Roman Nose State Park Lodge - Watonga

Oklahoma State Parks need to get their act together. This is a jewel of a park that has gone through renovations and it looks lovely but the infrastructure is a mess. The staff is trying their best to compensate for broken air conditioning in the lodge, tepid water NOT HOT in the showers, bugs (centipede in the restaurant, ants and scorpions in the bathrooms) and the service in the restaurant is awful. The wait staff are trying and are pleasant but the kitchen is a mess. Took 2 hour to get a hamburger. We also rented the Turkey Roost dining hall for a large family reunion. Apparently the AC went out two weeks prior to our event and we weren't told. They brought in fans and a portable unit only because we made a polite but insistent request that the contract we signed was for air conditioned space. I don't know what you are doing with all your casino revenue but out some money and management back into your state parks.

Absolutely fantastic food, ambiance, and service! The restaurant looked new, had a lot of menu options and the staff was very knowledgeable. Kudos to Brooklyn for recommending the best chicken sandwich I've had in years! I plan to be back in a few weeks to try a few more options...and the pizza!

Literally the best my mom and my moms best friend works there 10/10 Def recommend anyone in watonga to come up

I went here a ton growing up. Very pretty and affordable.

Five years ago, we were driving back from a relative's 90th Birthday party in Dodge City, when we came upon the most beautiful little Oklahoma State Park outside of Watonga called Roman Nose. We said we would be back someday to stay and it's taken us this long to return. Roman Nose State Park, named after Cheyenne Chief Henry, is one of the original seven Oklahoma State Parks. A former Cheyenne winter camp, the park is set in a beautiful canyon, surrounded by gypsum rock cliffs. Roman Nose boasts a stunning golf course, stables for horseback riding, hiking trails, WPA buildings, an enormous spring fed swimming pool and two spring fed trout stocked lakes. The Lodge, originally constructed in 1956, was renovated in 2010 to reflect the natural landscape of the surrounding area and it is gorgeous. It has a Frank Lloyd Wright feel to it. There are 22 rooms and it has its own swimming pool. There's a gift shop inside and a wall full of Oklahoma travel brochures in the lobby. There are a few snacks and beverages at the desk. The park also has Cabins, Tee Pees and other camping areas as well as a General Store that handles horse, canoe, kayak, and paddleboat rentals in addition to feeding people with a wonderful restaurant! It's a long walk from the drop off point of the parking lot to the actual doors, across the wide lobby, and down the hall to any of the rooms. After checking in, which was seamless, we chose one of hotel style luggage carts and took it all the way outside. From there, it was simply no problem; but there is no one to help you with your luggage. You are on own as far as I could tell. We had secured our Lakeside King room online using a Senior discount. If you stay on a Friday or a Saturday, you have to stay both nights; but we were staying a Sunday. The Lodge is simply stunning. So much interior wood and rock and historic photos. We found everything to be very clean which was wonderful. I would say the pool was the highlight really. We were out there for an hour or so and had this great big beautiful pool all to ourselves. Sundays are slow apparently. It was a lovely setting with towels thoughtfully provided at poolside. Perfect. We were prepared for no microwave and found a community microwave out in a hallway alcove. With only a few people staying there on Sunday, I was okay with it; but really would have preferred one in our room. We slept well. There's a ceiling fan and room darkening blinds. We were very comfortable. We did discover the next morning that the coffee maker didn't work. It wasn't a big deal as there was fresh coffee on a utility cart out in the hallway. We had missed a continental breakfast from 6 9. Probably our loss. The description from the desk had sounded pretty yummy; but we slept in. There is a closed restaurant where the communal living room with fireplace and deck entrance used to be. Honestly, that was disappointing to see; but we were allowed deck access through a large meeting room. The view from the deck is terrific. A sweet place for coffee, unfortunately the umbrellas aren't up. Still, the tables and chairs are in use. We checked out and drove up canyon to the General Store for lunch. I've reviewed that, too. Scrumptious burgers! We love this park and the Lodge! It's an Oklahoma treasure. travelok.com/state parks…