Completed in 1964 and situated on the Canadian River, Lake Eufaula is Oklahoma’s largest lake, encompassing approximately 102,000 acres with 600 miles of shoreline . The lake is renowned for its exceptional fishing, particularly for species like crappie, sand bass, catfish, and black bass. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages several marinas and boat ramps, providing ample access for boating and fishing enthusiasts.

Park Review – Lake Eufaula State Park

Rating: 1/2
Location: Eufaula (Checotah), OK
Type: State Park
Check-in/Check-out times: 5:00/2:00
Site Quality / Amenities:
Access: Easily accessible from US-69 or Interstate 40. Take OK-150 to the park.
Staff: Staff at the Park Office were friendly and helpful but were not fully up to date with activities within the park. We saw park rangers drive through the main loop area but they never ventured into the Lake View Circle.
Cellular/WiFi: I don’t believe there is any WiFi in the park but we had a decent T-mobile signal with about 160Mbps downloads and 7Mbps uploads. Starlink had a relatively obstruction free view of the sky in spite of numerous trees and it achieved about 150Mbps downloads, and 15Mbps uploads.
Restaurants: We stopped by Lin Cuisine IV in Checotah while in town for our weekly Walmart visit. This is a Chinese restaurant and the food was unexpectedly pretty good.
Nearby parks: We didn’t explore any parks nearby.
What we liked: We visited right after schools were getting out for the summer and we expected the park to be busy but it was probably less than 10% full. Some people may have stayed away due to the lake being flooded. For instance, the marina was closed since the walkways going to it were underwater. There were lots of large mature trees that not only provided shade but also made for a beautiful area.
What we didn’t like: Because of recent rains, much of the park and it’s trails were a muddy mess. As previously mentioned the marina and it’s restaurant were closed. The nature center also seemed to have varying hours. Much of the area around the nature center including the exhibits were closed and looked like they hadn’t been usable for years. A lot of the picnic and tent areas were constructed in the mid 1960’s and did not seem to be maintained any more. The entire Longhorn Loop area was closed – possibly due to flooding. Trees could be trimmed up in most areas to keep larger rigs like ours from scraping them. Although the park is usable and a nice place to be in nature it definitely is showing a bit of age and need for some TLC.
Verdict: We’d likely stay here again when travelling through the area. The park is very nice for a rustic experience.

Rating: 1/2
Location: On the south side of Oklahoma City along I-35.
Type: Commercial Park
Check-in/Check-out times: 1:00/12:00
Site Quality / Amenities: Roads are asphalt, and sites are concrete with grass between each site. Each site is 50/30A with full hookups. WiFi and cable is included. There is a clubhouse and laundry facilities on-site. Also available are storm shelters for the occasional tornado.
Access: When coming from the south take exit 123A to avoid exiting right at the entrance to the park. From the north side you can take exit 123A as well.
Cellular/WiFi: Cellular and Starlink was good with no obstructions. We didn’t test the WiFi.
Restaurants: We ate at Cava Mediterranean restaurant which was good as well as BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse both on the north side where Anna’s sister and brother in law live.
Nearby parks: We didn’t investigate any parks nearby but there aren’t a lot of options.
What we liked: Paved roads and pads are great in the rainy season.
What we didn’t like: There was some road noise from the Interstate as well as due to nearby trains. There is also a fairly large homeless population in the area but we never saw them enter the RV park.
Verdict: We would stay here again.

Park Review

Rating: 
Site Quality: Concrete pads and asphalt roads. The site (P-67) was plenty long enough for our RV and truck but it was a bit interesting. The exit went out to the park entrance and was beyond the security gate. At night, we couldn’t back up to the trailer because the drive was very narrow and made a turn which would have been difficult to navigate in the dark. Getting out of the site was much easier than it looked like it would be. The nice thing about this site is that it was one of two that are right beside the pond and twin fountains.
Type: Commercial
Access: We followed the parks directions on arriving from the south on I35 and merged onto I44 then taking the first exit to loop back to the park. It seemed like we could have exited I35 to 63’rd directly. On leaving we exited to the east and back to I35 rather than following the directions given, mostly because we really couldn’t turn right out of the park from the entrance road.
Staff: We only interacted with the gate attendant who also guided us to the site. He was friendly and helpful.
Amenities: Onsite restaurant, pool, hot tub and splash pad, mini golf, playground, clubhouse, and convenience store.
Cellular/WiFi: Verizon and AT&T were both good.
Restaurants: We didn’t eat out while staying in the park.
What we liked: We didn’t spend much time at the park but it seemed really nice and had some nice amenities although due to COVID-19 and lack of time we didn’t explore them. Several museums are in the area.
What we didn’t like: Sleightly difficult to get to the park but overall not too bad. Awkward driveway on our site.
Nearby Parks: None
Verdict: We would stay here again when travelling through.

Park Review

Rating: 
Site Quality: Concrete pads and asphalt roads throughout. Both 80′ pull-through and 50′ back-in sites are available all with 30 and 50A service and full hookups. Each site also has a charcoal grill. Sites are spacious with a nice large patio (two in fact as the long pull through sites can accommodate two smaller RV’s or one larger RV).
Type: Commercial
Access: Easy access from Interstate 35 at exit 1 on the southside of Oklahoma.
Staff: The staff was very friendly at check in but that was our only interaction with them.
Amenities: Shower facilities, Swimming pool and pool house, 1,400-square-foot indoor pavilion, 3,000-square-foot outdoor pavilion, Playground, Horseshoe pit and basketball court, Walking trail.
Cellular/WiFi: Verizon and AT&T were both good.
Restaurants: We ate at Kirby’s Steak House in the hotel at the casino for our 41’st anniversary. It was very good but also quite expensive.
What we liked: Nice clean park with paved sites and roads.
What we didn’t like: There isn’t a lot out there except for the casino. Due to COVID-19 we did not spend time there. This is probably not a good option for a long term stay.
Nearby Parks: There are some around but we didn’t explore any.
Verdict: We would stay here again, particularly for a night stay but we could also spend several days here.

We stayed here for one night on the way from Oklahoma City to Springfield Missouri while visiting relatives. While this park might not be a good choice for a long term stay, it was perfectly reasonable for shorter stays. This would be a great place to stay again if we are passing through on the same route.

We stayed here for two nights while visiting Anna’s father and her sister’s family. While this park would not be our first choice for a longer term stay, it was perfectly reasonable for shorter stays although a bit far from our relatives. Unfortunately, we didn’t get any pictures of this place.

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