Day Trip to Turner Falls

Matt and I were discussing the calendar last week and realized it had been a while since we've had a free Saturday.  Looking ahead, we realized that for the next 2 months we only have one Saturday that did not have anything planned.  Well that Saturday was today.  So we decided to go on a family day trip to Turner Falls in Davis, OK.  We had so much fun.  It was a great day to be outside.  The weather could not have been any better.  The kids are begging to go back already.   We hope to go camping next time we go.

When we arrived we drove through the entire park to check it all out.  We then stopped at a picnic area to let the kids explore the river while we got lunch ready.

After lunch we drove up to the high grounds that over looked the water fall.

This is Collings’ Castle.  While Ryah napped in the stroller, Matt and the kids explored the abandoned stone castle nestled right in the heart of the Arbuckle Mountains.

Matt took the kids on a hike to find the natural caves.  I stayed behind to feed Ryah and also to take pictures.

After their hike they really wanted to go swimming where the falls were but we did not go prepared to do so.  Plus the water is still really really cold.  Only a few crazy teenagers were in the water.  They did enjoy walking in the river though.  Liam ended up falling in several times.