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Foss State Park & Washita Wildlife Refuge ~Foss, OK

The trip to Palo Duro was a bit too long to pull a camper in one day so I planned a stop around halfway.

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Nick had to work on the day we left so we got to Foss State Park late in the day.

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This dollar spot Target find worked out great to keep Little Bit entertained on the trip!

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The full hookup sites that were open were a bit close together for me but it worked out.

I believe there are more available during the summer but they close some of the campgrounds in the winter.

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The Washita Wildlife Refuge is right next to Foss State Park and I had been wanting to visit it for a while.

So we drove up to it and saw the rest of Foss State Park also the next day.

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The lake water was so pretty and clear!

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Look at this beautiful swimming beach at Foss State Park!

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I can’t wait to go back when we can swim!

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We did run into a problem with the wildlife refuge.

It happened to be one of the few days they closed areas of the refuge so people could hunt.

It was a bit disappointing but we went back the next day to hike the trails that had been closed.

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Huge fields of white cotton!

So pretty!

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This bridge was one of the few things open on the 1st day we visited.

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There was a nice hiking trail right next to our campsite.

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Nick is great at getting smiles and laughter for pics 🙂

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I love how pretty Oklahoma grass is in the fall.

It lights up at sunset.

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One of my kids took this, I did not get that close to a dead animal…

ha

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Foss State Park has a Bison Herd!

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A quick trip back to Washita Wildlife Refuge before heading to Texas!

We saw so many deer!

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And coot’s…

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Even their signs had a southern accent…

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A lot of easy, short hikes to see beautiful Oklahoma.

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This lake was so beautiful!

I am so glad we stopped here!

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Do you have a favorite state park where you live?

Here is a video of our time at the park and wildlife refuge!