Tulsa parks and recreation

[1] This includes 2 nature centers, 6 community centers with fitness facilities, gymnasiums and meeting rooms, 2 skate parks, 2 dog parks, 4 swimming pools, 66 miles of walking trails, 186 sports fields, 93 playgrounds, 111 tennis courts, 13 water playgrounds, 17 splash pads, 61 picnic shelters, 4 golf courses and 8 disc golf courses.

[9] Orcutt Lake Amusement Park opened to the public in 1908 as a private recreational facility on land that was then outside the city limits.

When the Creek lands were allotted Annie and Gus Orcutts became the owners of 800 acres (320 ha) around the stock pond.

A lengthy lawsuit ensued because the land actually was part of a Creek headright belonging to Herbert's daughter, Helen, then a minor.

[10] Today, Woodward Park and Gardens is known for its floral beauty and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Located in North Tulsa, it covers 2,800 acres (1,100 ha), and includes hiking trails, picnic grounds and rest rooms.

Among its features are the Tulsa Zoo, Oxley Nature Center, Lake Yahola and the Mohawk Park Golf Course.

John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park is located at 415 North Detroit Avenue, in the Greenwood District of Tulsa.

Largely funded by the George Kaiser Family Foundation, it contains an outdoor theater, fountains and a sidewalk cafe.

It also includes the Blair Mansion property, a strip of land along the Midland Valley Trail, and a parking lot at 31st Street and Riverside Drive.

Tulsa’s Gathering Place was named the Best New Attraction in the nation in 2018 through the USA Today Readers’ Choice awards.

The city bought an adjoining 35 acres (14 ha) a few years later and included it in the proposed park, which was named in memory of the deceased family matriarch.

Construction was put on hold pending a decision about building a proposed toll bridge across the river in the Bixby area.