10 Most Beautiful Towns in Western Oklahoma

[@planetbell1]

What are some tows in eastern Oklahoma or in middle America in general I should visit next?

[@SydMakesStuff]

Okmulgee has a really photogenic yet abandoned downtown area. Lake Okmulgee, just a few miles west of the town, is beautiful and has a spillway dam that you can climb around on.

[@mrhcnetman]

McAlester and Eufaula would be a good place to go. Their downtowns really cool in there own way. You can also get great Italian food in Krebs. The 3 are within 30 miles of each other.

[@Sylvie1710]

You should visit Sapulpa in eastern Oklahoma. Revitalized downtown and now a huge wintertime tourist attraction with the addition of the Christmas Chute. Other towns that come to mind would be Tahlequah, Bartlesville, Broken Bow, Krebs, and Poteau.

[@generator6946]

@@planetbell1 Manhattan KN. College town. Springfield MO. Branson MO. Very commercial. Hot Springs AR Resort town. Horse Racing. Tyler TX A bit old fashioned. Needs a face lift. Wichita KN Aviation Town. Neat museums. Salt mine at Hutchinson KN

[@elizabethquaid9280]

Caddo Oklahoma. North of Durant

[@docshreck4]

I grew up in Western Oklahoma, between Thomas and Putnam. I now live in Weatherford. I love a video where I have been in every town mentioned!!!

[@planetbell1]

Thanks for sharing! My inlaws live in Weatherford and I'll be making several videos from the area when I visit this summer.

[@Sharon-s9r3h]

I grew up in Oklahoma and was familiar with some of these towns. My favorite place in the world is the Wichita Wildlife Reserve. Thank you very much for sharing this. It brought back a lot of happy memories.

[@planetbell1]

Thanks for sharing! I love the Wichita Mountains too!

[@chriscosby2459]

I have lived in Tulsa and OKC. I have always liked Woodward, it is a nice town. The dove hunting in NW Oklahoma was always great.

[@planetbell1]

What are some of your favorite tows around Tulsa?

[@drummersagainstitk]

You're doing an exceptional job compared to many other traveling posters. The production is sharp and concise. Thanks for your work. SOONERS ARE DIFFERENT.

[@planetbell1]

Thank you!!!

[@ShealynnKerns]

Im from Guthrie but now ,ive in san Diego California i miss home

[@planetbell1]

Guthrie is nice but San Diego is too!

[@DLB1858]

My dad grew up in Waynoka, love going there when I can which isn’t often. My grandpa was a dishwasher at the Harvey house back in the day and a mechanic for Santa Fe railroad as an adult

[@planetbell1]

Waynoka is a really cool town. I'm working on a video about the Harvey House and the TAT rail/plane network. Waynoka has a very fascinating history and was a really important town for a while. Thanks for sharing your comments.

[@mikemower46]

I really enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing it. You are a great photographer.

[@planetbell1]

Thank you so much!

[@farmer9180]

I grew up in Corn ok about 15 miles from Weatherford

[@planetbell1]

Nice. My wife went to HS there.

[@mikemower46]

I love this! Thanks for taking these photos and for sharing.

[@planetbell1]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JermStone]

Great photography! Freedom getting #1 is deserving! I didn't even expect Woodward to be on the list!

[@planetbell1]

Thank you. I may have had some hometown bias, but there are a lot of cool buildings in Woodward.

[@waldroop11]

Need to go further southwest, to Altus, Blair, mangum, Elmer, Gould, and Hollis. Mangum has a huge rattlesnake derby every year around April. That whole area used to be texas

[@planetbell1]

I'm planning to visit that part next summer. Thanks for letting me know. I'll try to visit the rattlesnake festival.

[@robertlewis3116]

Great video. Plan on going through a couple of these towns this fall on my way to Black Mesa. Thanks for sharing.

[@planetbell1]

Enjoy Black Mesa! That area is spectacular.

[@mingusshadows6971]

Nice work. I like how you put a positive approach in your presentation. Try my home town of Altus if you haven't already.

[@Jimwill01]

I was born outside of Snyder but now live in Eastern Oklahoma. Current suggestion would be Idabel which was originally called Purnell when the town was platted in 1902.

[@planetbell1]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@Donley76]

Good job, loved this. I love Western OK. You're kinda funny too :)

[@planetbell1]

Thanks, I appreciate it! :)

[@gemykat8120]

Great video. Have you been to El Reno, I lived there 8 years, I now live in Yukon, miss El Reno.

[@engrcumins9809]

I lived in Enid and for a brief time in Snyder when I was 10. I ran trains through Clinton, Cordell, Snyder,, Thomas and Waynoka. Clinton was the end of our run from Enid and we stayed in the Clancy hotel that you pictured to get our rest for the return trip. Also visited the Little Sahara several times for motorcycle riding in the winter. Why winter? Much more fun when the sand is wet and when you work up a sweat it's not because it's hot. I've never been to Beaver, Freedom or Medacine Park but Medacine Park looks like an intersting place to visit. There was one big rocky hill in Snyder my brother and I liked to play on when we lived there. We'd never seen anything like it being from Enid. Thank you for stirring up those memories.

[@planetbell1]

Thanks for your comments and thanks for sharing. I was in Clinton the other day and they tore down the Glancy - but the sign is still there. Sad to see.

[@engrcumins9809]

@@planetbell1 if we live long enough we see a lot of changes. Lord knows I have. Most leave ya disappointed, eh? I said I'd never been to Medicne Park unless you count the two or three times I passed through there when I was a brakeman on the Frisco Railroad.

[@mathewhephill8686]

Thanks

[@jcolumbiap]

Love the comments about Gage. Ran the marathon in the early 1980’s. It was like going to another world!

[@planetbell1]

That is a beautiful area up there. I didn’t know there was a marathon. Cool.

[@jcolumbiap]

@@planetbell1 I think the Gage marathon stopped in the late 1990’s. It was definitely an escape!

[@marjorieanderson8626]

He was at Gate.... Not Gage. The Gage Marathon is no more but it was the very first marathon in Oklahoma.

[@WilliamHandley-o8y]

Thank you for this. I have been to Guthrie. Have you been inside the huge Masonic Temple , located on the hill that was reserved for the state Capitol? I was really impressed with the Wichita (Washeeta) Mountains.

[@katlyn214]

Excellent video!

[@planetbell1]

Thank you!

[@stevenbeckett8633]

Yeah you gotta go to southern Ok. Like broken bow, sulphur, Shawnee, Eufaula there’s so many and much greener

[@planetbell1]

Okay, I'll check those out. Oklahoma is a like 3 states in one with the east, west and panhandle. .

[@stevenbeckett8633]

@@planetbell1 the southeast is beautiful

[@SydMakesStuff]

@@planetbell1 Oklahoma has 10 different geological regions, more than every other state except California. California has 11, which is 1 more since it has an ocean bordering it.

[@chrisjwo]

landscaping and vegetation are so different to Taiwan . your photograph works is awesome ,Mr. Bell . really wild wild west👏👏👏👏

[@planetbell1]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

[@shawnjames3533]

Edited, I wanted to include more: I've lived well in Oklahoma. My hometown is #1. And the place where my longest friendships wore born. My second home is #3. It's also the town from which I graduated HS. Making lifelong friends in my short time there. And then what I would consider my first adulthood home is #9. It's a place where I grew and matured a lot. It's also a place where I met some of the most special people, you know who you are. At present, I'm still living that small town Oklahoma vibe, happily here with the family. The creator mentions that #10 isn't on the main highway. But hey, it's on my main highway. Heck, I still live not far off of 64. I think it should be mentioned that Gate is known as the Gateway to the Oklahoma Panhandle. Also #9 had it's very own run of Old West shootouts back in it's early days. And while #1 is one of the smallest towns in the state it does have several things to see. Including one of the best small town rodeo's. Small town Oklahoma, IYKYK!

[@planetbell1]

Thanks for your comments! You lived in the best places in western Oklahoma. I should have mentioned the Freedom rodeo - I'll do that in my next video about the area. I didn't know Beaver had such a wild west history. Thanks again for sharing.

[@Right-Handed_Neutrino]

Clicked to see if my hometown, Okeene, home of The Galvanized Palace, made it on the list. Thomas every year was our hardest opponent in football when I was a kid & played. We won each meeting. In Piedmont now. I'll check out your other vids

[@planetbell1]

I have to check out this bar - thanks for sharing. When I'm in Oklahoma next I want to check out places like this.

[@patrick661ochoa4]

Went to medicine park a few weeks ago and there was a Volkswagen car show

[@planetbell1]

Like Volkswagon Beetles? There seems to be something going on there all the time.

[@Dannyexplosion]

My wife has family in Woodward. We went to the Woodward rodeo and had a blast. It was my first rodeo. 😂

[@planetbell1]

That rodeo is fun. I haven't been in years. Where are you from that you'd never been to a rodeo?

[@davidespinoza958]

Recently, I visited Del City Oklahoma for 6 days. The majority of the people were friendly and helpful. I'm from California and I noticed the difference.

[@fortysomethingbadgirls2173]

I live in Snyder now.. and it's Cobblestone City in Medicine Park...original heating stones

[@lonerglide]

Btw,, a dixie flag is not a racist flag, it was a battle flag, had nothin to do with hate/racist

[@planetbell1]

At the time, this is true. But nowadays, it has a different meaning.

[@philshock3805]

@@planetbell1 Won 't be long until the same will be said about the Stars and Stripes .... if we allow it. Please wake up and don't fall for the lies from those who want us divided.

[@elinarvaez5509]

@@planetbell1 The meaning is still the same. It has not changed. I am Latino and I feel comfortable around the dixie flag.

[@WILD__THINGS]

Hey, I enjoyed your video! I was born in South Florida and have lived most of my life here but I did live in Oklahoma for 5 years as a kid. I feel very fortunate that I got to run around in the woods and experience small town country living. Did you only include towns in the west because that's all your familiar with? We moved around a lot during those 5 years but my favorite town was Cleveland in Pawnee County. Are you familiar with that town?

[@planetbell1]

I'm more familiar with the west, but I did visit several towns near Pawnee, like Blackwell, Sapulpa and Pawhuska. There some cool towns over there. Pawhuska was overwhelmed with weekend trippers the day I visited so I didn't really enjoy it but it is one of the best. I'm glad I grew up in Oklahoma - having the wide open spaces to play around and grow up was nice. Thanks for your comments!

[@yvonnejones8286]

I would love to see Durant, Sulphur, Kennific, Davis. Atoka. Thank you.

[@planetbell1]

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll check them out this summer.

[@troycet1]

Frederick has a small section of its old downtown that, although mostly vacant, seems locked in a time capsule. Think 1940's airmen attached to the nearby Army Air Corp training base.

[@planetbell1]

Thanks for sharing. I'll have to check out Frederick next time I'm in that area.

[@waldroop11]

I never in my life thought I’d see AJ toma on KZbin lol. His son used to work for us.

[@planetbell1]

AJ is the man!

[@bruceblackwell2205]

Go to MEERS. OKLAHOMA BY THE WICHITA MOUNTAINS

[@planetbell1]

Meers is great. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@kingthetonto]

I live in Woodward.

[@tammiespence7509]

My hubby wants to move to Woodworth. He has friends there and in Selling. We also like Guthrie.

[@boblillard9282]

You need to check out Ada in eastern oklahoma very beautiful.

[@planetbell1]

Ada is a cool town. I haven't been there in a while. I'll check it out for the future.

[@Ninibell74881]

I live in a small town called Wellston Oklahoman

[@davidwilliamson8696]

I'm staggered that you didn't include one picture of the Guthrie Valley Scottish Rite Temple in your section for Guthrie. It is one of the largest Masonic buildings on the planet...and one of the most beautiful.

[@Neurospicy-4]

Go to waurika and hastings. My mom is from there.

[@planetbell1]

Waurika looks cool. I'll check it out. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@JudyMenzel7]

It's sad you didn't mention Alva.😢

[@planetbell1]

Alva should be on the list. I went there over the summer and loved it. I'll make a video about it soon.

[@JimmyKnight-m4g]

Hey bro Im from Woodward , as well! My bros still live there! I know these sites!

[@planetbell1]

That's cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@michaelcooper8400]

Come on down to Poteau ok you won’t be disappointed . We have the highest hill in the world 🌎

[@planetbell1]

I've hear that is a nice area. I'll try to make it this summer.

[@MH-fb5kr]

If you look to the horizon, landscape is covered with wind electric generators… BRAVO

[@planetbell1]

Yeah, it is ugly.

[@vanitymyers5455]

As a kid I wanted to grow up and move out of ok. But the older I get the more love ok

[@planetbell1]

I moved away but really enjoy visiting. I'll be traveling around for a month this summer. Thanks for sharing.

[@scottChristian.20]

Ide say a few of the towns mentioned are debatably west. Town like Guthrie and Medicine park for example are debatabley east even because the cross Timbers go through the counties. It’s just up to opinion on those.

[@planetbell1]

Good point.

[@scottChristian.20]

@@planetbell1 if you ask me geography wise The counties on the west side of the cross Timbers are west, the counties the cross Timbers go through are central and the counties in the east side are the east. Great vid tho.

[@Sharon-s9r3h]

My dad is buried in Thomas.

[@planetbell1]

Thomas is a nice little town.

[@steveesquibel7535]

You missed Altus

[@-OAK-]

Guthrie used to be the capital of Oklahoma but lost to a vote to OKC, they used to have the state capital but most of it has been removed

[@planetbell1]

The central part of the state might look a lot different if it were the capital. It would probably have a lot more people. Thanks for sharing.

[@-OAK-]

@@planetbell1 that’s what I alway say, what if Guthrie stayed the capital, would Guthrie be the biggest city in Oklahoma and OKC would be like Guthrie in modern day. Or would they be battling for the title of the states biggest city.

[@planetbell1]

@@-OAK- Guthrie is probably better off for it - the downtown is so nice.

[@oldfarmshow]

❤️👍

[@Neurospicy-4]

Waurika Oklahoma 😊

[@JohnSmith-us6cq]

Guthrie isn’t in western ok , just saying

[@planetbell1]

It is smack on the meridian line, so I'm going with western!

[@housekelly5]

What Mr. Bell forgot to mention is that Dixie flag was the flag of the racist Democrats. Whoops...

[@planetbell1]

It doesn't matter what party a person belongs to, racism and hate are bad.

[@Donley76]

The racists jumped ship. We know where their political home is now.

[@rednekokie]

Sorry you didn't think Altus was worth talking about.

[@planetbell1]

I haven't been there yet!

[@rednekokie]

@@planetbell1 Then may I be the first to welcome you! If you are hungry, I recommend Roma's Italian restaurant.

[@bradleypollack5658]

A F*ck ton of Churches!! That’s all of Oklahoma!! 😂😂😂 Ponca City is a very awesome town!! You should go visit there.

[@planetbell1]

I'll check it when I can. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@troycet1]

Medicine Park is way overrated. The Old Plantation is an incredible building (sadly gutted and reconfigured) and the old time cabins truely unique....but....it is small (thus during peak hours congested), a bit trashy and can attract a rough crowd. There have been several public area homicides the last few years. Plus at night, when the bikers roar through....you get it. It used to be a quiet, relaxing experience. Not no more.

[@planetbell1]

Yeah, I agree. I think the natural beauty of the town makes it special. The last time I visited, it was mid-week and quiet. But, I've been there on busy weekends and it can be trashy. I saw there was a bar fight in the Tavern that led to a death last spring.

[@mikehulen6036]

The problem with showcasing these town is outsiders may want to move here and spoil it for everyone.

[@planetbell1]

Uh, I think we are okay :)

[@ergovega1]

fairview, alva and enid.

[@planetbell1]

I'll check those out in the future. Thank you.

[@OttoCharles49]

I live OK. Anything west of OKC is only beautiful to some of the inhabitants.

[@planetbell1]

"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it" - Confucius. Agreed. Western OK is beautiful. Thanks for commenting.

[@patricksweeney1924]

THOMAS!

[@michaelthomas7178]

What is racist about a flag?

[@planetbell1]

A flag flown by racists

[@Magnohaven]

I was enjoying your video until you came with the “racist flag” BS.

[@planetbell1]

I've never seen a non-racist fly the flag of the flag of people who left America because they wanted slaves.

[@Crusader1984]

condederate flag is not racist dude

[@geomauldin-4016]

Vote Republican. Heehee

[@generator6946]

Whatever. Don’t display the stars and bars …

[@mojo8746]

confederate flag is not racist do your homework!

[@kingthetonto]

Racist?????? bull

[@737Parkie]

Love the video but MP should be #1 😛. Yep I’m a Parkie. ⛰️

[@planetbell1]

MP is too obvious for first place - I had to keep it interesting :)

[@737Parkie]

@@planetbell1 😎😜