Alva is the county seat in Woods County, located at the crossroads of U.S. Hwys 64 and 281. The town was established during the Land Run of 1893 and has been home to Northwestern Territorial Normal School (now Northwestern Oklahoma State University) since 1897.
DINING:
- 818 Diner, 818 Oklahoma Blvd (U.S. Hwy 64)
- AGCC Grill (Alva Golf & Country Club), 44483 Jefferson
- Alva Beer Co., 327 Barnes
- The Bull Smokehouse and Saloon, 2036 E. Oklahoma Blvd (U.S. Hwy 64)
- Chopsticks, 905 Oklahoma Blvd (U.S. Hwy 64)
- Holder Drug’s Jack and Jill, 513 Barnes
- Taco Village, 828 Oklahoma Blvd (U.S. Hwy 64)
- Vanilla Bean, 319 Oklahoma Blvd (U.S. Hwy 64)
SHOPPING:
- Bar S Outfitters, 1719 W. Oklahoma Blvd (U.S. Hwy 64)
- God Family Country, 403 College Ave
- Schuhmacher’s Copper Penny, 405 College Ave
- Whittet’s Country Store, 503 Oklahoma Blvd (U.S. Hwy 64)
ATTRACTIONS:
- Bradt’s Menagerie, 39755 U.S. Hwy 64, which is 3 miles west of Alva
- Cherokee Strip Museum, 14th & U.S. Hwy 64
- Rialto Cinema, 516 Flynn