Raymond Gary State Park is an

Oklahoma state park Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...

located in southeast Oklahoma. The park borders

Raymond Gary Lake Raymond Gary Lake is a reservoir in southeastern Oklahoma, United States, one mile east of the town of Fort Towson in Choctaw County. It was constructed on Gates Creek in 1956 by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Its primary use ...

, which covers and offers opportunities for fishing, boating, swimming, and camping. 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. 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.

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State parks of Oklahoma Protected areas of Choctaw County, Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-protected-area-stub