Red Carpet Country Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
official tourism region of Oklahoma
About Red Carpet Country
This is essentially land that became the Cherokee Strip after being relinquished by the Cherokee, and the Oklahoma panhandle (historically known as the Cimarron Territory or even more colorful, "No Man's Land") further to the west. It was more or less a free for all by homesteaders, known as Sooners and Boomers, when it opened up to land grabs by the 1890s, just prior to Oklahoma statehood in 1907. Cattle drives along such historic paths as the Chisholm Trail then gave way to fenced homesteads and oil booms. In the 1930s, these parts came to be known as the Dust Bowl because of severe drought that compounded the problems of the Great Depression, as depicted inThe Grapes Of Wrath.
Top Attractions in Red Carpet Country
Explore the best things to see and do in Red Carpet Country:
- ★Alabaster Caverns State Park
- ★Black Mesa State Park
- ★Gloss Mountains State Park
- ★Great Salt Plains State Park
- ★Little Sahara State Park
- ★Sodhouse Museum
Red Carpet Country Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 11 sections including: