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Cowboy Travel Plaza Is the Oklahoma Gas Station With a Petting Zoo and a Pirate Ship

Interior of Cowboy Travel Plaza with a garden gnome statue, mounted animal heads, and Smokey Pokey signage

Cowboy Travel Plaza in Orlando, Oklahoma is an I-35 travel stop with fuel, Smokey Pokey barbecue, a petting zoo, an indoor pirate ship, an arcade and western roadside oddities.

October 9, 2026

Bigfoot crouches in the pine forest of Beavers Bend State Park, inspecting a small pinecone on the ground, with hints of a cabin and river in the background.

Autumn colors are turning as Bigfoot investigates a tiny woodland clue at Beavers Bend.

Okie Almanac

Day: October 9, 2026

Cowboy Travel Plaza Is the Oklahoma Gas Station With a Petting Zoo and a Pirate Ship

October 9, 2026

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