Category Archives: Parks

41st Street Plaza ~Tulsa, OK

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I had been to this riverside park a while ago but did not get to spend much time checking it out.

We went back last month.

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It is a pretty park with some nice playground equipment but I felt like my boys were a little old for the park.

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The water features especially seemed geared more for little ones.

It worked out okay since not many of the kids wanted to play in the water that day but the boys would have been really bored if they were not allowed to splash due to small kids.

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I allowed it as long as no other kids were nearby.

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Their vivid imaginations came in handy as well.

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They pretended to be alligators for a long time and that made it a fun place for them.

This would not have worked again if their were many kids around since they were taking up a whole water feature.

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They enjoyed it since it was something new and different but I am not sure we will make this a regular stop.

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alligators

If you have little ones that do not really like the big splashpads with lots of water going everywhere than I think this would be a great place for you to bring them!

I have read that the water stays on until October 1st, does anyone know if that is true?

All the other splashpads turn off after Labor Day.

This post makes me miss the carefree days of summer.

We are on our third week of school and still feeling the adjustment.

Only 170 more school days until summer…

Lake Tenkiller ~Strayhorn Landing & Hickory Flats

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We first swam at Strayhorn Landing on Lake Tenkiller.

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It is a nice rocky swimming area.

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The boys had a lot of fun playing around and practicing their swimming.

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naturetrail

There is a nature trail between Strayhorn Landing and Tenkiller State Park.

It is only a mile out and back (two miles total) but I was not really dressed appropriately.

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It just goes from a parking lot to the Overlook park.

You can drive to the overlook park as well.

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snakes

We stopped at the Nature Center in Tenkiller State Park and happened to be there when they were feeding the snakes.

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These rodents have zero survival skills…

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We also went to the Hickory Flats area in the state park, it was a no fee area for swimming.

It had a really nice beach area but was really crowded so we went to a creek at goose neck bend to let the boys swim.

This lake has really nice clear water and I can’t wait to take the boys during the week when it might be a little less crowded!

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Have you swam in Lake Tenkiller?

Do you have a favorite area?