{"id":8389,"date":"2019-07-31T19:15:36","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T19:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.icgadv.com\/directory\/before-back-to-school-get-to-beavers-bend\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T15:54:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:54:03","slug":"before-back-to-school-get-to-beavers-bend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.icgadv.com\/directory\/before-back-to-school-get-to-beavers-bend\/","title":{"rendered":"Before Back-to-School, Get to Beavers Bend"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Reason #124: New show-and-tell material.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Book that one last family vacation, and give them a million stories to go back to school with.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">It\u2019s happening again. Like every year. The weeks are dwindling. Reality is nearing.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">You know it. They know it.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">As your kids mourn the looming end of summer break, Beavers Bend can be that quick getaway that delivers the back-to-school bookend you\u2019re looking for. Added perk: planning the trip is painless compared to all that school shopping you still have to do. But don\u2019t let your mind go to that to-do list, yet.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Instead, get some inspiration and #GetHereAlready.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Upgrade your usual camping experience.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">First things first \u2013\u00a0find your place to stay. Give them a taste of cabin life, Beavers Bend style. Big family? Cramped cabins aren\u2019t our thing. Luxury in the outdoors can look like massive kitchens, spacious game rooms and family spaces \u2013 even built-in bunk beds. On the cozier side, there are plenty of single and two bedroom options. Choose from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/visitmccurtaincounty.com\/stay\/cabin\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">2,600 cabins<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> with everything from major patio space for cornhole and outdoor dining, to hot tubs and s\u2019more-ready fire pits. And a place to hone their game night skills after all that lake time.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/visitmccurtaincounty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/MCT_0619_Cabin_7.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-24225\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.icgadv.com\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MCT_0619_Cabin_7-1024x595-1.jpg\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/visitmccurtaincounty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/MCT_0619_Cabin_16.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-24226\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.icgadv.com\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MCT_0619_Cabin_16-1024x683-1.jpg\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Bring on the backflips and boatside hangs.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">When it\u2019s this hot, giant bodies of water are necessary. Broken Bow Lake is an ideal spot for swimming, boating, paddleboarding, kayaking&#8230;really <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/visitmccurtaincounty.com\/activities\/watersports\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">whatever you want, on water<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">. Looking for a little more thrill? We have jet skis, wakeboarding and tubing, too.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/visitmccurtaincounty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/MCT_0619_FamilyLake_23.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-24227\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.icgadv.com\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MCT_0619_FamilyLake_23-1024x683-1.jpg\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Make some new friends at Hochatown Petting Zoo.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Part petting zoo, part wildlife rehabilitation center. Wholly worth it. This isn\u2019t your average barnyard variety situation. Seven days a week, you can see anything from a boa constrictor to a baby fox. Petting a brown skunk? Why not.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/visitmccurtaincounty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/MCT_0619_zoo_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-24228\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.icgadv.com\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MCT_0619_zoo_5-1024x683-1.jpg\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Bond, in an old-timey way.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">A little time travel is possible out here. Mine for treasure at Beavers Bend Mining Company after you hit up the petting zoo. And then go back to the Wild West at Uncle Charlie\u2019s Old Time Photo Studio. Costumes? You know it. <\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/visitmccurtaincounty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/MCT_0619_Oldtime_9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-24229\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.icgadv.com\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MCT_0619_Oldtime_9-1024x683-1.jpg\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Let them play trail guide.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Sure, you might get a little lost (maybe on purpose). Give them a reason to bring out that inner explorer. Pick a trail. Cross rivers. Skip stones. Do all those outdoors-y things that our 1,300 acres of trails are made for.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/visitmccurtaincounty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/MCT_0619_FamilyHike_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-24231\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.icgadv.com\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MCT_0619_FamilyHike_3-1024x683-1.jpg\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/visitmccurtaincounty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/MCT_0619_FamilyHike_23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-24230\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.icgadv.com\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MCT_0619_FamilyHike_23-1024x683-1.jpg\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Get them hooked.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">On all things Beavers Bend \u2013 and that reeling-in-your-first-fish feeling. Grab a guide and head down to Mountain Fork River for prime fly fishing, cruise Broken Bow Lake for clearwater catches or check out Glover River and fish in Oklahoma\u2019s only free-flowing river. <\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.icgadv.com\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Image-from-iOS-2-scaled-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24236 size-large\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.icgadv.com\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Image-from-iOS-2-scaled-1.jpg\" width=\"768\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Just scratching the surface on the planning possibilities. Catch a zipline. Ride a horse. Devour some bbq. Test out that new tackle box. Teach them the art of mini golf. Hunt down that hidden swimming hole.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Alright parents, let the cabin search begin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"inline-button back-blue text-tan\" href=\".\/cabin\">Find Your Cabin \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Squeeze in one last family splash with boat rides, cabins, and critter encounters\u2014summer\u2019s encore before the school year begins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_jf_save_progress":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[503],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-summer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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