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Boise City - Northwest (Red Carpet Country) | ||||||||
A visitor can spend days wandering among the many fascinating wonders found in Cimarron County, the westernmost county in Oklahoma, and the only county in the U.S. that touches five states. The county seat, Boise City, is the home of the Cimarron Heritage Center, a museum full of information and artifacts from dinosaurs to present treasures. The newly built Cimarron County Golf Course boasts nine holes of bluegrass fairways and bent grass greens with rental carts, a driving range, practice green and clubhouse. Visitors to Cimarron County marvel at the visible ruts of the historic Santa Fe Trail, explore the Dinosaur Quarry from which tons of dinosaur fossils have been excavated, wonder at the many kinds of minerals, gems and seashells found around the Black Mesa, and stare in disbelief at the Old Maid, Wedding Party and other strange rock formations. The county is a hunter's and bird watcher's paradise with quail, pheasant, duck, wild turkey, dove, deer, antelope and over 200 native bird species and 150 migratory varieties. Black Mesa is the highest point in Oklahoma, with its highest elevation at 4,973 feet above sea level. Up to eight miles wide in places, the top of the mesa is relatively smooth and grassy and looks down on the beautiful Cimarron River. Black Mesa State Park features Lake Carl Etling, with 159 surface acres and nearly five miles of shoreline. Stocked from November to April, the lake offers excellent year-round opportunities for anglers. The Park also has excellent camping facilities, a large picnic area with pavilion, and a group camp accommodating 132 overnight guests. Special events held throughout the year include the Kenton Easter Pageant, Trout Derby at Lake Carl Etling in April, Santa Fe Trail Daze in June (which also includes competitions for World Champion Posthole Digger), the Cimarron County Fair in mid-September, and a Craft Show in October. Some other interesting facts about Cimarron County.....Kenton is the only town in the state on Mountain Standard Time.....There's not one stoplight in the entire county.....Boise City is one of three known cities in the continental United States bombed during WWII. For more information, visit the Cimarron County Chamber of Commerce. |
