Suggestions on weekend trip in Oklahoma

[ediemarie]

hello! granted we are from Oklahoma but are fairly new to RV'ing. just wanting to get away for a couple of days.

we are looking for something 2-3 hours from Oklahoma City that can accommodate our 5th wheel, 32ft. and man is that thing tall!! so someplace that's trimmed up.

I did use the search feature but didn't find anything very recent.

thanks for the help.

[ediemarie]

thanks for the feedback! think we've narrowed it down to either Foss Lake or Beavers Bend. I'll let you know!

thanks again & safe travels!

[PawPaw_n_Gram]

It is more than two hours from OKC, but Beaver's Bend SP just below the Broken Bow Lake Dam is a wonderful place.

Oklahoma has some great state parks. Pretty much can't go wrong with almost any of them.

[tatest]

What are your interests, and how close to home are you willing to camp? We'e always liked going to Cedar Valley, just west of Guthrie, to visit Guthrie, but you could visit Guthrie on a day trip from home.

Lake Thunderbird State Park is just east of Norman, it is a water recreation park primarily, several campgrounds, mostly wooded, and at least one has a few full hookup campsites on concrete slabs.

Great Salt Plains State Park north of Enid is always nice, but most people go there for crystal digging, and that doesn't open until April.

The CoE campgrounds on Kaw Lake are popular for a prairie plus trees experience. You'll have to check recreation.gov for campground opening dates. There are several, they don't all open at the same time, and some get closed for high water.

To the south, Lake Murray State Park near Ardmore, and the Chickasaw National Recreational Area are within 2-3 hours from OKC. What campgrounds at the NRA depend on volunteer help, which starts to arrive about this time of year, so again check recreation.gov for availability.

Most of my camping is north and west of Tulsa (particularly on Grand Lake) but that's out of reach for a 2-3 hour limits. Should you choose Grand Lake, I recommend Cedar Oaks in Grove, which is open year round and gets quite busy this early with snowbirds passing through, so call that one for reservations.

Southeast of Tulsa, several lakes are just within three hours, traffic permitting: Lake Eufala, Lake Tenkiller, Fort Gibson Lake and Greenleaf Lake. The first three have a choice of state parks and COE facilities, and Greenleaf Lake is a lovely little state park at the edge of the military revervation.

I've visited the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, day trips from Wichita Falls, but have not stayed at the small campground. It is supposed to be a quite place, which will not be the case for the state park campgrounds on larger lakes, and COE's on lakes, once we get into the weekend party boating season.

I've visited Red Rock Canyon, close enough to the west, haven't stayed there. That gets busy on weekends.

Alternatively, you could make a trip west to visit the Route 66 museums (and other attractions) between OKC and Texas. Oklahoma Route 66 museum in Clinton, National Route 66 museum in Elk City. While either is an easy day trip from OKC, both together are a weekend. There are several RV parks in Elk City, free casino parking with hookups in Clinton, and Foss State Park in between.

If you want to stretch the drive to four hours or a bit more, I recommend Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Texas.

[scout_dad]

Try Little Turtle Rv park in Eufala nice clean park, level pads lots to around there. Going back in May again.

[RnTBnB]

Check out Sequoyah State Park, on Highway 51 just east of Wagoner, OK on Ft.
Gibson Lake. When we camp there we stay in the Seminole campground. When you are camped there you can also use the park's amenities, like the lodge pool. We enjoy driving through the park at dusk to see all the deer and other wildlife. Taylor Ferry South Corps of Engineers campground just across the lake from Sequoyah is also nice and accommodates big rigs. The state park is nicer than Taylor Ferry, but a little more expensive. You'll generally find a lot more trees in the campgrounds on the eastern side of the state than the western. For shade, Taylor Ferry South is better than the Seminole campground in Sequoyah State Park.

[RRinNFla]

X2 on Roman Nose

Going to my 50th high school reunion in OKC this summer. Plan to spend a little time in the northern plains. First stop will be Roman Nose.

[malexander]

Roman Nose State Park is 7 miles north of Watonga. It's 5er friendly, easy to get into. It's close enough to town for groceries & such.
I'm not sure if the riding stable is still open or not. But the lodge is pretty nice for meals.


Lake Eufaula is another good one.
Take the Hwy 150 exit off I-40. Go south to the tourist info center. There's 2 campground really close by the info center. They have a map with all the HU facilities & rates. Trees are really trimmed up nice and a lot of sites are pull-thrus. We drove out there last weekend scoping out places to go in the MH.

The state parks really are nice. Most sites are level concrete pads, have BBQ grills, picnic tables, etc.
If you count them, we have 50 SP's in OK. You could spend the whole summer just going to places within 2 hrs of OKC. And still miss a lot of them.:) We really do have a GREAT STATE.

[Crambo]

We just came back from grand lake. We stayed at Cedar oaks RV park and really enjoyed it

[RoyF]

Ditto on Wichita Mountains. In addition to bison and prairie dogs, there are free range longhorn cattle. The longhorns are not "domesticated" but just roam free as do the bison. Both have been there for over a hundred years.

[terry_thiessen]

Red Rock Canyon State Park by Hinton ok is about one hour from okc. Theres a pretty steep drive imto and out of the canyon but worth the drive . Hiking trails are really nice well and shaded campsites.

[bob_nestor]

Red Rock Canyon State Park just west of Oklahoma City. It was a stopping point for wagon trains going west and there are places where you can see the ruts in the rocks left by the wagons. Just outside the park is a horse drawn buggy museum too.

[jfkmk]

X2 for Witchita mountains. Its less than 80 miles from Oklahoma City. When we were there, medicine park was having a music festival.

[RoyB]

I don't know if LAWTON/MEDICINE PARK is too far for you but we really fell in love with the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge at Camp Doris that is inside the park. Buffalo roam free throughout the park and several deer as well. Is a very peaceful place to go. If you have kids with you they will really go crazy watching the Prairie Dogs...

Lots to do hiking and watching the sunset at night or just visiting the lakes and watching the Birds coming at dark... Scott Mtn is on the site which gives you a beautiful view of the local towns around the refuge...

Good eating at a place with direct access from the Refuge called MEERS which serves Buffalo meat...

They have both camp sites with hookups and no hookups. Controlled access after hours... You can tell the sites were originally setup for tent camping but they have several sections where your 5th wheel will work just fine...

Medicine park has a couple of good old country honky tonks but you will have to deal with the controlled access after a pretty early time (forget when it was)

Not many places in Medicine Park for groceries so bring all of that with you or plan on driving back towards Lawton during the day... The only place we found was a LOVES TRUCK STOP just off I44 at the Medicine Park exit...

This would be a typical camping spot on one of the Refuge areas at Camp Doris...


This is our setup at a no-hookup site running off our batteries... They have central located bath room buildings all over Camp Doris.


Check out their home page which has alot of photos to view...

Roy Ken

[BB_TX]

Are you looking for something like a state park with hiking/biking trails, fishing, boat rental, etc? Or something near touristy type attractions like museums, historic sites, etc? Or other interest?

I am going to assume full hookups?