Lake Eufaula is the largest man-made lake in Oklahoma and covers 102,000 acres of shimmering water and breathtaking scenery. Lake Eufaula lies 63 miles west of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, and 110 miles east of Oklahoma City, just south of the Ozark Mountain foothills in eastern Oklahoma. Lake Eufaula is home to wonderful swim beaches, fishing, watersports, and abundant wildlife with marvelous parks and campgrounds.  

Lake Eufaula State Parks

Lake Eufaula has two Oklahoma State Parks, Arrowhead State Park and Lake Eufaula State Park. Arrowhead State Park is on the southern side of the lake at 3995 Main Park Road Canadian, Oklahoma. Lake Eufaula State Park is on the northern side of the lake, at 111563 OK 150, Checotah, Oklahoma. Both parks have wonderful amenities and offer great camping, day-use, fishing, are pet friendly, swimming, and watersports experiences.

Visitors will enjoy RV and tent camping, The Fountain Head Creek Golf Course, an 18-hole golf course with views of the lake, a putting green, and a pro shop. Amenities include an indoor and outdoor fishing dock, group facilities, hiking and nature trails, a kid's fishing pond, naturalist activities and naturalist programs, a nature center, playgrounds, picnic areas, swimming beaches, and watersports. Three sides of the lake surround Lake Eufaula State Park. 

The park features special events at Halloween, Christmas, and Labor Day. This park was previously named Fountainhead State Park before 2003. Lake Eufaula State Park sits atop a large peninsula that stretches out from the northeastern border of the lake from SH 150 going south from I40 east of Checotah.

Choose from 93 RV or tent sites at the Deep Fork Campground or 32 RV sites at the Dogwood Campground and make online reservations for your camping destination. Several amenities are ADA accessible. For a unique overnight accommodation, book a stay in one of the park’s three yurts, which come with heat/ac, bedding, a microwave, mini fridge, electrical outlets and an LED TV, but no indoor water. 

However, restroom facilities are located within 50 yards of the Longhorn Loop and Hummingbird Beach yurts, and 1000 yards from the Longhorn Loop Honeymoon yurt. Pets are not allowed inside yurts. The group camp features a fully equipped kitchen, dining hall, stocked pond and four air-conditioned bunkhouses that accommodate up to 96 people. 

Arrowhead State Park

Arrowhead State Park sits on 2,200 acres and features 100 tent sites and RV sites. There are 40 full hookup sites available. The park offers an equestrian campground and stables with 25 miles of trails, a golf course, a marina, a miniature golf course, mountain biking, picnic areas and shelters, playgrounds, swimming area, stables, and trails.

The Arrowhead Golf Course features an 18-hole course, a pro shop, driving range, putting green, and cart and club rentals. This full-service 72-par course provides a spectacular view of the lake from two holes on the course. 

The equestrian camp also offers hitching posts and water and electric hookups. The RV sites have 30 and 50-amp hookups and a dump station with restrooms and showers throughout the park. There is a restaurant onsite. Hiking and biking trails offer wildlife viewing opportunities. A volleyball court sits on the beach. 

Lake Eufaula RV Parks

Belle Starr Corps of Engineers RV Park: 111 spacious and shady sites. Each site is has 30 or 50-amp electric, water hookups, a picnic table, and grill. Amenities include a boat ramp, two comfort stations with flush toilets and hot showers, two dump stations, fishing, a playground, and swimming beach. Belle Star Road, Eufaula, Oklahoma.

Broken Cove Recreation Area: 73 RV and tent sites, 30 and 50-amp hookups and shared water connections. A 100 foot water line with a splitter is recommended for RVs.  Amenities include boat ramp, hiking trails, a marina, pet-friendly, picnic areas, two group picnic shelters, a playground, and showers and restrooms. State Hwy 71 and E 1200 Road, Stigler, Oklahoma. 

Crowder Point Family Campground: 22 tent sites with lake views, and 24 RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp electric and water hookups, 5 with electric, water, and sewer hookups, and 6 with electric only, nearby boat ramps, pet-friendly, restrooms, showers.  Highway 69 & Rock Creek Road, Crowder, Oklahoma. 

Elm Point Lake Recreation: Small park with a few tent and RV sites with partial hookups. Amenities include a dump station, a fishing dock, pet-friendly, and restrooms, but no fires or potable water.  8433 East Hwy 31, McAlester, Oklahoma. 

Freedom RV Park: 12 RV sites, RVs, big rigs, 50 ft max RV length, full hookups with sewer, water, electric, 30 and 50-amp for all sites, twelve 50-amp sites, a boat ramp, grills, picnic tables, and pet friendly. 1088 Nitzel Road Eufaula, Oklahoma.

Gentry Creek: 15, 20, and 30 amp hookups, restrooms, showers, and pet friendly. US-266, Checotah, Oklahoma.

Happy Hollow RV Park:  Rent daily, weekly, or monthly, and leave your boat, RV, or tent site set up year round. 30 and 50-amp hookups, four boat ramps, drive your golf cart of vehicle to the beach, and swim area. 109645 OK 150, Checotah, Oklahoma. 

Indian Springs RV Park: 72 RV sites, with 25 full hookup sites, laundry, restrooms, and showers. RR 6 Box 114C, Eufaula, Oklahoma.

Lake Eufaula West KOA Holiday: Big rigs, canoe/kayak rentals, dog park, long pull-through sites, meeting rooms, a pavilion, a swimming pool, trails, and a barnyard zoo. 409329 E 1078 Road, Checotah, Oklahoma. 

Lakeview Landing and RV Park: 20 water, sewer, and 30 and 50-amp electrical service and it accommodates the largest RVs. Amenities include easy access to nearby boat ramps, horseshoe pits, and picnic areas. 3471 State Hwy 9A Eufaula, Oklahoma.

Little Turtle RV Park & Storage: Features 30 and 50-amp hookups, banquet hall, full service baths, laundry, showers, picnic pavilion,, and its Horse Resort with 25-plus acres of horseback riding trails, ponds, adventure trails, and each horse site with its own stall.  114161 Highways 69, Eufaula, Oklahoma. 

Onapa Tent and RV Park: Accommodates HDTs, 5th wheels, travel trailers, and motorhomes of all classes, 20, 30, and 50-amp hookups, boat ramp, fire pits, laundry, playground, basketball, and volleyball, pet friendly, and Wi-Fi. 418686 East 1110 Road (Onapa Road), Checotah, Oklahoma. 

Terra Star RV Park: Terra Star RV Park: 280 sites with some tent sites. 125 sites with full hookups, and 150 sites with water, 30 and 50-amp sites, boat ramp. Amenities include a dog park, a game room/rec hall,  laundry, a playground, restrooms, an RV wash, a swimming pool, and showers. 420589 E 1147 Road, Checotah, Oklahoma.

Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park: Open from May to September. This is a theme park featuring basketball and caga ball, fire truck and wagon rides, foam parties, gem mining, golf cart rentals, jumping pillows, rental party room, outdoor pavilion, pet-friendly, playgrounds, a restaurant and snack bar, swimming pools, tent sites with picnic tables, fire rings, a theater, theme events, a water park, the Xtreme RV Park with 30 and 50-amp electric, picnic tables,  sewer, and water hookups, visits with Yogi Bear and other characters, and Wi-Fi. Reservations are recommended. 610 Lake Shore Dr. Eufaula, Oklahoma. 

Lake Eufaula Tent Campgrounds

The following parks include RV parks and tent campgrounds and most are described in the Lake Eufaula RV Park section. 

• Arrowhead State Park
• Broken Cove
• Crowder Point Family Campground
• Elm Point Lake Recreation
• Gentry Creek
• Happy Hollow RV Park
• Lake Eufaula State Park 
• Lake Eufaula West KOA Holiday
• Onapa Tent and RV Park
• Oakridge Recreation Area: Small park with 13 tent with electric and primitive tent sites  Oak Ridge Rec Road, Eufaula, Oklahoma 
• Terra Star RV Park 
• Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park

Parks With Cabins At Lake Eufaula

American Cabins: Electric and water is provided outside of the 12 cabins at this park. Amenities include walking distance to a exceptional air and heating units, boat ramp, ceiling fans, coffee pot, hairdryer, microwave, pillow-top mattresses, refrigerator/freezer, 32” flat screen televisions with premium cable, and extra towels. 4306 Canadian Access Rd, Eufaula, Oklahoma. 

Eufaula Treehouse Treesort: Offers three tree houses with one that has seven bedrooms equipped with king and queen beds, modern conviences, and a unique above ground camping experience. US 69, OK 9 & I-40, Heritage Pl, Eufaula, Oklahoma.

Lake Eufaula West KOA Holiday: Cabins

Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park: Cabins and Yurts.

Lake Eufaula, Alabama

Lake Eufaula, on the border of southwest Alabama and southeast Georgia, is a different lake than Lake Eufaula, Oklahoma, covers 45,181 acres with 640 miles of shoreline, and is located on the Chattahoochee River along the border of Georgia and southeast Alabama. This lake is also commonly known as Walter F. George Lake. The Walter F. George Dam forms this lake. 

The United States Army Corps of Engineers owns and operates Lake Eufaula. The Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge is located on the northern end of the lake, along with several parks and campgrounds on both sides of the lake. A system of buoys and daymarks is in place throughout the lake to mark the main navigable channel. Anyone with a valid fishing license from either state can fish the entire lake.