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Brushy Lake State Park

Brushy Lake State Park and adjoining Sallisaw State Park wrap the eastern shoreline of beautiful Brushy Lake, a 358 acre lake with 4 miles of shoreline. The lake has a boat dock and walk out fishing dock.

Bring your RV's, campers, and tents to spend a few days at the park that is open year round. There are 19 electric/water hookups, 4 pull-thru sites, 50 primitive sites, restrooms/showers, sanitary dump station, picnic areas, 2 group shelters, playground and horseshoes.

 

 

Choctaw Blue Ribbon Downs Race Track and Casino

Choctaw Blue Ribbon Downs is Oklahoma’s oldest racing facility and first pari-mutuel race track.  Located on 165 acres bordered on the south by I-40 and on the north by Highway 64, it is only 20 miles west of Fort Smith, Arkansas, 101 miles southeast of Tulsa, and 159 miles straight east of Oklahoma City.

Blue Ribbon Downs is specially designed to offer fans close-up involvement in the sport…..live racing as well as world class simulcasts.  Choctaw Blue Ribbon Downs features Quarter horse, Thoroughbred, Appaloosa, and Paint horse racing.

A glass enclosed Clubhouse overlooking both the track and action-packed Saddling Paddock offers fans year round comfort.

Club house seating is available for $1.00 to $5.00, children under 12 are admitted free if accompanied by an adult.  For information regarding group rates and packages, contact the Marketing Department at 918-775-7771 ext. 3113.

 

Directions:
From I-40 take exit 308 North to Highway 64. Turn left (West).
Located approximately a mile west on Highway 64.
The Racino will be on your left.
  
3700 W. Cherokee Avenue
Sallisaw, Oklahoma
918-775-7771
 www.blueribbondowns.net

City Walking Trails and Parks

McGee Park:

McGee Park is located in the northeast par of the city on McGee Drive just north of Cherokee. It has a 1/4 mile walking trail, playground equipment and a picnic shelter.

Jay Reynolds Park:

Jay Reynolds Park is located in the south part of the city on Iola street. It has a 6/10 mile walking trail, playground equipment and a picnic shelter. From Cherokee Avenue, take Wheeler Avenue south to Opdyke. Turn right on Opdyke and go underneath the train overpass, park is on the right.

Alex Denton Park:

Alex Denton Park is located on Delaware Street in the south part of the city. This park has playground equipment and a basketball court. From Cherokee Avenue, take Wheeler Avenue south to Delaware Street. Turn right on Delaware, park is on the left.

City Park:

City Park is located off of Redwood Street behind the city swimming pool. It has picnic tables and playground equipment.

Softball Fields:

The city softball fields (4-plex) are located on McGee Drive. From Cherokee and McGee, turn North on McGee and go approximately 1/4 of a mile.

Baseball Fields:

The youth baseball fields are located on J.T. Stites Boulevard next to Sallisaw High School.

Soccer / Football Fields:

The new youth soccer and football field is located on Port Arthur Street in the south part of the city. From Cherokee Avenue, take Wheeler Avenue south to Opdyke and go one block to Port Arthur Street. Turn right on Port Arthur and go 2 blocks west, field is on the right.
 

Dwight Mission

Dwight is the perfect place to hold conferences, retreats, meetings, reunions, company excursions and more.  Nestled in the beautiful hills of eastern Oklahoma, Dwight Mission provides an atmosphere conducive to spiritual growth for people of all ages.  Visitors experience the unique opportunity to join the long line of God's witnesses who have gathered for fellowship, study, meditation and worship on this peaceful and secluded site.  Dwight Mission is located on 176 acres approximately eleven miles northeast of Vian approximately ten miles northwest of Sallisaw, Oklahoma.

One of the oldest institutions in the Synod of the Sun, Dwight Mission was originally founded in 1820 and was one of the forty mission schools for Indians that the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. had in what is now Oklahoma.  Dwight was the last of these schools to be closed (1948) as adequate educational opportunities were provided by the state and the national government.  Since 1950, Dwight Mission's role has been to serve as a camp, conference and retreat center.  It is currently under the direction of the Agency for Dwight Mission, a volunteer board elected from within the three Presbyteries in Oklahoma.

Seeking to model God's purpose for all humanity, Dwight Mission strives to increase Christ's witness in the world by proclaiming, presenting and participating in God's love by providing a natural sanctuary for God's people where the good news of the Gospel becomes operative in their lives, and by working with Cimarron, Eastern Oklahoma and Indian Nations Presbyteries in this ministry.

For more information or to make reservations, please contact the office for details.

Dwight Mission
RR 2 Box 71
Vian, OK 74962
Phone/Fax: (918) 775-2018

Kerr Lake

The lake area is beautiful any time of the year.  It is especially scenic when flowering shrubs and leaf buds decorate the landscape with a soft glow in spring, or when the brilliant colors of fall start to unfold.  For young and old alike, Kerr Lake has a variety of recreation for everyone.  From swimming on the many beaches to camping and picnicking in one of the nice park areas.  Camping areas are open year round and include facilities such as boat launching ramps, designated camp sites with full hookups, electric/water hookups, picnic areas, drinking water, shower facilities and sanitary facilities.

Robert S. Kerr Lake provides excellent opportunities for fishing and hunting.  Principle species of fish in the lake include channel catfish, flathead catfish, white crappie, largemouth bass, striped bass, walleye and various sunfish species.

Whether by boat, sailboat or any type of craft, the broad expanse and depth of the water just about the dam and extending about 7 miles upstream, will justify the demand for any type of pleasure craft.

Observation decks at the Visitors Center offer an excellent view of barges and pleasure craft passing through the lock on the McClelland-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.

Overstreet-Kerr Historical Farm

At the Overstreet-Kerr Farm, visitors may glimpse at life on this working farm as it was in the early 20th century.  See the lavishly restored, 1895, antique filled, 14-room pioneer home that is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.  Focus on the Choctaw-pioneer farming and ranching life in the original barn, chicken house, potato house, smokehouse, herb gardens, antique farm equipment, rare breeds of livestock, such as, Pineywoods cattle, Spanish goats, and American Mammoth donkeys.  Wander through an orchard of heirloom varieties of fruit and native trees marked on the nature trail.

The Kerr Center acquired the two-story home and the remaining 140 acres of Overstreet Ranch in 1988 from the Overstreet- Short Mountain Foundation.  Restoration of the historic home and outbuildings was completed in 1991.  The restored home includes period rooms, original woodwork, and four hand-carved fireplaces.  The Kerr Center has preserved many of the Overstreet family photos, records, and furnishings.  The Overstreet-Kerr Historical Farm provides educational programs and displays that reflect the events and history at the turn of the century.

 

  Visitors since January 1, 2006

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