25 Free Things To Do

1. 
   Swim at Beavers Bend Swimming Beach
2. Learn about the history of logging in McCurtain County at the Forest Heritage Center Museum
3. Go birdwatching at the Red Slough
4. Take a scenic drive to look for wildlife in the Ouachita National Forest
5. View Indian Artifacts at the Indian Memorial Museum
6. Visit Wheelock Church, Oklahoma's oldest standing church
7. Feed goats at the Honey Bear Ranch
8. Wade in the crystal clear waters of the Mountain Fork River
9. Watch canoes as they cascade over the Presbyterian Falls
10. Hike through some of the many trails, such as the David Boren Trail, at Beavers Bend
11. See a dinosaur at the Museum of the Red River
12. Feed the squirrels at the Beavers Bend Restaurant (They like fries!) or pet a hawk at the Beavers Bend Nature Center
13. Taste locally made wine at Girls Gone Wine
14. Go on a romantic stroll on the moonlit pathways
15. Picnic under the cypress trees along the Mountain Fork River
16. Watch a chainsaw sculpting demonstration at the Hochatown Junction Station
17. Visit the historic Wheelock Indian Academy and Museum
18. Take a tour of the majestic Barnes-Stevenson House
19. View the county's seventeen state historic markers

20. See remnants of the Choctaw & Chickasaw Trail of Tears
21. Make unique crafts at the Beavers Bend Nature Center
22. Relax on the deck of a peaceful cabin
23. Tour Waterfall Creek Pecan Farm in Idabel
24. Sample delicious fudge at the Whip-Poor-Will Sweet Shoppe
25. Listen to exciting campfire stories at the Beavers Bend Amphitheater