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Parks to Pittman Valley
Three alignments of the Mother Road split and come together in a short
distance here just north of I-40 at exit 178. The town started out as
Rhodes in 1898 and was renamed Parks around 1906 in honor of the first
postmaster.
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66 Trail Map
Route 66
Three alignments of Route 66 split near this point. These alignments
meet again near the Parks General Store. ... read
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 Maurices
Motel & Cafe
Route 66
A couple miles west of Parks you come to Maurice's Groceries, Motel
and Cafe is still there but appears to be in rough ... read
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 Garland
Prairie Vista
Route 66
From either direction you want to look for a short stretch of concrete
at the top of the hill. The pull out is on the south ... read
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Pittman Valley is a few miles west of Parks and the Garland Prairie
Vista. The elevation at the Wagon Wheel is about 6,800 feet compared
to the 7,200 feet at the Garland Prairie Vista a short distance to the
east.
 Wagon
Wheel Lodge
7545 E. Old Route 66
The mid-thirties McHat Inn offered cabins and gas sales into the
late fifties. In sight of I-40 just east of exit 171 ... read
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 Deer
Farm Petting Zoo
6769 Deer Farm Road (East of Williams)
The Deer Farm Petting Zoo has been here since 1969. Besides deer
there are a variety of animals here ... read
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 Davenport
Lake
Route 66
Every once in a while especially during a very wet year, this dry
lakebed comes alive as you can see in this 2019 pictures. ... read
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 Stay tuned,
there's more to come!
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About Us We started traveling Historic U.S. Route 66 as a destination in 2009. It's like a 2,400 mile long drive back in time from Chicago to Santa Monica! more
Did
You Know: Many parts of the old 4 lane Route 66 were reverted to a 2 lane
road after 66 was realigned to the interstate. In many places the abandoned
lanes are still there.
Parks
in the Pines General Store