Ed Galloway's Totem Pole Park — Attraction in Pryor Creek

This is a must visit place. Its located on Oklahoma highway 28 between Route 66 to the west and I-44 to the east. The nearest town is probably Chelsea to the north or Foyil to the west of this property. From either 66 or I-44 it is a short drive to get here. Less than 20 minutes I’d say for sure. The history of this place is amazing. Ed Galloway wanted to pay tribute to the American Indians and to do that he created these totem poles. The largest one is 90’ tall it said. It’s a sight to see. The tall one is the main attraction but there is several smaller ones that are also impressive. During most of the week you can go inside the tallest one. Make sure to look up when you go inside because you can see the old wooden staircase that once led people up to the top of the structure. The art and craftsmanship it took to create this place is just simply unbelievable. A single man did this all with very little help. It said he used the sand and rocks from the bottom of a nearby creek to create all the concrete to construct the totem poles. He had to have taken hundreds of trips to the creek with his wheelbarrow to create all this. In addition to the totem poles, he also constructed a house called the fiddle house. Inside there is a gift shop, a small museum, historical photos and probably over 50 different fiddles that Mr. Galloway constructed over the years, hence the name of fiddle house. This is a great place to come and learn some history, have a picnic, take photos etc. Dogs are allowed across the gravel road from the totem pole park, not at the park itself. Across the road there is a wooden gazebo pavilion that had benches and tables to picnic at. It was old and needed some cleaning but it would be a good place for a get-together or family reunion just call ahead to reserve it. Overall I would say this is a must stop if you’re traveling Route 66 or I-44 in northeast Oklahoma. It’s just so unique and the artwork is amazing. It’s truly the best example of folk art I’ve ever seen. Ed Galloway must have been a legendary man to say the least. Make sure to visit the Fiddle House and make a donation if you want or purchase some gifts. That’s how they maintain funding to keep this place open to the public for free. The person I met who ran the gift shop is a local woman named Joanne Schultz. I may have spelt her name wrong but nonetheless she is a great woman full of kindness and information about the property. It was a delight to come here and see this place and meet her. I really urge anyone in this area to come visit. You could get off the highway to come here, visit and be back on your journey in less than a hour probably. Read the information placards around the place because they tell an amazing story of how this place came to be. This is a fitting tribute to the Native Americans who call...

Traveled Oklahomas Route 66 with my family while on vacation and knew this was a must see! Absolutely loved it! The detail and love that was put into this artwork is amazing. Ed Galloway respected the Natives and it shows. So glad that we got to stop and see this.

Only downside was that the older women working in the gift shop/ fiddle house was a complete grouch. She obviously doesn’t not like children. There was a young toddler in the gift shop with his mother and the older lady made unnecessary remarks about the toddler to my family and I because he was doing what normal toddlers do and making some noise. We spent about 15 mins in the shop. I bought some items, my nephews bought some items, my mother bought some items and so did my boyfriend. We even made a donation to help preserve Ed’s art. Me and my boyfriend went back outside to finish up taking some more photos and so my mother and nephews sat inside the shop for a bit as we finished up. It’s over 100 degrees out, my mother is older and has a hurt knee. Sitting inside was best for her. As they were waiting on us inside the older women rudely asks my mother and nephews: “ Are y’all going to be here all day? I’d really like to eat my lunch”. That is not how you treat costumers. We just spent over 100 dollars in your shop and now you’re basically kicking us out..? Sorry we spent 20 mins in your shop. I was extremely disappointed that this was how we were treated. But after reading other reviews I’m not surprised. Ed Galloway would be extremely disappointed too I assume. They definitely need somebody with better costumer service, or just a better personality in general working here. It’s a tourist attraction…

But nonetheless, please stop by and enjoy this art!!! Take pictures!! Just try to avoid the mean lady at...

This is a neat roadside stop, if you’re into that sort of thing. THERE ARE NO HOURS LISTED ON GOOGLE. I only make mention of this because I went on a Sunday afternoon, between 15-16:00. Pulling into the lot, the sign said that it was closed at night. As I was the only vehicle there, I knew that the museum/gift shop was closed. We walked around, admired the art, and took these photos. As we were walking out, the lady who lives in the adjacent house came outside, asking if we’d seen the hours online. I told her that I’d only found out about the park’s existence and hour earlier, on Google Maps, on the way home from Claremore. She seemed perplexed, and told me they were on a Route 66 website. Because of her demeanor and tone of her voice, we immediately left. She told us that they were, “…closed on Sundays.” Afterwards, we found the posted hours (which I’ll include a screenshot of) and had no luck finding the website which she mentioned (yet). The door to the gift shop said the hours were 10-5, fyi. The moral of the story is: it’s a neat place, and if you visit on a Sunday, ignore her. I plan on going back when the Fiddle House is open, as am sorry that I missed it. Hopefully it will be open during the...