Things To Do at the Reserve on Eagle Creek
Southeast Oklahoma is a great destination for outdoor fun or just relaxing and enjoying the scenic beauty in all directions. The Reserve on Eagle Creek is nestled in the Kiamichi Mountains surrounded by the Ouachita National Forest. You can enjoy beautiful scenic drives, including Oklahoma’s only National Scenic Byway, plus hiking, horseback riding, ATV riding, fishing, hunting and just about anything you can enjoy in the great outdoors.
ATV Riding & Guided Tours |
Broken Bow Lake & Mtn. Fork River |
Fly Fishing & |
Hiking & Nature Walks |
Horseback Trail Riding |
Hunting |
Talimena National Scenic Byway |
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Enjoy ATV trail riding through
private land. Nearby A to Z Guest Ranch offers
100’s
of miles of trails and logging roads for rides. Bring your own ATV
or rent one. Antlers Motor Sports ATV rentals. |
Just to the south is Broken Bow Lake and the Mountain Fork River. Broken Bow Lake is a cool, deep mountain lake surrounded by forest and the Mountain Fork offers fishing and canoeing. Enjoy Boating, Water Skiing & Jet Skiing. Bring your own or rent at the marina. |
You have several options for fishing on or very near the Reserve. The lower Mountain Fork River in the tailwaters of Broken Bow Lake dam offers world class trophy trout fishing. Broken Bow Lake has been called one of America’s bass fisheries by FLW Outdoors Magazine. Three Rivers Fly Shop offers fly fishing schools, classes and Instructional trips. |
The grounds surrounding the Reserve on Eagle Creek are perfect for short hikes and nature walks. Nearby is the Ouachita Trail for more rugged and long distance hiking. |
Equestrian trail riding is available at A to Z Ranch. Enjoy a guided horseback tour with over 150 miles of trails available across the Kiamichi mountains. Guided rides can be arranged with a variety of lengths and difficulty so the whole family can enjoy. |
The Oklahoma country side is home to a number of hunting seasons throughout much of the Fall and Winter including deer, bear, boar and turkey. |
Oklahoma’s only National Scenic Byway, the Talimena National Scenic Byway passes nearby and offers 54 miles of spectacular views and magnificent scenic beauty. Three other state scenic drives also criss-cross the area. |
Floating, Canoeing, Kayaking |
Golf |
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Float Oklahoma! Canoe Rentals: |
Cedar Creek Golf Course
is often called "Oklahoma's Little Augusta". The course lies on the
shore of Broken Bow Lake surrounded by forests with Cedar Creek meandering
through the fairways. |
Enjoy the Beavers Bend Wild Life Museum in Hochatown, & the Forest Heritage Center in Beavers Bend Park. Museum of the Red River is located in Idabel along with the Gardner Mansion & Museum. |
Nearby Towns
You don’t have to spend all your time outdoors to enjoy the Reserve on Eagle Creek. Several nearby communities offer unique attractions:
Mena, Arkansas is a quaint city with lots of great ‘antique’ shops. The drive to Poteau, Oklahoma is very scenic and there are more ‘antique’ shops.
Hochatown is just to the south and has a fine restaurant, Abendigo’s, and a wine tasting shop, “Girls Gone Wine.” There are Louisiana fresh shrimp for sale, an internet café and even hand cut steaks available.
Broken Bow is a little further south and has a great grocery store (Pruett’s) and a Wal-Mart. It also is home to the Choctaw Casino. Idabel also has lots of restaurants from the original Papa Pablano’s to Shady Oaks Steakhouse. There are also interesting shops and the Museum of the Red River.
Looking for Big Foot!
Honobia is just down the road from the Reserve on Eagle Creek and has close ties to Big Foot. If you watch A&E, SciFi or Discovery channels you will see Honobia, Oklahoma featured on their reports about Sasquatch. The town also has an annual Big Foot Festival, attracting people from around the world, scheduled for early October each year.
