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Go east from Tulsa on Hwy 412 about 30 miles, get on Cherokee (NOT CREEK) Turnpike.  Get off at the first exit (Locust Grove), after going through the toll booth (cheap), turn right (South) on Hwy 82. Continue through Peggs. Twelve miles south of Peggs (two miles north of Tahlequah) turn left onto Stelley Hollow Road at the small Illinois River sign.  Wind for three miles on pavement, over to Hwy 10 and the Illinois River Store.  Turn left (North) and in 3.5 miles you'll see the Eagle Bluff Resort.

IF COMING FROM OKC, go East on I-40 to Checotah.  Turn North (exit right loop) on Hwy 69 to Muskogee. IF COMING FROM DALLAS, go North on Hwy 75.  In Oklahoma this becomes Hwy 69/75.  In McAlester, stay on Hwy 69 to Muskogee (do not get on Indian Turnpike, Hwy 75) Both sets of travelers will exit Hey 69 onto Hwy 165, Muskogee Bypass, around Muskogee, stay Left at the Muskogee Turnpike signs and exit at Mile Marker 34 onto Hwy 62 East to Tahlequah.  Stay on Hwy 62 to Tahlequah.

As you come down the hill into Tahlequah, there is a Wal-Mart Supercenter on the left. At the second light in front of Wal-Mart turn right following Hwy 62 (four lanes) .  Follow this to the next four lane intersection, Downing Street, where Hwy 62 turns right again. Then about three miles out of town, BEFORE CROSSING THE ILLINOIS RIVER, turn left again onto Scenic Hwy 10 (This left turn will go in front of a wooden Water Slide).

Then meander up Hwy 10 for ten miles, until you come to the sign for Eagle Bluff Resort. One hundred yard past the resort you will turn right onto E0690 Rd. and into the start/finish area.

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Go west from Siloam Springs, AR on Hwy 412.  When Hwy 412 splits, go to the left following Scenic 412 to the town of Kansas. At the flashing traffic light, turn south (Left) on Scenic Hwy 10. You meander for 17 miles and 200 yards before the Eagle Bluff Resort, turn left onto E0690 Rd. and into the start/finish area.