The City of Tulsa manages 135 parks spread over 8,278 acres (3,350 ha). This includes 2 nature centers, 6 community centers with fitness facilities, gymnasiums...
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not a part of the Tulsa Parks and Recreation Department, but is managed by the River Parks Authority. It is a series of linear parks that run adjacent...
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A list of urban parks by size includes parks at least 404.7 hectares (1,000 acres) or 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi) and contained entirely within a...
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County Parks. These include the 270-acre (110 ha) LaFortune Park in Midtown Tulsa, and the 192-acre (78 ha) Chandler Park. Some parks are under the Tulsa River...
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Gathering Place is a 66.5-acre park along the Arkansas River in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Created by the George Kaiser Family Foundation, and designed by landscape architect...
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Heller Theatre (category Culture of Tulsa, Oklahoma)
theater is currently directed by Julie Tattershall operated by the Tulsa Parks and Recreation Department. The theater was named the Oklahoma Community Theatre...
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been privately managed by Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc. The zoo is located in Mohawk Park, one of the largest municipal parks in the United States. The zoo...
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by large parks, wilderness reserves, and large oil refineries. The northern tier of the city is home to OSU-Tulsa, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa International...
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Skiatook Lake (section Recreation and Camping)
quality, water supply, recreation, and fish and wildlife management. The cities of Skiatook, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, and Tulsa use Skiatook Lake as a municipal...
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and is a source of water for the Tulsa Metropolitan Area. The purpose of the dam and lake is flood control, water supply, navigation, recreation, and...
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Newblock Park is part of Tulsa Parks municipal parks system. It is located in northwest Tulsa, Oklahoma at 1710 Charles Page Blvd. It covers 84.6 acres...
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spring flowers, tropical plants and cacti, the Tulsa Rose Garden, the Tulsa Garden Center, and the Tulsa Arboretum. The park is particularly known for its...
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Oklahoma centered around the city of Tulsa and encompassing Tulsa, Rogers, Wagoner, Osage, Creek, Okmulgee and Pawnee counties. It had a population of...
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Eucha Park is a 31-acre (13 ha) former Oklahoma state park located in Delaware County, Oklahoma. It is now owned and managed by the city of Tulsa, and the...
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National Park and Arbuckle Recreation Area. Part of the area was established as Sulphur Springs Reservation on July 1, 1902, and renamed and redesignated...
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burned to the ground in the Tulsa race massacre of 1921, in which a local white mob gathered and attacked the area. Between 75 and 300 Americans were killed...
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Green Country (section Counties of the Green Country region (per Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation))
"Vision of the Future Now, Part 3". Tulsa Today. Retrieved 2007-04-21. "Counties & Regions". Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department (Travel Promotion Division)...
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2011). "Seven Oklahoma state parks to be closed". Tulsa World. Retrieved April 10, 2012. "All Seven Oklahoma State Parks Slated For Closure To Remain...
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Red Fork, Oklahoma (category Geography of Tulsa, Oklahoma)
ISBN 9780977215904. "Tulsa Area Amusement Parks"; webpage; January 10, 2010; Tulsa Gal; accessed August 18, 2011 Southwest Tulsa Parks and Rec Education...
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area, lighted tennis courts and a splash pool, and is administered by the Tulsa Parks and Recreation Department. The park also has formal gardens. The...
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Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Area (category Geography of Tulsa, Oklahoma)
738-acre (299 ha) wilderness park in Tulsa in the US state of Oklahoma. It is managed by the Tulsa River Parks Authority and open to the public. The main...
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Sapulpa, Oklahoma (category Tulsa metropolitan area)
Parks and Recreation System includes twenty-one parks and recreation facilities, including 501 land acres. Sixteen sites are considered developed and...
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Jonathan Joss (section Background and education)
for his recurring role as Chief Ken Hotate in Parks and Recreation. He identifies as having Comanche and White Mountain Apache ancestry. Joss was born...
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Pryor Creek, Oklahoma (section Parks and recreation)
season announced". Jimmie Tramel, Tulsa World, May 18, 2023. May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023. "Parks and Recreation". The City of Pryor Creek, Oklahoma...
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Parks". Oklahoma Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT). March 31, 2022. "Black Mesa State Park and Nature Preserve". Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation...
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Keystone Lake (category Protected areas of Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas and Cimarron rivers. It is located upstream about 23 miles (37 km) from Tulsa. It was created in 1968 when the Keystone...
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Tenkiller Ferry Lake (section Recreation)
hogs, wild turkey and bald eagles. Tenkiller State Park, Cherokee Landing State Park, and several Corps parks are among the parks bordering the lake...
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Alsuma, Oklahoma (category Former populated places in Tulsa County, Oklahoma)
segregated Tulsa city parks. The Tulsa Park and Recreation Department still lists Alsuma Park at 9801 E. 51st Street as a recreation area, but it is used primarily...
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Lake Texoma (redirect from Lake Texoma State Park)
(USACE) lake, and the largest in USACE Tulsa District. Lake Texoma is formed by Denison Dam on the Red River in Bryan County, Oklahoma, and Grayson County...
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parks remaining after the department closed seven parks in 2011. The other two parks were Great Salt Plains State Park and Boiling Springs State Park...
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