern Europe. A member of the Diocese of the South Orthodox Church, this Christian Temple erected in 1916, is a beautiful and unique example of Orthodox Church architecture. Tours.
Hartshorne, OK Historic ChurchesHaskell County Museum
The Haskell County Museum displays historical facts in the American Legion Hut, built in 1921
Stigler, OK MuseumsRobber's Cave SP Nature Center
Housed in a natural stone bathhouse built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the nature center offers living displays of native animals and a schedule of activities. Whether it'
, OK Nature CentersRobber's Cave SP Camping
Campers have many facilities from which to choose. There are five campgrounds with 122
, OK CampgroundsClayton Lake
Clayton Lake is a 95 acre hot spot for bass. Clayton Lake State Park is Open year round with 26 electric/water hookups, 33 primitive areas, restrooms/showers, sanitary dump station, picnic areas, group shelter, boat ramps/docks, swimming beach, and playground.
Clayton, OK RecreationLake Wayne Wallace
Located in Robber's Cave State Park, facilities include boat ramps, campsites, camper parking, electrical hookups, picnic area, restrooms, playground & concessions, hiking trails, equestrian campground & trails, showers, group camp, cabins, paddle boats, canoes, miniature golf &
Wilburton, OK RecreationCedar Creek Golf Course
It is the kind of golf course one would imagine finding in a pristine, pine-laden wilderness. And, in fact, the 18 holes that constitute Cedar Creek Golf Course were literally carved out of the wilds (the golf course abuts the McCurtain County Wilderness Area)
Broken Bow, OK Golf CoursesRed Slough Wetland Reserve Project
This premier birdwatching and waterfowl hunting area has sighted more than 270 bird species, including many that are rare to Oklahoma and not found elsewhere in the state. Birders have likened this area to the Gulf Coast habitats of Louisiana and Florida. The 5,814
Idabel, OK Wildlife PreservesBeavers Bend Resort Lodge
40 rooms each with a million-dollar view, sits high above Broken Bow Lake
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