Route 66 Park

9901 NW 23rd St., OKC (Bethany), OK
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To get to this park from the Lake Overholser bridge follow Lake Overholser Drive around the lake to the park. The road runs between the lake and the park on the west side of the lake so it's easy to find. (This park is actually in OKC which wraps around Bethany. So you get to the park by driving through Bethany and then into OKC again.)

The Cyrus Avery Pavilion, across the road from Lake Overholser, houses a observation deck and restrooms. This is a pretty large park, but there is parking right in front of the pavilion.

The plaza in front of the Avery Pavilion contains a map of Route 66 from the shores of Lake Michigan to Santa Monica. Images of iconic locations along the way are embedded in the plaza.

Andy Payne who was from Foyil Oklahoma ran in and won the Bunion Derby from Los Angeles to New York and is memorialized in the park with this statue. The actual name of the race was the "International Trans-Continental Foot Race" from Los Angeles to New York.

The park entrance is about a block west of Lake Overholser Drive on 23rd, this sign marks the entrance to the park.

Photo(s): 2015