Oklahoma state parks

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Tulsa District oversees 29 bodies of water in Oklahoma. In an announcement Thursday, the Corps said staffing shortages will impact all the district's lakes this summer. But 14 lakes in particular will temporarily close some recreation areas this summer.

In a move to grow domestic timber production, the Trump administration designated more than half of national forests for increased logging.

The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department predicts $350 million is needed to repair capital infrastructure to state parks, according to a recent study.

A year ago, the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department was facing numerous challenges, but things are looking up at state parks as the summer vacation season begins.

The State of Oklahoma is auctioning off an entire herd of buffalo, KOKH reports. The herd of bison is currently located at Foss State Park, near Elk City,…

The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism wants more people to get outdoors on Black Friday.

Oklahoma’s budget crisis brought more potential bad news this week, as it was announced that budget cuts could cause many state parks to close across the…

In Oklahoma, the job of protecting the state’s beautiful rivers has long been the domain of the Scenic Rivers Commission. But on July 1st, reports…

The state of Oklahoma has been locked in a pitched battle with the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes over who should control a lake in the southeastern part of…

Oklahoma’s budget crisis strikes again. And this time, the victim is the state’s third largest industry—tourism. Member station KGOU reports that…