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The community of
Skiatook, in northeastern Oklahoma,
has a small town reputation as a
quiet Tulsa suburb. Founded
in 1872 and established as a trading
post, Skiatook prides itself on its
Pioneer Days Festival. The Pioneer
Days celebration is kicked off with
a 5K run and fitness walk along the
Osage Prairie Trail at the north end
of the 10.33 acre park site where
the trail continues south for 14
miles to Tulsa.
A long celebrated tradition,
Pioneer Days hosts carnival rides,
live music, food tents, vendors,
horse shoe tournaments, a car show,
parade, chili challenge, tractor
pull, rodeo, and fireworks display.
The Skiatook Central Park transforms
the existing site along Highway 20
to be a more hospitable home to the
annual September Pioneer Days and an
inviting community park the rest of
the year. Integrating passive and
active amenities throughout the park
will attract both the younger
generations and the older
established citizens. Plans for the
park, currently under construction,
include the addition of active areas
with a new playground and splash
pad. In addition to landscaping
improvements strolling visitors will
find new rest rooms, a pond,
boardwalk, shelter, entry signage,
flagpole courtyard, additional
parking and ample space for the
carnival tents in open activity
areas.
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