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Robber’s Cave State Park Cabins ~Wilburton, OK

We finally got a chance to try out the cabins at Robber’s Cave State Park!

The one we stayed in was laid out so that the main bedroom, kitchen, and living room were all in the same room.

The extra pull out bed was actually on the porch when you first came in.

We were there to celebrate this little man’s 6th birthday.

As an outdoor lover it makes me so happy to have one of my boys request a cabin for his birthday!

I took the boys for a walk down to the Cabin office to get an ice cream cone the first night we were there.

I decided to take the coon ridge trail back because I thought it might connect to another trail I saw near our cabin.

It did not…

We hiked a little bit further then I had planned but it worked out fine.

We hiked the whole trail on the last day we were there.

The park by the cabins is really nice and the boys loved having it so close.

Sunset on Lake Wayne Wallace.

We camped by this lake a couple years before.

I love watching the light fade away over the water.

I would never leave home if I lived on a lake.

At least not at sunset.

The next morning we headed to the Bella Starr lodge to watch the sunrise.

I found the perfect spot the night before while I was wondering around(lost).

Then we headed to the cave to rock climb before the heat came.

He loved it!

I think that Robbers Cave is a great place to take your family, it is so much fun!

With that being said, there are a lot of cliffs with very steep drops.

If you have children that do not mind or stop when you tell them to I would not recommend it!

We are very big into trail safety.

The first thing Nick did was bring the boys over(holding hands) to a steep drop to talk about what would happen if they did not listen and were not careful.

We also hold hands near any drop offs.

We found this little guy inside the main cave.

He was not happy with me taking his close ups…

Me sliding down Devil’s Slide.

Those shorts now have a hole the back pocket…

We also went to see the bridge and gazebo near the swimming pool.

It is a very beautiful spot in the early morning light.

We visited the swimming pool at the park for a little bit since it was too hot to do anything else.

Nap time.

Their Nature center is pretty interesting.

We tried out their paddle boats for the first time on this trip.

I would advise being a little picky if you choose to do this.

The one we got needed some repairs and had us worried it was going to sink for a little while.

It was also REALLY hard to pedal.

We still had a good time though.

I just got a little more of a workout then I was anticipating.

For the last hike of our trip we finished the Coon Ridge Trail.

It was pretty and not very crowded so I enjoyed it.

I was worried when I saw the forecast of 110 temps but it turned out great!

We just planned around the heat and still got to do everything we wanted!

Now I want to go for another hike.

I guess I better start planning…

Previous post on Robber’s Cave, here.

Robbers Cave State Park ~Wilburton, OK

We first went to Robbers Cave State Park in 2008.

The cave area is a lot of fun, with lots of rocks to climb, and trails to explore.

We went back in 2009 and had my oldest little man walk for a lot of it.

We took the trail that goes up past Lake Carlton also that time.

The climb was a little intense but we made it to the top!

I wanted to give up several times though…

My husband and I went in 2011 by ourselves for our Anniversary.

More about that, here.

I think I look really sporty in the above picture but in truth I was getting down.

Nick was backing up to take a picture and I thought he was leaving me…

Then I felt silly.

My husband and I recently visited again all by ourselves.

It always feels odd coming to this park without the kids because they love to climb so much.

We checked out the cave area again then took one of the trails leading off around the cave.

It was pretty short, I think around a mile.

If you do the whole loop it is closer to three.

Then we went over to the area around the Nature center. If you drive North of the center you will see a bridge with a Gazebo and some board walk. It has a great little nature trail that would be really fun for little kids.

It is only about 2.5hrs south of Tulsa, so take your kids, get out, and explore!