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The City of Broken Bow has a<br />
beautiful park. With covered pavilions,<br />
walking trails, playgrounds, picnic<br />
tables, baseball fields, horseshoe pits,<br />
basketball courts and much more!<br />
Fishing in park pond is available for<br />
children and senior citizens.<br />
Ouachita National Forest touts<br />
outstanding mountain views coupled<br />
with picturesque streams, rivers and<br />
lakes that provide a unique and highly<br />
valued setting for outdoor recreation.<br />
The Forest offers high quality naturerelated<br />
sightseeing and scenic driving<br />
as well as hunting, fishing and dispersed<br />
camping. Learn about the areas rich<br />
history at wayside exhibits along one of<br />
the scenic drives or experience unique<br />
botanical, mineral and prehistoric<br />
resources featured in information and<br />
educational programs. An extensive<br />
trail system provides for all types of<br />
uses including hiking, mountain biking,<br />
horseback riding and off-highway<br />
vehicles (OHV). To learn more visit their<br />
welcome center north of Broken Bow at<br />
the entrance to Beavers Bend or go to<br />
www.fs.fed.us/oonf/ouachita.htm.<br />
The McCurtain County Wilderness<br />
Area was set aside by an act of the<br />
Oklahoma Legislature in 1918. These<br />
14,087 acres made up the first large<br />
tract of land assigned to the Oklahoma<br />
Department of Wildlife Conservation.<br />
Within its fenced and marked boundary<br />
lies the only expansive virgin forest<br />
under state stewardship and it is also<br />
the last sizable expanse of old growth<br />
Oak and Shortleaf Pine forest in the<br />
nation.<br />
Accommodations in the Broken Bow<br />
area are bountiful. Your vacation or<br />
weekend getaway can include almost<br />
any kind of lodging you prefer. From a<br />
rustic cottage or “fisherman’s retreat”<br />
to clean motels to luxurious log cabins,<br />
you can find it here. You can even find<br />
unique Bed & Breakfasts and luxury<br />
resorts or find that perfect spot for your<br />
RV with a great mountain or lake view.<br />
And for the hearty adventurer, you can<br />
find a wide variety of campgrounds.<br />
The Broken Bow area is known for its<br />
luscious green forests and abundance<br />
of clear water provides a fun filled<br />
environment for many popular outdoor<br />
activities such as canoeing, boating,<br />
hiking, bird watching, golfing, scuba<br />
diving, hunting, mountain biking,<br />
camping, horseback riding, four<br />
wheeling, and all types of fishing. There<br />
is also plenty of cultural heritage to<br />
explore in the area as well as lots of<br />
little boutiques, antique shops, and<br />
quaint little stores each one unique<br />
and different. For more information on<br />
visiting the Broken Bow Area go to www.<br />
brokenbowchamber.com.<br />
ANNUAL EVENTS<br />
Beavers Bend Rod Run - May<br />
Kiamichi Owa-Chito Festival<br />
of the Forest - June<br />
Beavers Bend Folk Festival &<br />
Craft Show - November<br />
McCurtain County Christmas<br />
Parade - December<br />
Hometown Christmas - December<br />
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