# Road trips in Oklahoma > 5 road trips and 12 hand-picked places in Oklahoma, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping. Source: https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/oklahoma/ 5 road trips and 12 hand-picked places in Oklahoma, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping. ## Road trips through Oklahoma - [Bison and granite in the Wichita Mountains](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b9-wichita-mountains/): From Oklahoma City to a refuge where bison roam among granite peaks, then west to the red hills of Quartz Mountain. - [Off Route 66: Osage country and the tallgrass](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b9-osage-tallgrass/): A loop north of Tulsa through Osage Nation country, with a bison prairie, an oilman’s ranch and Frank Lloyd Wright’s prairie skyscraper. - [The Talimena Scenic Drive, Oklahoma to Arkansas](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b9-talimena/): An outlaw cave, then 54 miles of ridge-top road through the Ouachita Mountains to Mena and on to Hot Springs. - [Route 66, part one: Chicago to Oklahoma City](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/route66-east/): From the Begin sign on Adams Street, through cornfields and Ozark caves, to the neon of Oklahoma. - [Route 66, part two: Oklahoma City to the Pacific](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/route66-west/): The Texas Panhandle, the Painted Desert and the Mojave, ending on the Santa Monica Pier. ## Places worth the detour in Oklahoma - [Blue Whale of Catoosa](https://camping-spirit.com/places/blue-whale/): A grinning concrete whale built in the early 1970s as an anniversary gift. It sits in a spring-fed pond beside Route 66. - [Mount Scott](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b9-mount-scott/): A paved three-mile road climbs to the top of this granite peak in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The view takes in lakes, boulder fields and the open plains; long trailers are not allowed on the summit road. - [Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b9-osage-tallgrass-preserve/): One of the largest protected tallgrass prairies left, grazed by a free-roaming bison herd. The access roads are gravel; drive slowly and stay in the car near the bison. - [Talimena Scenic Drive](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b9-talimena-drive/): A ridge-top road along the Winding Stair and Rich Mountains, lined with pull-offs over the Ouachita forest. Best in October for fall color; grades are steep, so use low gear coming down. - [Arcadia Round Barn](https://camping-spirit.com/places/round-barn/): A true round barn from 1898, restored by local volunteers. The loft hosts dances and a small museum. - [Pops 66 Soda Ranch](https://camping-spirit.com/places/pops-66/): Look for the 66-foot neon soda bottle. Inside, coolers hold hundreds of soda flavors from around the world. - [Holy City of the Wichitas](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b9-holy-city-wichitas/): A set of stone buildings built for an Easter passion play first staged here in 1926. It sits inside the wildlife refuge, so watch for bison on the drive in. - [Quartz Mountain Nature Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b9-quartz-mountain/): Red granite hills rising from the shores of Lake Altus-Lugert in the far southwest of the state. Good for a scramble, a swim and a quiet campsite away from the refuge crowds. - [Woolaroc Museum and Wildlife Preserve](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b9-woolaroc/): An oilman’s ranch retreat turned museum, with Western art and Native American collections. The wooded entrance road passes bison and elk. - [Price Tower](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b9-price-tower/): Frank Lloyd Wright’s only built skyscraper, a copper-trimmed 19-story tower completed in 1956 on the open prairie. The exterior alone is worth the detour. - [Will Rogers Memorial Museum](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b9-will-rogers-memorial/): A hilltop museum and tomb honoring Oklahoma’s cowboy humorist, with films, saddles and his writings. A short hop off Route 66. - [Robbers Cave State Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b9-robbers-cave-sp/): Sandstone bluffs and a cave said to have hidden outlaws like Belle Starr, in the forested San Bois Mountains. The short climb to the cave is fun for kids. ## FAQs **What are the best road trips in Oklahoma?** Popular routes include Bison and granite in the Wichita Mountains, Off Route 66: Osage country and the tallgrass, The Talimena Scenic Drive, Oklahoma to Arkansas and Route 66, part one: Chicago to Oklahoma City. CampingSpirit has 5 trip guides that pass through Oklahoma, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map. **Which places in Oklahoma are worth a detour?** Our editors recommend Blue Whale of Catoosa, Mount Scott, Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve and Talimena Scenic Drive.