Please drop in to our office if you need any help while you are in Beaver County. Our office is located at 33 W. 2nd Street and we have free maps and a brochure of local businesses as well as merchandise for sale.

Related Links: Beaver on the Leisure and Sport Review site

Demographics for Beaver County from Wikipedia

BDunes@OklahomaParks.com

• Elected county officials on the National Association of Counties site
• beaver.k12.ok.us - Alumni pages that date back to 1912

Visitors immediately sense that Beaver is unusual- it's nestled beside towering Sand Dunes that stretch for miles along the Beaver River.  Beaver State Park contains acres of dunes for off-road challengers, plus fishing, hiking, day-use areas, RV hook-ups and campsites.  The Beaver Pioneer Golf Course is a challenging and picturesque nine-hole public course next to the park.

For hunters, the Beaver River Wildlife Management Area is abundant with deer, quail, pheasant and other game.

A tour of Beaver reveals an impressive school system, library, hospital and nursing home as well as interesting and friendly shops.  The area's history can be explored at the Jones and Plummer Trail Museum and the c. 1887 Presbyterian Church, the first church building in "No Man's Land".

Each April, Beaver County hosts the World Cow Chip Throwing Championship Contest which draws international attention.  In the fall of each year, early settlers would take their wagons to the pastures to load up cow chips for the winter.  "Cow Chips" were used for furnishing fuel, cooking food, warming the house and essentially sustaining life.  When dry, the chips emitted no odor, gave a clear bright flame, burned with intense heat and no soot.  During this early period, a wagon load of chips could be gathered, taken to town and traded for food or anything else the pioneer family needed.  With the whole family along, it became a sport as to who could throw the chip into the wagon with the most accuracy.  Not until 1970, however, did anyone consider making a sport out of throwing "Cow Chips".

The Cimarron Territory Celebration is a remembrance of the early day pioneers.  Only now, instead of throwing these chips into the wagon, a competition is held to see who can throw them the furthest distance from the wagon.  Men, Women, Teams and VIP's have their own judging.  Wind velocity and direction play an important role in the "World Chow Chip Throwing Championship" contest.