Mushrooms Photography Hot-Spots H ere are a few of my favorite areas I regularly visit in or near Oklahoma. For Autumn color, a short trip to Springfield Missouri paid off the last few years, October of 99 and 2000. Bed and Breakfast Inns , parks, and the Gazebo Maple Park Cemetery located at 300 West Grand in Springfield are several nice areas to find trees with beautifully colored Autumn leaves and nice landscaped gardens. Many parks in Ponca City , Oklahoma provide nice garden scenics almost year-round. Also, near the Ponca Lake, there is a very nice hiking trail with lots of interesting photographic subjects.
Mushrooms are in abundance, as are wildflowers.
The trail winds through a nice canopy of trees, along a small creek. Early morning fog creates a nice atmosphere for photographs. While visiting Ponca City, also check out the Marland Mansion . This estate has many photo possibilities, with great landscaping and a pond out back. This is also the site of the best Octoberfest I've seen.