🛣️ Craig County

Vinita, Oklahoma

Craig County seat on I-44 and Route 66 — the biggest interstate gateway to Grand Lake.

Vinita is the Craig County seat and the main I-44 gateway to Grand Lake. Route 66 also cuts through town, home to what was long the world's largest McDonald's spanning the turnpike.

County
Craig (seat)
Highway
I-44 / Route 66 / US 69
Distance to lake
~20 min east

Vinita is where most Tulsa-area weekenders exit I-44 heading to Grand Lake. Historic downtown, Will Rogers heritage (he was born just west of here), and full-town retail.