Scenic River Properties on Baron Fork Creek For Sale near Tahlequah, Oklahoma don't come on the market very frequently.  It is hard to find access to the scenic rivers of Northeast Oklahoma, because the little roads leading down to the Illinois River or Baron Fork Creek have been shut off and barricaded.  You really have to know someone who owns land along the river in order to get permission to cross their land to get to the creeks and streams feeding to the Illinois River or it's tributary, Baron Fork Creek, also known as Barren Fork Creek. Baron Fork Creek flows out of Arkansas through a little valley near the village of Baron, Oklahoma, hence it's name "Baron" Fork Creek.  However, the roadside sign along Oklahoma Highway 51 indicates that "Barren" Fork Creek is an Oklahoma Scenic R... 03/24/2010