Tulsa Parks team members continue to assess damage at park facilities and mitigate hanging limbs and debris.
Park officials ask citizens to stay out of parks if there is significant tree damage and report any storm-related damage to 311.
“Our primary goal is addressing safety issues first, then restoring access to closed parks, and then we will be coming back and removing limbs on the ground and doing debris clean-up. The entire process will take months as there is extensive tree damage city-wide,” Anna America, Chief of Culture and Recreation and Parks Director said. “We are asking anyone who sees storm-related problems in a city park to report them to 311, and they will forward everything to Parks for follow-up.”
All or part of the following Tulsa Parks are closed:
- Celebration Park
- Centennial Center at Veterans Park
- Council Oak Park
- Crawford Park
- Dream Keepers Park
- Fred Johnson Park
- Graham Park
- Gunboat South Park
- Heller Park
- Helmerich Park
- Henthorne Park
- Hicks Community Center
- Highland Park
- Howard Park
- Hunter Park
- Langeheim Park
- Maple Park
- Midland Valley Trail (between 18th and 21st Street)
- Mohawk Park and Golf Course
- Owen Community Center
- Reed Park and Trails (Community Center, splash pad and pool are open)
- Starks Park
- Stickball Park
- Water Works Art Center
- Whiteside Community Center
- Williams Park
- Woodward Park
- Zink Park
Golf Courses
Page Belcher Golf Course is open. Mohawk Golf Course sustained significantly more tree loss and is still without power, but the fairways have been mostly cleared and the course will reopen when it is back online.
Summer Camps
Summer camps remain open at Lacy, Reed, and Jane A. Malone. Camps at Hicks, Waterworks, and Whiteside are closed due to power outages. Camp staff will continue to update citizens about camp closures via the Tulsa Parks Facebook page.
Pools Open
Lacy Pool will open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Reed Pool will open from Noon to 6 p.m. Only six splash pads are open due to power outages: Lacy, Reed, Chamberlain, Kendall-Whittier, Vining, and Springdale. All others are closed.
Trail Dangers
Portions of the Mingo Valley, Creek Turnpike, Osage, and Midland Valley trails are blocked and impassable.
Disc Golf Course Closed
All disc golf courses are at least partially under trees that could include dangerous hanging branches and should be avoided until clean-up is completed.
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