Family experts say that families that spend quality time together -- participating in fun activities that foster family ties – stay together. If you live in the Dallas Fort Worth area, a fabulous family playground is just under three hours away in Broken Bow Lake, Oklahoma. McCurtain County has some of the most beautiful territory in the country.

What’s fun to do in Dallas, Texas? If you are looking for a resort alternative, the best answer for your family may just be one you didn’t expect: “Get out of town” - even if it’s just for a day! Trade the concrete, cement and skyscrapers of the Metroplex for the greenery, wildlife and flowing river of the McCurtain County, Oklahoma. The area was voted by Life magazine as one of the “100 Places to See in Your Lifetime” and by The Dallas Observer as “Best Getaway from Dallas.”

Gas prices and higher grocery bills don’t have to mean the end of the Dallas/Fort Worth (the Metroplex) family road trip. Where can you find an alternative to the Metroplex area family vacation spots? Where can your budget-conscious family go during the fall months for a weekend getaway? A McCurtain County family vacation near the Beavers Bend Resort Park area in Southeast Oklahoma, a mere three-hour drive from Dallas.