Reviews & Comments
Poteau, OK
I like Poteau and ive been everywhere -
2/28/2019There are no reviews for Poteau so I feel obligated to add one. I have been here for 7 years, 4 in an apartment and 3 in a house. The apartment was near Bill J. Barber park which was great, we would walk to the park and play or run the paved loop for exercise. The house is off of pleasant valley which is great, much more space for all activities, riding bicycles in the zero traffic road, gardening in the back yard, wood working/carpentry in the garage. My kids do Soccer in the spring and fall. They do Basketball in the spring and fall. We hike the Ceder lake trail and in the Ouachita mountains. We are very active with the local Scout troop. It is not fair for me to write about the Cons of Poteau, I work with the ambulance service so I see more of the negative stuff than a normal citizen would. There is meth use in the area but its much less than bigger cities and like I said I see it more than a normal person would. The police service is great. The fire department is great. I would trust both groups with my family. The hospital is small but usually empty so you get seen quick and the hospitals in Fort Smith are great and are only 30 minutes away. We have all the normal amenities in Poteau. Movie theater, bowling alley, Walmart are all a 10 minute drive. I have lived in Norfolk VA, Alameda CA, Corpus Christi TX, Pensacola FL, Taos NM, Fort Collins CO, Cheyenne WY, and now Poteau OK and I think Poteau is a great place to be. Plus Poteau is super cheap to live in. The only reason its not 5 star is because it gets so hot in the summer, now that's not Poteau's fault but it does limit outdoor activities.