Foss State Park is located on Foss Lake about half way between Elk City and Clinton. We stayed in the Cedar Point campground just a few feet from the water. A beautiful sunset ended a rather long day on the road. In the morning, as we left the campground, we made a short stop behind the park office to see what we could see of the herd of buffalo that make the park home. We got to see about 20-30 of them. A very special treat. The campground was winterized so no comments on the bathrooms/showers.
Both Elk City and Clinton lay claim to their own Route 66 museums. Now, I can hear you asking, “why do we need two Route 66 museums less than 30 miles apart?”
Well, we asked that exact question at the Oklahoma visitors center near Erick. The answer is that they are different. Elk City claims the National Route 66 Museum. It covers the entirety of the old Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica. There are also a number of other museums in the same complex such as the Old Town Museum, the Farm and Ranch Museum and the Blacksmith Museum. All of these are covered under one admission price ($5).
In Clinton, there is the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum. It is more oriented towards Oklahoma’s contribution to Route 66 and what Route 66 did for the state of Oklahoma. It is divided by decade from the beginning to its decommissioning in 1985. Both are worth a visit.