Woolaroc Museum & Wildlife Preserve

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1925 Woolaroc Ranch Road
Bartlesville, OK 74003
(918) 336-0307
www.woolaroc.org/

Woolaroc was established in 1925 as the ranch retreat of oilman Frank Phillips. The ranch is a 1500 hectare (3700 acre) wildlife preserve, home to many species of native and exotic wildlife, such as buffalo, elk and longhorn cattle. Woolaroc is also a museum with a collection of western art and artifacts, American Indian material, and one of the largest collections of Colt firearms in the world. Woolaroc features a nature trail and two living history areas inviting you to experience the natural environment of Woolaroc, the life in a pre-Civil War 1840’s mountain man camp and an early-day oil lease.

The name WOOLAROC is derived from three words – the woods, lakes and rocks that make up the beautiful Osage Hills of northeast Oklahoma where Woolaroc is located. The name was originally intended for the rustic Lodge ranch house, but it was so unique that it soon became the name for the entire Frank Phillips ranch.

Woolaroc Museum is owned and operated by the The Frank Phillips Foundation, Inc. that was founded in 1937 by oilman Frank Phillips and his wife Jane Phillips with the primary purpose of providing educational support for the employees of Phillips Petroleum Company (now ConocoPhillips) and their families.