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Raymond Gary State Park is an Oklahoma state park located in southeast Oklahoma. The park borders Raymond Gary Lake, which covers 263 acres (106 ha) and offers opportunities for fishing, boating, swimming, and camping.[2][3][4]

Park facilities include a fishing dock (handicap accessible), two unlighted boat ramps, picnic sites, recreational vehicle sites, six cabins, a swimming area and children's playground.[5]

The park and the adjacent lake were named after Raymond D. Gary who served as Governor of Oklahoma from 1955 to 1959.

The park is 1 of 7 Oklahoma State Parks that are in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse, with 3 minutes and 51 seconds of totality.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Raymond Gary State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "Raymond Gary State Park". Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "Lake Raymond Gary". Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "Lake Raymond Gary". Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  5. ^ "Raymond Gary State Park." Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  6. ^ R, Mike (July 1, 2021). "Oklahoma 2024 State Park Eclipse Resources". CosmosPNW. Retrieved October 3, 2022.