I'll be a few days in Tulsa and would like to get out and around rather than run on a treadmill at the hotel. I do have a car, so no problem driving to a nice park or running area. Any suggestions? Running distance is no problem - so anything long or short would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Tulsa has a great trail system and a couple good parks. You can get on the riverside trail on the Arkansas river and either way for as many miles as you want to run. Where are you staying? If it isn't too far east, just head to the river and get on the trail. There are parking areas every couple of miles. Also a three mile loop around Lafortune Park which is at about 61st and Yale.
Mohawk Park is another nice place to run on some softer surfaces. It's out past the airport around the zoo. As the previous poster said, the river is nice and probably more convenient for you.
Crown Plaza in downtown for a few nights, then at the Hamster Inn at the airport for one night.
I'll check out Arkansas River, thank you.
Found it on the map, thank you. I might give this one a try too.
The Riverparks are the best and most obvious recommendation.
Some good links:
http://www.riverparks.org/default.aspx
Thanks. I ran along the river and at La Fortune Park, very nice for both. That river trail is excellent. I liked the markers at La Fortune Park, every 1/4 mile. Didn't get hit by any stray golf shots either.
Good success to you all and thanks for the suggestions.
Glad you had some good runs and hope your trip to Tulsa went well.
The river trail has markers every half mile, but the reconstruction of the trail has changed some of the distances, and they don't have the new markers in yet south of 51st street.