Stroud is situated virtually midway between Tulsa and Oklahoma City and at the juncture of historic Route 66 and State Highway 99. No self-respecting Route 66 road warrior will want to miss dining at the iconic Rock Café, built in 1939 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At the elegant Tatanka Ranch, complete with a lodge, guest house, cabins, rock-scaped pool and spa, fishing ponds and horse trails, take the notion of relaxing higher on 1,000 acres of pristine countryside. Wine aficionados can sip the day away amid vineyards and wineries such as Sparks Vineyard & Winery and Stableridge Vineyards & Winery.
Make room, Mother Road. Oklahoma has an even older stretch of roadway called the Ozark Trail that dates back to 1913. Plan a road trip to ride on a piece of history.
Route 66 in Oklahoma connects two of Oklahoma's largest cities: Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Along this nostalgic 90-mile stretch you'll encounter remnants of the past, as well as unique attractions that are just as busy now as they were in the Mother Road's heyday.
Get your motor running with a day trip from Oklahoma City suburb Edmond to Tulsa. This fun motorcycle cruise can be completed one-way or round-trip with plenty of time left for visiting Route 66 icons along the way.
During the 1920s and ‘30s Route 66 alignments were often primitive, narrow roads. Finding and driving these old alignments can be fun, challenging or both. These older sections of the Mother Road provide an inkling of what cross-country travel was like decades ago.