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Butler, OK 73625
580-664-2205

Located in the middle of the Oklahoma panhandle, the 4,333-acre Optima National Wildlfie Refuge is made up of grasslands and wooded bottomland on the Coldwater Creek arm of the Optima Reservoir.

Follow Highway 3 two miles morth of Hardesty, Oklahoma.

Optima National Wildlife Refuge direct link if available.

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Broken Bow, OK 74728
580-584-6211

Containing most of the remaining bottomland hardwood habitat in southeastern Oklahoma, the 15,000-acre Little River National Wildlife Refuge is characterized by low, wet habitat with old oxbows and sloughs interspersed throughout oak and hickory forest.

The Headquarters Office is located at 635 South Park in Broken Bow.

Little River National Wildlife Refuge direct link if available.

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Atoka, OK 74525
580-889-5822

McGee Creek Dam and Reservoir project includes water conveyance facilities, public recreation facilities, a wildlife management area, and a natural recreation scenic area. The

Nearest highway is State Highway 3 southeast of Atoka, Oklahoma.

McGee Creek Reservoir direct link if available.

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Arcadia, OK 73007-0192
(405) 396-8026

This lake impounds 1,820 acres of water on the Deep Fork River in central Oklahoma.

From Edmond, 5 miles east on US 66.

Arcadia Lake direct link if available.

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, OH
740-534-6500

LAKE VESUVIUS RECREATION AREA (OH) direct link if available.

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Zanesville, OH 43701-9652
(740) 454-2225

Picturesque setting for many outdoor adventures in this area. Ohio State Parks & Division of Wildlife operate most of the facilities around Dillion Lake. These organizations do not honor Golden Age or Golden Access or other Federal recreation passports.

Dillon Lake is approximately 6 miles northwest of Zanesville, Ohio and twenty miles east of Newark, Ohio. Access to the lake is provided by State Route 146 via State Routes 16 and 586 from the north and US 40 and I-70 from the south.

Dillon Lake direct link if available.

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Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433
(937) 255-3286

The National Museum of the United States Air Force, located near Dayton, Ohio, is the largest and oldest military aviation museum in the world. The museum uses both chronological and subjective layouts to tell the exciting story of aviation development fr

The entrance to the National Museum of the United States Air Force is on Springfield Pike at historic Wright Field (Gate 28B), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, six miles northeast of Dayton, Ohio. The museum’s mailing address is 1100 Spaatz Street, Wright

National Museum of the USAF direct link if available.

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Waynesville, OH 45068-9408
(513) 897-1050

Caesar Creek Lake, OH sits astride the crest of the Cincinnati Arch, a nationally recognized resource that is visited by fossil collectors from all over the world. The park’s excellent fossil finds are displayed at the Museum of Natural History, Washingto

Located just east of Waynesville, on OH 73: approximately 30 miles north of Cincinnati, OH.

Caesar Creek Lake direct link if available.

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Wayland, OH 44285-0058
(330) 358-2622

The reservoir and surrounding land are leased to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources as West Branch State Park. Fishing at Michael J. Kirwan can be a very rewarding activity. The numerous deep feeder channels and shallow shoreline provide habitat fo

From Warren, 13 miles west on OH 5. Follow signs to dam.

Michael J Kirwan Lake direct link if available.

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Warsaw, OH 43844-9534
(740) 824-4343

This is a dry dam – which means there is no permanent pool; however, water is present when impounded during flood control operations. The Walhonding River is popular for canoeing and fishing. Picnicking and camping facilities are available along the river

Mohawk Dam is approximately 15 miles west of Coshocton, Ohio and 25 miles east of Mount Vernon, Ohio. Access to the dam is via State Route 36 (which connects Mount Vernon and Coshocton), then State Route 715 which travels directly across the crest of the

Mohawk Dam direct link if available.

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