Our Route 66 Daily Journal: October 5, 2026

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Today we backtracked to Clinton, OK for the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum, went to Elk City via Interstate, took Route 66 to Sayre, OK and then backtracked to the KOA in Foss via Route 66.

The Oklahoma Route 66 Museum was our first stop of the day.

Outside the museum there is a Will Rogers Highway marker.

As we entered Elk City, we spotted the Elk City Route 66 Centennial Monument.

We also found the Elk City Community Unifier Statue.

We made a quick stop at the Elk City Chamber of Commerce for the stamp in the Oklahoma Route 66 passport.

We enjoyed a good lunch of soup and sandwiches at the Country Dove Gift & Tea Room in Elk City.

After lunch, we explored the Elk City Museum Complex, which includes a transportation museum, National Route 66 Museum, Old Town Museum, and a farm museum.

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Before leaving Elk City, we got a snack at 66 Sweet Spot. 

As we drove Route 66 from Elk City to Sayre, we crossed the Timber Creek Bridge (Dad got out to take some photos before we crossed).

In Sayre, we found the Sayre Community Unifier Statue.

As we drove Route 66 back to the KOA, we stopped at the Holy Family Cemetery in Canute to see the the 1928 grotto.

Nearby we visited the Canute Route 66 Park, where we played on the seesaw.

Our last stop of the day was near the KOA to take photos of cattle statues and old cars in a field that we noticed when we were driving by on the Interstate earlier in the day. It appears to be set up in honor of this area being part of the Great Western Cattle Trail.

See full list of Our Route 66 Adventures here and Google map here.

Our Route 66 Daily Journal: October 4, 2026

Today we started Route 66 in Calumet and ended in Foss, but also took somewhat of a detour off Route 66 to visit Foss State Park and did some parts more than once as we backtracked to things in Weatherford that were not open until later.

We started our day with coffee from White Buffalo Coffee Bar in Weatherford, OK.

We then drove out to Foss State Park, where we took a short hike and drove around to an overlook area.

For lunch, we returned to Weatherford and ate at Lucille’s Roadhouse.

After lunch, we visited the Stafford Air & Space Museum.

On the way to our checking in to our next KOA, we planned to mini golf in Clinton, but found that it was not open.

See full list of Our Route 66 Adventures here and Google map here.

Our Route 66 Daily Journal: October 3, 2026

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Today we did Route 66 between Calumet and Clinton and back to Calumet including many photo stops and some museums while leaving some of the things in this section to do tomorrow.

We got an early start today as I planned breakfast at our farthest west point of the day in Clinton. As we headed west, we drove over the Bridgeport Pony Bridge in the dark.

Our first stop of the day was in Hydro, where we found their Community Unifier statue.

Nearby we went to Deer Creek Market/Nutopia for the stamp in the Oklahoma Route 66 passport and also picked up some bananas and pretzel snacks.

Next we stopped to take photos at Lucille's Historic Highway Gas Station.

At Lucille's, there is a Route 66 Centennial Monument.

There is also a Will Rogers Highway Market at Lucille's.

As we drove through Weatherford, we stopped for photos at the White Weatherford Route 66 Shield Monument.

We had breakfast at Route 66 Cafe at the Market in Clinton, OK.

After breakfast, we drove around Clinton a bit while waiting for Cafe Downtown Clinton to open to get their stamp in the Oklahoma Route 66 passport. We found the Clinton Route 66 Centennial Monument as well as the post office to mail out our current postcard pile that were all from two days ago because yesterday and today we sadly found no postcards specific to places we were visiting.

Our next stop was back in Weatherford at the Heartland Museum, which has a wide variety of exhibits about the local history including an old Route 66 diner that Elvis stopped at several times.

Outside the museum, there is the Red Weatherford Route 66 Shield Monument.

After the museum, we visited McPhetrdige Centennial Park, which is where the Space City Route 66 Centennial Monument is located.

Also located in the park is the Major Tom Giant Astronaut.

Next we visited Heritage Park, where the Blue Weatherford Route 66 Shield Monument is located.

Heritage Park also has a windmill blade with a Route 66 mural on one side and a Vietnam Veterans mural on the other, which is related to there being a Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica in the park.

As we continued back through Weatherford, we happened upon the Weatherford Community Unifier Statue.

We also stopped for photos of the Route 66 themed murals on a tunnel that went under I40 in Weatherford.

Our next stop was at the Hinton Historical Museum, which had several impressive collections including old telephones, horse buggies, and barbed wire.

Our last planned stop of the day was at Red Rock Canyon Adventure Park, where we took a short hike.

As we were leaving Red Rock Canyon, we stopped at their office to see if they had a sticker (they did!) and I also ended up getting an iced latte from their coffeeshop.

On our way back to the KOA, we stopped at the pull off by the Bridgeport Pony Bridge to take photos of it while the sun was up.

See full list of Our Route 66 Adventures here and Google map here. 

Our Route 66 Daily Journal: October 2, 2026

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Today we left Oklahoma City on Route 66, visited Yukon, and ended our day west of El Reno.

Our first stop of the day was to take photos of the Lake Overholser Bridge.

Nearby we found the Bethany-Oklahoma City Route 66 Centennial Monument.

We then drove over the bridge and went to Route 66 Park, which has a cool map of Route 66, although it has not held up well over 20 years with the info signs all faded away.

In Yukon, we stopped to take photos with their Route 66 Centennial Monument.

We also found the Yukon Route 66 Community Unifier Statue.

Next we planned to visit Vladislava’s Czech Bakery & Cafe in Yukon, but it was closed in preparation of the town's Czech festival tomorrow. Instead we ended up getting coffee at Coffeeslingers.

We then visited the Yukon Chamber of Commerce for the Oklahoma Route 66 passport stamp and also got a nice sticker from them.

As we still had time until where we wanted to eat lunch opened, we drove around Yukon to take photos of the Chisholm Trail Mural and also tried to find the Chisholm Trail Marker mentioned in the one guidebook, but failed to find it before it was time for lunch.

We had lunch at Green Chile Kitchen Rt 66.

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After lunch, we headed to El Reno. Our first stop here was to take photos of the El Reno Route 66 Statue.

We also found the El Reno Centennial Monument nearby.

Next we stopped at the The Filling Station Visitors Center & Gift Shop.

We then enjoyed visiting the Canadian County Museum, which is mainly housed in an old train staton, but also includes some other area historical buildings that have been moved to the complex.

Next we made a quick stop at the El Reno Chamber of Commerce for the stamp in the Oklahoma Route 66 passport.

We had planned to go bowling next, but the bowling alley was not opened, so instead we headed to check in at the KOA. On the way we pulled into Fort Reno briefly, but did not end up going to the museum because it was closing in 20 minutes.

After unloading and making our beds in the kabin, we headed back to El Reno to get dinner at Sid's Diner - one of the spots for the El Reno Onion Burger stamp in the Oklahoma Route 66 passport.

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After dinner, we bowled a game at El Reno Bowl.

On the way back to the kabin, we stopped at the Cherokee Trading Post and saw the live buffalo.

See full list of Our Route 66 Adventures here and Google map here.