Holiday Cove Recreation Area, Checotah, OK

Free Camping at Lake Eufaula, OK

Holiday Cove Recreation Area is a free, developed campground and boat launch offered by the Army Corps of Engineers along Lake Eufaula, OK. Unmarked on most maps, this mostly-forgotten campground remains open to the public, though is sparsely maintained. It has a campground loop overgrown with weeds and a boat ramp.

Authority

Lake Eufaula, OK

ACOE, Tulsa District

Lake Office:

Tel: (918) 799-5843

Particulars

GPS: 35.4373, -95.6256

Elevation: 620 feet

Reservations: First come, first served

Camping Fee: None

Permit: None

Max stay: 14 days during any 30-consecutive-day period

Amenities: Picnic tables, fire rings, boat ramp

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Camping at Holiday Cove Recreation Area

Located within 20 minutes from the City of Checotah, OK, this free campground still offers at least one “decent” campsite along the beach of Holiday Cove itself, and one other that appears to be strewn with trash. The other campsites are too far overgrown with weeds to do much with.

There is also a bumpy access down to the tip of the peninsula that high-clearance vehicles could easily traverse down and set up camp on the beach. The beach itself feels firm and suitable for camping with some leveling blocks.

Otherwise, Hickory Point is a rarely-visited recreation area, even during the weekends in summer. The views of Lake Eufaula are stunning.