Greenleaf State Park
| Greenleaf State Park | |
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| Location | Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States |
| Nearest city | Braggs, OK |
| Coordinates | 35°37′27″N 95°10′13″W / 35.6242635°N 95.1702384°W[1]Coordinates: 35°37′27″N 95°10′13″W / 35.6242635°N 95.1702384°W[2] |
| Area | 565 acres (229 ha) |
| Governing body | Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department |
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Greenleaf State Park is located near Braggs, Oklahoma, and is situated around the 930-acre (3.8 km2) Greenleaf Lake. Greenleaf Lake was built in the late 1930s. There is an 18-mile (29 km) hiking trail that begins inside the park and weaves its way around Greenleaf lake and into the adjacent government land of Camp Gruber.[3]
Greenleaf State Park is one of Oklahoma's original seven parks and one of its most scenic and family-oriented. The park includes Lake Greenleaf as well as cabins, campgrounds, family recreation facilities and nature hiking trails.
The lake cabins and other facilities at Greenleaf State Park were built in the 1930s by the CCC, WPA and German prisoners-of-war. The original buildings, constructed of native stone, remain a lasting and beautiful tribute to those who built them. The park has 14 cabins with bathrooms, kitchens, heat and air, dishes and linens. All cabins have satellite television. The cabins are approximately 350 sq ft (33 m2) in size. The park also has the "Cabin on the Lake," which is a handicapped accessible cabin designed to meet the challenges of the physically disabled.
In addition, the park features RV campgrounds, some with 50 amp service, as well as tent campsites, a community building, pavilion, enclosed shelter, outdoor shelter, seasonal fast food grill, 18-hole miniature golf course and laundry center. Guests will also enjoy the swimming pool, swim beach, heated fishing dock, amphitheater, nature center, playgrounds, hiking trails, horseshoes, volleyball courts and basketball courts.
The park naturalist offers astronomy programs, campfire programs, party barge tours of Greenleaf Lake and hay wagon rides, as well as arts and crafts, storytelling, nature hikes and more. No jet skis or wave runners are allowed on Greenleaf Lake. The kids' pond allows children 16 and under to fish at no charge with no permit required. The park also offers activities such as wildlife viewing, holiday events and boating on Greenleaf Lake.
References
- ↑ "Greenleaf State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Greenleaf State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Greenleaf State Park". Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department. Retrieved January 6, 2013.