Sequoyah State Park, State park on a peninsula in Fort Gibson Lake, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Sequoyah State Park is a 2,200-acre peninsular recreation area on the eastern shore of Fort Gibson Lake in Cherokee County, Oklahoma. A shortleaf pine-lined drive leads to camping loops, Paradise Cove Marina, a golf course, Three Forks Nature Center, riding stables, and the state's largest park lodge. The park has 12 miles of hiking trails, including the Fossil Trail, Bluebird Trail, and Scissortail Paved Trail.
Sequoyah State Park occupies a 2,200-acre peninsula on the eastern shore of Fort Gibson Lake in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, near Wagoner and Tahlequah. The park is named for Sequoyah, the Cherokee scholar who created the Cherokee syllabary. Since June 15, 2020, an entrance fee has been charged per vehicle to fund deferred maintenance and park improvements.
The Three Forks Nature Center keeps rehabilitated mammals and birds with a daily feeding program, and also holds live snakes and museum scenes of animals in their native habitats. A parking pass is required to visit it.
Sequoyah State Park lies 8 miles east of Wagoner and 18 miles west of Tahlequah on State Highway 51, reached by a shortleaf pine-lined drive. Twelve miles of hiking trails, including the Fossil Trail, Bluebird Trail and Scissortail Paved Trail, are free and open to the public. A parking pass is required at the Three Forks Nature Center.
The park covers 2,200 acres on a peninsula of Fort Gibson Lake, and its lodge is the largest of Oklahoma's state park lodges, with 104 rooms and suites plus cottages and a bunkhouse. The 5,860-yard, par-70 golf course was designed by Floyd Farley.
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