Please see the Ranch website for accommodations and contact the Ranch directly for reservations (two night minimum for each room). Please review the photographs on their website (at the bottom of the” Tours” page) to familiarize yourself with their offerings! To contact the Ranch, TEXT Kit Mowdy at 580-927-5093. Leave your name, number and mention you are part of the Heard Nature Photographers group. She will respond as soon as she is free to do so.
Our rate: $150.00 per room for the weekend (NOT per person).
No deposit is required and there is no fee should you need to cancel. The Ranch is not set up to accept credit cards. Cash or checks only. Payment is due upon arrival at the Ranch.
The Ranch also has a large bunk room ideal for room/cost-sharing!
RV Options
City water. 30amp and 50amp electricity. No sewer dump. $50/per weekend (our rate). RV guests get full use of all the lodge common areas: fire pit, kitchen, dining, living, game room, laundry facilities as well as a half bath in the game room.
Other lodging options:
• HiWay Inn Express in Coalgate. Clean, updated. 15 minutes away from the Ranch.
• County Charm Inn – not recommended.
• There are several options in Atoka, OK – a 30-minute drive from the Ranch - Motel 8, Motel 6, Comfort Inn and Best Western.
Amenities at the Ranch
The Ranch has been reserved just for us this weekend. The facilities include a fully equipped kitchen (condiments, coffee, tea, cooking utensils, pots & pans), coined laundry service, large living/game room, spacious dining area, satellite television, picnic table, tire swing, and a fire ring. There is also the possibility of outside grilling should you choose to do this (bring your own charcoal).
We may have one group meal (Saturday evening) in Coalgate (Mexican food).
Meals
Meals are not provided or included. Participants may bring their own food or drive into Coalgate or Atoka for meals. The lodge has a large kitchen – refrigerator, oven, etc.
In Coalgate: Grocery store with a deli (Sonny’s), Daylight Donut Shop, Subway & Sonic.
In Atoka (about 25 miles from the Ranch): Walmart & chain restaurants like Chili’s and KFC/A&W.
Gear Suggested
Short zoom, long telephoto lens, fast wide-angle, camera cleaning air blower bulb (very dusty). Tripod for possible night-time star photography.