Things to do Around Cookson:

  • SixShooter Resort & Marina (918) 457-5152
    Boat Rentals, Lake Boutique, Inflatable rentals, boat docks
  • Blue Ribbon Downs Race Track- Salisaw, OK (918) 775-7771
    Horse racing track
  • Cherokee Heritage Center - Tahlequah, OK (918) 456-6007 Trace Indian ancestors
  • Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge - Vian, OK (918) 773-5251
    Auto and walking trails, Observation pier that overlooks the lakeHunting and fishing is available in certain areas, check with park headquarters for maps
  • Tahlequah Community Playhouse - Tahlequah, OK (918) 458-4333
    Community plays
  • Tenkiller Golf - Vian, OK (918) 773-8436 Golf Course

State Parks

  1. Cherokee Landing State Park - Park Hill, OK (918) 457-5716
    Swimming pool and beach, Softball fields
  2. Greenleaf State Park - Braggs, OK (918) 487-5196
    Nature center, Hiking & biking trails, Swimming pool & beach, Paddle boating, Miniature golf
  3. Tenkiller State Park - Vian, OK (918) 489-5643
    Swimming pool and beach, Nature center, hiking and nature trails, Scuba lessons

Restaurants

  1. Skipper's Floating Restaurant (918) 457-4202
  2. Smokehouse (918) 457-4134
  3. Stampede's (918) 457-3600

Historical Sites

  1. Ft. Gibson Military Park - Near Muskogee, OK
    Built in 1824, Oklahoma's first military establishment
  2. Murrell Home - Park Hill, OK
    Built in 1844, location of many important social and political events
  3. Tahlonteeskee - Tahlequah, OK
    Ancestral home and hunting domain for the Caddo and Osage Indians
  4. Scuba Diving
    Nautical Adventures (918) 457-3483