Grove is located on Grand Lake O' the Cherokees. If you're looking for accommodation in Grove, you can shape your stay around your interests, choosing from activities on the water, gardens, local history and live performances. The range of attractions offers different experiences, making Grove an appealing destination for exploring the lake as well as for cultural and garden visits.
On Grand Lake: Facilities and Cruises
Wolf Creek Park and Boating Facility is located on Grand Lake in Grove. Wolf Creek Park has six boat ramps. At the Honey Creek Area at Grand Lake State Park, visitors can use a fishing dock, a fish-cleaning station, a lighted boat ramp and a guest dock. Together, these two locations offer a range of facilities for activities on the water.
Grand Lake Cruises picks up passengers locally, takes them out on the lake and drops them off again after the trip. A cruise on the lake offers a different experience from a visit to the ramps and docks. If you plan to take a cruise, check the details for your travel date in advance.
Gardens and Trails
Lendonwood Gardens is an eight-acre garden with more than 1,200 different plants and shaded paths. The grounds include eight distinct garden areas and more than 80 varieties of false cypress (Chamaecyparis). Lendonwood Gardens is open daily year-round during daylight hours. If you need a specific arrangement for your visit, confirm it in advance.
Satsuki Garden is a half-acre garden featuring plants, water and stone—the three essential elements of Japanese garden design.
The Har-Ber Village nature trail is 1.9 miles long and open daily from sunrise to sunset. Its length and opening hours give you a clear framework for planning your day. If you’d also like to include disc golf in your stay, consider Grove’s city disc golf course, which has ten tee pads.
Local History and Live Performances
Har-Ber Village Museum offers a self-guided tour across six acres, featuring nearly 100 exhibits from the mid-19th to the early 20th century. Historic buildings include a schoolhouse, a jail, and more than 30 log cabins and other log structures. The exhibits’ broad time span and the variety of building types offer different points of connection to the past.
The Corey House and adjoining hotel offer a remarkably authentic picture of small-town life in Grove during the early years of Oklahoma statehood. Another historic site is Cayuga-Splitlog Mission Church: built in 1896, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Tours can be arranged by appointment.
Playmakers Theatre is a community theater organization in Grove. It presents live stage productions and offers performing arts classes. If you’d like to include a performance in your plans, check the dates for each production. This lets you plan your theater visit around the performances actually announced.
Market and Annual Event
Grove Farmers Market offers produce, fresh free-range eggs, grass-fed meat and baked goods from local producers and community members. Market hours may change, so check the dates before making a firm plan to visit.
The Grove Airport Support Organization hosts an annual Fly-In Breakfast. If this event is important to your trip, check the dates for the year in question in advance. The market and the Fly-In Breakfast offer different reasons to visit: the market focuses on local produce, while the annual breakfast requires planning around a specific event date.
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For the overview of the wider travel area: Delaware County.
