Ride with Pride. Alva, OK on Hwy 281.

Alva, Oklahoma. Is in Woods County. Full time residents of Alva plus the student population is around 6,000 +/-.

We are having a tour around this Oklahoma Plains Town. Informative links will be provided for you through out the post. Enjoy your visit. Along with Alva's picturesque downtown square there are two city parks. Home to Northwestern Oklahoma State University. "Ride with Pride".  The second oldest museum in Oklahoma, "The Museum of Natural History"  is on campus. Around town there are Murals to see. Shopping, Dining and the parks.

Alva Mural Society has historical murals on buildings throughout the city. This Society tries to use only the best artists and highest quality materials in each one so they will last for years to come.

Alva Mural Society Website:

Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Founded inn 1895 only two years after the opening of the Cherokee Outlet, the first bill to establish a normal school at Alva was introduced in the territorial legislature. This first effort was defeated, the next legislature passed the bill establishing the Northwestern Territorial Normal School at Alva, the second such school in Oklahoma Territory, (1895).

At the Alva campus (+/- 2,000), students can choose from more than 40 areas of study to earn their Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degrees and offers complete master's degree programs in education and counseling psychology. 

Northwestern Oklahoma State University Website:

Alva Chamber of Commerce Website:

The City of Alva Website:

You may have wondered what else is there to see and do while we are in Northwest Oklahoma. Let's have a look around.

The Great Salt Plain, is just 17 miles east of Alva outside of Cherokee and is the only place in the world to find hourglass selenite crystals.

Alabaster Caverns State Park, 20 miles west and 5 miles south of Alva, is the home of "Nature's Underground Wonderland." This 200 acre park offers the gorgeous and mysterious Alabaster Caverns, the world's largest commercially-operated gypsum cave.

Little Sahara State Park, located 28 miles southwest of Alva outside of Waynoka, on US Highway 281 is where thousands of visitors come to "ride the dunes."  These dunes are part of a 1,800 acre park that buzzes year round with off-road vehicles.

Hope you enjoyed the tour. If your in the area stop in for a visit.

Safe travels and happy motoring. Ya'll come back...