Northwest Oklahoma
Around Northwest Oklahoma
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Countryside and towns · Oklahoma · 15k people
Northwest Oklahoma
“Red Carpet Country”
The heart of the Oklahoma prairie
Red dirtWheat goldBig sky blue
Welcome to Northwest Oklahoma, where the sky is big and the pace is easy. Come for the rodeo, stay for the sunsets over the wheat fields. We're glad you're here.
Clubs for Northwest Oklahoma
No clubs for Northwest Oklahoma yet.
The room
One room for everyone around Northwest Oklahoma. It never closes; when it's busy it splits into tables. Once you're in, you stay until you leave.
Ask the neighbours
AllA good plumber, the best tacos, a lost cat: nobody has asked yet. Be the first.
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Marketplace
Things for sale, free and wanted, and rooms for rent, from people around Northwest Oklahoma. Sign in to sell something.
Things to do
- Washita Battlefield National Historic Site Site of the 1868 battle, with an NPS visitor center and trails.
- Beaver Dunes State Park Sand dunes along the Beaver River, great for camping and off-road fun.
- Shattuck Windmill Museum Outdoor collection of vintage windmills and pioneer equipment.
- Ellis County Courthouse Historic 1910 sandstone courthouse in Arnett.
- Harper County Courthouse Classic 1920s courthouse in Buffalo, listed on the National Register.
- Outdoors Sand sledding at Beaver Dunes
- Outdoors Hiking the Washita Battlefield trails
- With kids County fair livestock shows
- With kids Rodeo nights
- Evenings Local bars with pool tables
- Evenings Dance halls at the fair
- Locals love Rodeo arenas
- Locals love County fairgrounds
Through the year
- Beaver County Free Fair August Livestock shows, carnival rides, and rodeo in Beaver.
- Ellis County Fair July Family-friendly fair with exhibits and tractor pulls in Arnett.
- Harper County Fair July Traditional county fair with 4-H displays and a parade in Buffalo.
- Roger Mills County Fair August Agricultural exhibits and junior livestock auction in Cheyenne.
- Shattuck Windmill Festival May Celebrates the area's windmill heritage with music and food in Shattuck.
Semi-arid with big sky and wide temperature swings. Best time to be out is spring and fall. Best: Spring and fall are the sweet spot—mild days and cool nights.
Getaways
- Liberal, KS Dorothy's House and the Mid-America Air Museum.
- Perryton, TX Pioneer Museum and the annual Perryton Ode de Toilette? Actually it's the World's Largest Cowboy Boots.
- Guymon, OK Leather and Western heritage, plus the Guymon Public Library.
- Woodward, OK Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum, and the Crystal Beach Park.
Local flavour
Rooting for Oklahoma Sooners football, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oklahoma City Thunder
Eat and drink
- Chicken fried steak A staple of Oklahoma diners, often served with cream gravy.
- Indian tacos Frybread topped with taco fixings, a heritage of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes.
- Braum's An Oklahoma dairy chain with burgers, ice cream, and groceries, a local favorite.
Where people go
- Grain elevators The towering structures that punctuate the skyline of every small town, symbols of the wheat economy.
- Cowboy churches Non-denominational churches with a ranching culture, often meeting in arenas or barns.
- Rodeo arenas Local rodeo grounds where bull riding, barrel racing, and roping events take place.
- County fairs Annual fairs with livestock shows, carnival rides, and community exhibits.
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Beaver, Ellis, Roger Mills and Harper counties, OK. Areas from the US Census Bureau and Statistics Canada; places from GeoNames. Local flavour was written with a model and may have mistakes. Team names identify teams; no endorsement.