Oklahoma Tourism Guide for the Motorcycle Touring Enthusiast Weather Wise

Talimena Scenic Drive (Oklahoma, Arkansas)

Visual delights await those who travel along the Talimena Scenic Drive. See vistas with shades of green in the foreground's forests to blue haze in the distant mountains. Rocky fields and trees gnarled from winter winds and ice testify to the harsh environment the early settlers encountered in these mountains.

Chickasaw National Recreation Area - Sulphur, OK
Boys in life jackets boating on the Lake of the Arbuckles  The "Peaceful Valley of Rippling Waters" appropriately describes Chickasaw National Recreation Area, known for its many mineral springs, cool water, flora, fauna, and wildlife. Here one's mind may wander back in time to when the early American Indian came to this area to rest, relax at the water’s edge, and hunt for their food from the abundant wildlife.

Fort Smith National Historic Site - Fort Smith, AR,OK
sidewalk path along side of Arkansas River  At Fort Smith National Historic Site you can walk where soldiers drilled, pause along the Trail of Tears, and stand where justice was served. The park includes the remains of two frontier forts and the Federal Court for the Western District of Arkansas.  Judge Isaac C. Parker, known as the "hanging judge," presided over the court for 21 years.

Oklahoma City National Memorial - Oklahoma City, OK
Detail of the field of empty chairs  The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995, killed 168 people, including 19 children, and injured more than 650. The memorial is a public/private partnership erected in their memory for the families, the survivors, and their rescuers.

Oklahoma Motorcycle Touring -Washita Battlefield National Historic Site - Cheyenne, OK
7th Cavalry, NPS Photo  The site protects and interprets the setting along the Washita River where Lt. Col. George A. Custer led the 7th U.S. Cavalry on a surprise dawn attack against the Southern Cheyenne village of Peace Chief Black Kettle on November 27, 1868. The attack was an important event in the tragic clash of cultures of the Indian Wars era.