Cherokee Trading Post & KOA

301 S Walbaum Rd., Geary, OK
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East < GO > West

This trading post is located at the junction of I-40 exit 108 , Old route 66 and business route 281. This compound has a gas station, restaurant as well as the trading post and also serves as a truck stop.

The Cherokee Restaurant here had its grand opening on June 6 & 7, 1964 about a year and eight months after I-40 opened. To celebrate the opening the restaurant offered free coffee and donuts from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM both days. Hungrier folks could get the Grand Opening "All You Can Eat" special "Fried Chicken Diner with Strawberry Shortcake & all the Trimmings" for only $1.25!

When you leave here heading west go back north on Hwy. 281 about 2.4 miles to where you turn west onto Bridgeport Hill.

NOTE: Road Closure ... Beginning in early summer 2022 the Pony Bridge at the bottom of Bridgeport Hill is scheduled to be closed for reconstruction. During the bridge work take I-40 west to Exit 101 at Hinton and go north to old 66 at Hinton Junction .

On the east side of the parking lot is a grassy area with a painted buffalo, a large mural a teepee and another statue. There's also a couple of live buffalo in a small corral too.

There's a couple of totem poles in front of the large mural.

Follow the frontage road east a bit and you come to an KOA RV campground with yet another painted buffalo.

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Vintage Advertising Highlights

Cherokee KOA El Reno, Oklahoma
15 Miles West of El Reno, Oklahoma on I-40 at Spur 281
Nestled at the bottomm of the famous "Cherokee Hill". Cherokee KOA offers a beautiful, restful relaxing atmosphere of holiday recreation. Featuring free swimming, free fishing and a well appointed recreation room. Cherokee KOA provides a truly enjoyable campning experience for the entire family.

NOTE: This campground and trading post are technically located in Geary, but they are just a very short distance from Bridgeport Hill.

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Photo(s): 2015