Boasting wonderful recreational activity, McCleary and Oakville offer easy access to the nearby 91,000 acre Capital Forest, peaceful country drivers and some of the best steelhead fishing in Washington.
There are also community parks and playgrounds, not to mention a well-lighted baseball field and basketball court. Each community boasts annual events that draw thousands of visitors. In McCleary, the famous Bear Festival is held the second weekend of July. Oakville’s Heritage Parade and Rodeo takes over the town each July to celebrate America’s independence.
You can visit the McCleary Museum at Carnell House and view historic monuments throughout both communities, including the McCleary Hotel (built in 1912) and an antique locomotive at Beerbower Park. Take in the old-fashioned flavor of downtown Oakville, with antique buildings, that are reminiscent of times past, or see a re-enactment of the last bank robbery by horseback during Oakville’s Black Hills Rodeo. |