Free Resources
Five printable PDFs we use to help our own guests plan better trips — built from a decade of weekends in the Ouachita pines. No email gate, no tracking, just the guides. Share them, print them, link to them.
Everything you need for your first weekend in the Oklahoma pines
A 28-page primer covering when to come, how to get here, what to pack, where to eat, and the lake/forest etiquette locals wish first-timers knew.
75 items the locals wish you'd remember
Printable packing checklist organized by category: kitchen, lake, trail, baby/family, and the eight things first-timers always forget.
Month-by-month species, baits and water levels
A full-year fishing calendar for Broken Bow Lake and the Lower Mountain Fork. Includes species runs, water release windows, and recommended fly + lure setups by month.
A printable 48-hour plan for couples
Hour-by-hour weekend plan built for two: when to arrive, the right dinner reservations, a quiet trail no one knows about, and a Sunday morning worth setting an alarm for.
All 30+ spots, ranked, with what to order
An honest, updated guide to every restaurant within 15 minutes of Hochatown: best dish, average wait, kid-friendly score, and which ones are worth the drive.
These guides are free to share, embed, or link to from any travel publication. If they're useful to your readers, a link back to brokenbowescapes.com/resources is the only thank-you we'll ever ask for.
Working on a Broken Bow round-up, packing post, or Oklahoma travel feature? We're happy to send custom cover artwork, original photos, or quotes from our team.
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