Going to Turner Falls 11/15....

[J Eddington]

in case anyone else is interested. We will leave dallas at 7:00am. Let me know.

[jerrykr]

wish I could go.

Since you will be so close, if you have time check out Sulphur, OK

http://www.nps.gov/chic/

It has a wonderful park that used to be Platt National Park, the smallest National Park in the system.

Also on the way:

Lake Murray State Park.

http://www.touroklahoma.com/detail.asp?id=1+5U+6446

Tucker's Tower is a very interesting site.

I grew up in Gainesville, TX. we went up there all the time.

[CBass]

turner falls is really nice this time of year ... i went pretty much to the day last year. I was still learning my camera when i took these.

[sdenman]

I was up there last weekend. It was great. Even had some fly fishermen in the pool by the falls.

[Wes]

Where is Turner Falls?

[J Eddington]

It is in Davis OK. Near I35 and 77 It is about 125 miles from Dallas.
Here is a link to the website: http://www.turnerfallspark.com/

Turner Falls Park is located in Davis, Oklahoma. The actual town of Davis, the part where houses and stores are located, is about 7 miles from Turner Falls. Davis is one of those small towns that is very well kept. Like Main Street in Disneyland with vintage street lights, flower boxes and an overall attractive appearance. Don't go to Turner Falls Park without checking out Davis. There are a dozen or so restaurants in Davis, including chains like Sonic Drive In, Subway and Pizza Hut. You can go to Babe's Hot Tamales or Las Cascadas for Mexican food. Or Smokin Joes Rib Ranch for Okie BBQ. In addition to Babe's and Smokin Joes there are several other homegrown eateries, like Bill's Chester Fried Chicken, Burgerland (no idea what the cuisine might be at Burgerland), Coree's Dougherty Diner, Main Street Restaurant, Snak Shak I-35 & the Specialty Bakery (if you are in need of a good doughnut).

On your way to Turner Falls Park, at Exit 51 from I-35, you'll see a sign that says "Fried Pies". This is the location of "Nancy's Original Fried Pies". You will want to stock up on some of Nancy's pies before you spend the day at Turner Falls. The pies have pretty much achieved a sort of cult status. They are good. Fattening, but good. The most popular is apricot. Other flavors are pecan, cherry, pineapple, blackberry, apple and others. Nancy makes sugar-free pies for those who can't eat sugar. There are a few cream pies like lemon and chocolate. And what Nancy calls Savory Pies. These are like chicken pot pies in turnover form.

[toverman]

Oh, I love Turner Falls. Prepare yourself for a cold day on Saturday! This might turn out to be our one real weekend of fall.

If I didn't have a shoot that morning, I'd definitely consider tagging along.

You could make it a fried pie adventure if you stop at The Fried Pie in Gainesville on the way.

[Jeff_Green]

Janice, post pictures! I took pictures a couple of years ago when I was there. A great place to go camping and a great place to get some great images.

[Jeff Lane]

Yeah, what Jeff Green said! (I love that part of the world. Some of the prettiest places anywhere near DFW.)

[J Eddington]

Sorry guys. It was a weird trip. As we started to get off the exit, I went "We have been here before" Terry says no and if he did he did not take any photos. "Oh yes you did" It was on our daughters second big trip of her life at 3 months. We drove from Topeka Kansas to Austin Tx so her aunt and uncle could meet her. (that was 28 years ago). We stopped to take a break and give our legs a stretch. So that was weird.

[toverman]

Nice!

The falls look a little anemic from what I remember them, but we went in the summertime.

[J Eddington]

Last time I was there, it had more water! But things can change in 28 years.