LaFortune Park

 

 


About the Park

Our story begins in 1920 at 51st & Yale Ave. at the Tulsa County Poor Farm, where poor people worked for their food, received health services and had a roof over their heads. But in 1935, FDR introduced the national welfare system, and eventually the farm became obsolete and too expensive to maintain. In 1958, oilman J.A. LaFortune saw the potential of the old farm and donated $250,000 to Tulsa County to build a park. He did so because he “wanted to give back to the city that had been so good to me.” LaFortune’s passion for the creation of public county parks extended to his friend Claude Chandler, who he convinced to donate 100 acres of his quarry for a west side park. [Chandler Park] On October 16, 1960, LaFortune Park was opened to the public. As the first county park in Oklahoma, the 270-acres features over 700 trees, 11 ponds, and more than 100,000 visitors a year. There is an 18-hole championship golf course, a lighted driving range, pro shop and the only lighted 18-hole par 3 in Oklahoma. It’s a spectacular setting for all occasions with indoor and outdoor event spaces.

Northeast of the golf course is the nationally recognized Case Tennis Center at LaFortune Park. Built in 1970, it has grown from 6 courts to 21 lighted outdoor courts, 3 air-conditioned indoor courts, and a full-service pro shop with locker rooms.

Location and Hours

5501 S. Yale Ave. | Tulsa, OK 74135
Park Hours: 7 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Phone number:918-496-6220

Park Overview Map

At LaFortune Park

  • LaFortune Park Golf Course
  • Case Tennis Center at LaFortune Park
  • Herman and Kate Kaiser Library
  • Baseball Fields
  • Buddy LaFortune Community Center
  • Three Picnic Pavilions
  • Croquet
  • Green Spaces
  • Two Fishing Ponds (Subject to all applicable Oklahoma fishing laws. A fishing license is required for all Oklahoma residents ages 16 and over and for all non-residents. Fishing regulations are enforced by the game rangers of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation)
  • Picnic Tables & Grills
  • Three Playgrounds
  • 3.2 Mile Trail, 8-ft. wide asphalt

If your organization, company or non-profit is planning an outdoor special event using any of the park amenities, please email parksreservations@tulsacounty.org.