Tenkiller State Park
Oklahoma state park at Lake Tenkiller / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tenkiller State Park is a 1,190-acre (4.8 km2) Oklahoma state park located in northwestern Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, near the towns of Vian, Oklahoma and Gore, Oklahoma.[3] Larger towns nearby include Sallisaw, Gore , and Webbers Falls, Oklahoma.[lower-alpha 1]
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Location | Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States |
Nearest city | Gore, OK |
Coordinates | 35°36′00″N 95°01′58″W[1] |
Area | 1,190 acres (480 ha) |
Established | 1953 |
Visitors | 413,396 (in 2021)[2] |
Governing body | Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department |
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The park adjoins Lake Tenkiller, which is the sixth-largest reservoir in Oklahoma, based on normal water capacity. An area of 2,590-acre (10.5 km2), abutting the park on the west, comprises the Tenkiller Wildlife Management Area, and is licensed to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation for a state game management and hunting area. Hunters in this area will find abundant deer, quail, dove, duck, geese, rabbit and squirrel.[4]
The park is 1 of 7 Oklahoma State Parks that are in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse, with 3 minute and 54 seconds of totality.[5]