The Divide at Honobia
Things To Do
The world of schedules, deadlines, meetings and appointments will cease to exist when you visit The Divide at Honobia. The Divide at Honobia is a private cabin that have been remodeled and updated for the public to rent. This cabin is available for the first time starting August 2009. When we stay at the cabins we like to call it being on “Honobia Time”. You will need to bring charcoal, food and drinks only as all linens, utensils and cooking needs are provided.
The Divide at Honobia offers visitors the opportunity to access two of Oklahoma’s premier wildlife management areas. Located in the heart of Three Rivers WMA and Honobia Creek WMA is the Divide at Honobia. Wildcat cabin is situated on the top of Sam Williams Mountain which is a natural divide of two of the three rivers that make up Three Rivers WMA. From the Wildcat cabin you can go to the North side of the mountain and be in Little River watershed or you can go to the South side and be at the source of Glover River (Oklahoma’s last free flowing river).
Public access to Three Rivers WMA and Honobia Creek WMA’s are one of the best values in the Oklahoma/Texas region. Over 300,000 acres are open to the public for the price of the annual land access fee. Access includes hunting, fishing, mountain bike riding, street legal vehicle access and horse back riding just to name a few. For more information on land access permits go to:
www.wildlifedepartment.com/threerivers.htm and research your next trip.
When visiting The Divide at Honobia the property is located on a private 2500 acre hunting lease. This area is not open for public use. You must access Three Rivers WMA and Honobia Creek WMA for public activities. You can follow signs that are posted to lead you approximately 1 to 1.5 miles to the public use areas. Once you are on the WMA’s signs will be posted letting you know you are on them. You can access the WMA’s directly from The Divide at Honobia by automobile, mountain bike, horseback or hiking.
Activities:
Hunting: Over 300,000 acres are available for public access. You can hunt deer, turkey, squirrell, rabbits, and dove. Deer hunting in this area is one of the most challenging environments in the region. There are no feeders or food plots to wait by and shoot from. Deer hunting in Three Rivers and Honobia Creek WMA’s is by fair chase method. It may be difficult but the experience can be very rewarding.
Fishing: Access to three different rivers is readily available. The rivers are the three that the region is names after. They are Mountain Fork, Little River, and Glover River. A special note is that Glover River is Oklahomas last free flowing river and has been nominated for national scenic river designation. Since these WMA’s have public access most areas on the rivers and creeks have direct access. Species of fish include Black Bass (largemouth bass), Small Mouth Bass (brownies), Green Sun Perch (goggle eye), and several species of catfish. The Divide at Honobia is located on the top of Sam Williams Mountain and Little River cuts through the valley below. You can travel 20 minutes and be on Mountain Fork River or Glover River to fish. There are also numerous creeks in the area that can be fished . The creeks are Cucumber Creek, Big Eagle Fork, Little Eagle Fork, Coon Creek, Holly Creek just to name a few.
Canoeing: Canoeing on any of the rivers that make up the Three Rivers WMA can be a leisure float trip or a rapid water thrill with many class II- III rapids. Due to each of these rivers being formed in this area the runoff is due to the current weather conditions. If there has been a lot of rain recently the rivers are fast flowing and dangerous. Once the initial rain runoff has passed the rivers can be a leisure float. Each of the rivers on Three Rivers have rocky river beds so once the runoff has passed you will have clear mountain rivers to swim in and enjoy. Mountain Fork River is the most canoed river in the Three Rivers with canoe trips offered. Canoe provided float trips on the Mountain Fork include the upper Mountain Fork near Smithville, OK or the lower Mountain Fork near Broken Bow, Ok and Beavers Bend State Park. If you are more adventurous and you have your own caonoes you may want to try Little River or Glover River. There are no guided float trips on these river so you will be on your on. These float trip are for the adventurous types so be prepared and exercise caution when traveling these rivers. An excellent source for information on Glover River can be found on the following hyperlink http://southwestpaddler.com/docs/littleok7.html.
Mountain Bike Riding: The Divide at Honobia is a mountain bikers dream. There are literally hundreds of miles of logging roads, old civilian conservation corp. roads and trails to ride on. All of these road have elevaton changes of several hundred feet from top to bottom and they are in various states of repair from easy to ride to difficult washed out gullies in the road. You can ride the entire day and never see another house other than the cabins where The Divide at Honobia is located. Since there are so many roads and trails to ride a GPS is a necessary piece of equipment.
Trail Riding: The Kiamichi mountains have become a favorite destination for horseback riding. The Divide at Honobia has access to unlimited miles of trails and roads to ride. There is trailer parking with room for picket lines and well water for horses.
Do Nothing: If you want to have a relaxing vacation and do nothing but enjoy the quiet, peace and serenity of the natural beauty of the Kiamichi Mountains then The Divide at Honobia cabins can provide this for you. These are just a few of the many activities that you can enjoy while staying here. Be one of the first to enjoy a private mountain getaway at The Divide at Honobia.