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Gooseneck
Bend South - This is a nice tenting or picnic area I stopped at
several times just to enjoy the sounds of the water.
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Hickory
Flats Picnic Pavilion - this is only one of these kind of facilities
that can accommodate about 60 people. Reservations can be made by
calling the office at 918-489-5643.
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Here's
another view from this area near the pavilion. This one was on my
way home
to my site at Blue Jay Knob, and I stopped several times just to
enjoy the beauty.
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AREA RESTAURANTS
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Big
Daddy's Restaurant and Catering is right across the street
from the park entrance. Nice folks, good food and close to the campgrounds
- great deal! Their local claim to fame is their catfish dinners
(on the menu always, but on the buffet on Friday night). Saturday
is steak night with ribeye and sirloin, and their BBQ is always
popular. Open for breakfast, lunch & dinner, but call about
the hours because it varies in summer/winter. 918-489-2201. Hi Joe!
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Stampede's
was on my way to Cherokee Heritage Center on Hwy. 82. I really love
buffet style food because you can just go in, get exactly the food
you want in the amount you want and leave whenever you're ready.
Main requirement, though, is the food being fresh and hot, as well
as tasty. They managed all this and more - I'm always sold on homemade
mashed potatoes using "real" potatoes with the skins left
on - and green beans seasoned with bacon - yummy. There's also a
small Mexican buffet always on, as well as catfish nightly, shrimp
frequently, ribs on Friday night and homemade soup made fresh every
day. Don't dare leave without sampling the cobbler! 918-457-3600
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Pine
Cove Marina - Besides a full service marina just a few
miles from the park Visitor's Center, you'll find Clearwater Floating
Cafe here. I didn't get to try it while I was here as they were
closed Monday-Thursday during this week before Labor Day.
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