HULBERT, Okla. — Kathy and Jim Willoughby love state parks, and they even spent their honeymoon at one of Oklahoma's 38 parks.
“We try to get the best value for our money. And this is one of the best places in the state,” Jim said.
2 News talked to the Willoughbys at Sequoyah State Park, that park is not one at risk of closure.
Parks require a lot of upkeep. Between appropriation and sales taxes, the state has about $22 million dollars on hand for parks.
“I feel like Oklahoma is the place to live and be,” Kathy said, “If outsiders come to Oklahoma and see the way we keep some of our stuff, I would be sad.”
Funding concerns means there are worries about park closures.
“Closing a state park, for any reason, will always be a last resort,” Shelley Zumwalt, the state’s director of tourism and recreation said in a statement, “We look forward to working with the legislature next session to build on the funding.”
She didn't want to do an interview.
Part of the funding for state parks comes from the paying visitors. Oklahoma has 38, there are 14 in Northeast Oklahoma.
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