Guthrie, OK
Guthrie is located in the central part of the State of Oklahoma and as such, is equal distance from most of the lower 48 states. The area has adequate accommodations and is rich in history.
Guthrie is a small town with lots of history. It was the first capital of the State of Oklahoma. The capital was moved to Oklahoma City in 1910 and there are a few residents in Guthrie that are still a little salty about it. Guthrie is located 35 miles north of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The city is about 75% residential, 24% commercial and 1% industrial and has a population of around 10,000 people. Much of downtown looks the same as it did in 1906. Sixty movies have been filmed in the downtown area because of the 1900's era architecture.
Guthrie is the county seat of Logan County and is home to about 90% of the county management. The fairgrounds are managed by the City of Guthrie and patrolled by Guthrie PD.
Guthrie is 22 miles north of the I-44/35 Junction and 35 miles of the I-35/40 Junction.
Dates: August 14-17, 2025
Registration: $90.00
Venue: Education Building at Logan County Fair Grounds Guthrie, Oklahoma
215 Fairgrounds Road
The facility has a large conference room and 2 smaller meeting rooms. It has a full kitchen and is handicapped friendly and has 4 handicapped spots in the parking lot. This facility offers a conference center that will accommodate 200 people; audio and visual hook-ups; several doors that allow access making antenna feedline distribution simple. The Education Building is in the center of the fairgrounds.
Lodging:
Edmond, 30 minutes to the south
Guthrie
Camping:
- Cedar Valley RV Park
- best option on advice of Sheriff personnel
- 725 Masters Dr Guthrie
- 405 282-4478
- Pioneer RV Park
- Just off Interstate 35
- 1601 Seward Rd. Guthrie
- 405-282-3557
- Liberty Lake
- Medium to Small Rigs
- 7413 S Academy Rd. Guthrie
- 405-282-8400
Places to eat:
Clay's Favorites
- Billy Sims BBQ
- BBQ, Good Ribs
- 1624 S Division St
- 405-293-6282
- Katies Dinner
- breakfast and lunch, closes at 2pm $
- 120 W Cleveland Ave
- 405-282-2462
- Roma's Italian Restaurant
- Family-run spot for pizza, oven-baked subs & red-sauce classics
- 112 W. Nobile Ave
- 405-260-1552
- Stables and Taproom 223
- steaks, burgers, salad bar. weekend buffet $$ I go into the taproom, less children.
- 223 South Division St
- 405-282-0893
Others
- Boomarang Diner
- 50s-style diner chain for American eats such as burgers & chicken-fried steak, plus breakfast fare.
- 101 E Oklahoma Ave
- 405-282-3777
- Gages Steakhouse
- Steak, seafood, pasta
- 409 W Oklahoma Ave
- 405-282-3955
Things to do:
- Shopping
- To the north is downtown Guthrie and offers boutiques, antiques shops, salons, spas and restaurants. There is also a Walmart 2-3 minutes from the fairgrounds
- Historic Route 66
- The eyeball site is located north of historic Rt 66. Venturing east on Route 66 from I-35 (20 minutes south of Guthrie) is Arcadia Oklahoma. Arcadia is a is home to Pop's and the Historic Round Barn. Pop's claims to have 20,000 pop bottles and more flavors of soda pop than you could dream of. The Arcadia round Barn was built in 1898 and is a favorite along Route 66 travelers
- Amusement Parks
- Thirty minutes to the south is Frontier City. A western theme park that is right off I-35.
- Lake Arcadia
- One of Central Oklahoma's favorite medium sized lake. Plenty of fishing and boating. Hiking and mountain biking trail. University of Central Oklahoma has an Outdoor Adventure Center that is open to the public and will teach you Kayaking, Mountain Biking and offers a ROPES Course.
- Golf
- Edmond offers two challenging course all within 20 minutes of the Eyeball site.
Areas of Interest to Club Members:
POTA
- US-10658 Lake Carl Blackwell WMA 26 miles
- US-11768 Arcadia Round Barn National Historic Site 21 miles
- US-11769 Ozark Trail Obelisk Historic Sit
- 35.7241, -96.6984
- 1 Hr East
- US-11837 Smallest National Park Historic Site 1 miles
- US-2801 Roman Nose State Park 69 miles
- US-7684 Lake Elmer State Fishing Lake 36 miles
- US-7689 Arcadia Conservation Area 21 miles
- US-8640 Lake Watonga Fishing Lake 69 miles
- US-8645 Oklahoma Territorial Museum State Historic 1 miles
State Capital
Activities:
- Mobile Shootout - AE4NT & WF4H
- QRP Nets - AA1NA & W8NET
- Three QRP Stations for 20, 40, 75
- Two Radio Technical Presentations - three if time permits
- Two Short Alternative Site Visits (for those not interested in radio activities)
- Two QRO Stations for regular CC Nets
- Daily 3905 CCN nets 20M SSB, 40M SSB, 75M SSB
- Annual Membership meeting - KL7OR, AA1NA, AE4NT
- Board of Directors meeting - WA6LBU
- Group Picture - AC2MT
- Masters Picture - AC2MT
- Raffle - WA6LBU
- Saturday Night Banquet
Schedule of Events
Thursday, August 14
- Meet, Set Up, Visit
- Digital QRP Nets
- Midday Snacks
- Educational Program
- Regular 3905 CCN Nets
Friday, August 15
- QRP SSB Nets
- Lunch on site
- Educational Program
- Dinner on site
- Regular 3905 CCN Nets
Saturday, August 16
- Mobile Shootout
- 20M SSB Net
- Lunch on site
- Master?s Picture
- Group Picture
- Annual Membership meeting
- Presidential Awards
- Board of Directors Meeting
- Banquet
- Raffle
- Regular 3905 CCN Nets
- Clean up, Take Down, Close the Building
Sunday, August 17
