Pawhuska is located in northeast Oklahoma in Osage County (of which it is the county seat) along Highway 60/11 just southeast of Bluestem Lake. It is northwest of Tulsa near the Kansas-Oklahoma border.
Pawhuska is the home of the International Round-Up Cavalcade, one of the world's largest amateur rodeos.
Shidler Lake, Sand Lake, 37,000-acre Tallgrass Prairie Preserve and Osage Hills State Park provide recreation for the area. The Preserve is best viewed just after sunrise or just before sunset. Take in the view of the area's 400 plant, 300 bird and 80 mammal species.
Area attractions include the Osage Tribal Museum, Library & Archives, the Cathedral of the Osage and the Osage County Historical Society Museum as well as the architecturally distinctive buildings in downtown Pawhuska.