Local gems worth getting to know.
Pauls Valley sits on I-35 between Norman and Ardmore—a town of about 6,000 people that most travelers pass through without stopping. If you're planning a few hours here, you're either taking a break
Pauls Valley sits directly on the route to Chickasaw National Recreation Area from Oklahoma City—about 75 minutes south on I-35, then a short jog east. Most people driving to Chickasaw blow through
Pauls Valley sits halfway between Oklahoma City and the Red River, caught between two food worlds. You get red-light diners that have been there since 1952, regional chains, and a handful of places
Pauls Valley didn't exist as a town until the railroad arrived in 1887. Before that, it was open prairie. The real transformation came between 1903 and 1920, when oil discoveries in Chickasaw Nation
Pauls Valley exists because of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The town was literally platted around the rail line, and for the first 80 years, everything that made it economically viable
Pauls Valley is a pecan town—not metaphorically, but economically. The Pauls Valley Pecan Festival happens in June every year because that's when the crop moves through harvest and processing, and