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Pawnee Lake Campground ~Pawnee, OK

We tried out the Pawnee Lake Campground for one night on our way to western Oklahoma.
They had porta-potties at the sites and the sites were really close together. Our spot would usually share the same electric pole with the site next to it. So they are very small. We did find a bigger one but the electric did not work for that one. So you might want to check your electric before setting up.
That being said, it was only $15 for electric and the kids really enjoyed playing on the shore of the lake.
Also there were a lot of eagles and other birds to watch and it was close to the Pawnee Bill Ranch!
 
Lots of cute babies at the ranch right now! We only drove through the ranch, did not go into the museum at all but the kids seemed to really enjoy it.
We also checked out the Historic Bathhouse onย  Pawnee Lake. They have swimming there in the summer. The kids really liked this old style merry go round.
Not everything is fun and games on our trips. The vehicle needed fixed or we would not be able to continue to Alabaster Caverns the next day!
Nick took our oldest’s to get the part while I stayed with the rest of the kids at our site.
It ended up being a really relaxing evening though and I really enjoyed it. Thankfully he was able to get everything fixed that evening so we did not have to head home also!
If you are wondering why we have 4 girls instead of 3, we brought a friend with us on the trip!

I would not want to stay here when it is crowded at all since the sites are so close and it was a little hard to figure out how to pay.

It ended up being a pay box near the entrance but we got the last envelope!

So you might want to figure that out beforehand.

Ha

This is my normal and Pawnee Bill Ranch

We went to the “Fall In Love with Pawnee Bill Ranch Festival” this year. They had a blacksmith work the event and he was amazing.

Several of my kids could have stayed and listened to him all day. He was a great teacher. Some of the things to do needed tickets but they had free activities also, including a wagon ride! The wagon ride took us right into the Bison and Longhorn herds! We had actually just dropped my husband off at the airport for a work trip and my mother in-law was with us.
I struggled with needing to have her come and needing extra help while Nick was gone but decided to accept it as what our family needs and that it is normal for us. Sometimes it is hard when you feel like your family is not “normal” but it is normal.

 

Just a different kind of normal ๐Ÿ˜‰

I heard someone say that on instagram and latched onto it.

The last time he went was a bit of a disaster but this time went so much better. I am so thankful for lots of fun events and places to go like this one to help the days go fast! I had not been to the Pawnee Bill Ranch before, it was smaller than Woolaroc but still a fun stop and the fall event was a great distraction! The boys really embraced the “lookout” part of this tower ๐Ÿ˜‰ I would really like to attend a Wild West Show at the ranch someday.

They hold it every spring and I think it would be so much fun!

ย  ย  Do you feel like you are not “normal” sometimes also?

Know that you are not alone.