Driving Trip for relocation purposes

Hi, I am thinking about checking out your great state......Thinking I will fly into Tulsa and make a little circle around Oklahoma and fly out of Tulsa 6 days later.

Do not think I am going to go any further west than Oklahoma City, but would like to encircle some pretty nice places to check out for relocation.

Does anyone have any ideas of a route that I could take that would give me a good general feeling of Oklahoma?

I am into historical cities, waterfronts, and intersting small cities along the way....Just have a week, and I don%26#39;t want to miss a whole lot..........

Also, when is the best time for me to come! Where I won%26#39;t run into huge events in these cities where I will not be able to get a room at a whim.

Thank You,

K

Driving Trip for relocation purposes

Here%26#39;s one possible route. You%26#39;ll have to keep moving, but you%26#39;d see lots of cultures and several of Oklahoma%26#39;s many very diverse geological areas. Best time to visit is between now and mid June or not until October; summer can be pretty incredibly hot and dry.

Day 1, about 200 miles: Head northeast to Spavinaw (on Spavinaw Lake) and Grove (on Grand Lake), and then drive south along the Illinois river to Tahlequah (home of the Cherokee Nation after they were displaced from North Carolina and Northeastern State University).

Day two, about 170 miles: Muskogee might be worth a glance (Five Civilized Tribes Museum) and then head south to the Ouachita Mountains via McAlester and Wilburton (for a visit to Robbers Cave State Park) or via Poteau and Heavener (for a visit to the Rune Stone) and into Talihina for the night. Lovely country will remind you of North Carolina.

Day three, about 175 miles: head on south to Clayton and Antlers for a scenic drive of the cross timbers region, then northwest to Ada (home of the Chickasaw Nation and East Central State University) and on into Sulphur, home of Oklahoma%26#39;s only national park, the Chickasaw National Recreation Area.

Day four, about 230 miles: head west to Lawton (home of Ft. Sill and Cameron University) to see the Wichita Mountains, then northeast to Anadarko for more tribal history, and into Norman for the night (home of the University of Oklahoma).

Day five, about 85 miles: explore Norman (nice art and natural history museums) and Oklahoma City (good art museum and the bombing memorial) before heading to Stillwater (home of Oklahoma State University) for the night.

Day six, about 170 miles: head north through the Osage hills to Pawhuska, where you%26#39;ll find the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, and then east to Bartlesville, home of Woolaroc and the Price Tower, before heading south to Tulsa.

Day seven, explore Tulsa (great museums and great downtown architecture) before flying home.

Driving Trip for relocation purposes

That is AWESOME! Alot of thought went into that, that is alot of driving isn%26#39;t it? What would be the main things I should see if I didn%26#39;t want to do ALL that driving, as far as the cities go for relocation purposes. I would love to see historical things, and natural things the most......As well as good communities to live in.

Thank YOU for all that work.......

Since you mentioned an interest in historic locations, Guthrie might also be of interest. It is North of OKC about 30 minutes. Enjoy your trip!

cindy

Oh my gosh, Cindy. I cannot believe I left Guthrie off of the list. You are right; it should be a stop.

K, Oklahoma is very geographically diverse and most of the state is rural. If you really want to get an idea of what OK is like, you want to see some of the diversity, and you want to sample a good part of the ruralness. My itenerary before may be a bit of overkill, perhaps, but that%26#39;s the way to get to know the place.

The Wichitas are nothing like the Ouachitas, even though they%26#39;re pronounced about the same. Tulsa doesn%26#39;t feel a thing like OKC; Norman doesn%26#39;t feel a thing like Stillwater. And if you want to truly get a sense of what Oklahoma is about, you need to see something of our American Indian cultures.

Don%26#39;t let the dust settle.

very well done! I live in Kiamichi country myself, so of course am partial to that region. I would not leave out taking some time out for some of the lake experience, either Tenkiller or lake Eufala, but Robbers Cave State Park with its lake is nice too of course, and the route is pretty scenic. :-)

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