Canoeing/Kayaking

Lake Carl Blackwell

71 RV Sites, 9 Cabins, 60 Tent Sites

Lake Carl Blackwell in Stillwater, Oklahoma, offers 71 full-hookup RV sites, nine cabins, and 60 tent sites on a 3,370-acre reservoir, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 80 feet. Beaver Cove and Huntsmeadow back-in and pull-through categories join a beach, boat ramp, disc golf course, and golf cart rentals. Seventy-one sites span Beaver Cove back-in, Beaver Cove pull-through, Huntsmeadow back-in, and Hunts Meadow pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with fire pits and picnic tables, sized to 80 feet. Naming the loops rather than numbering tiers makes the property easier to picture, and 80 feet accommodates the longest coaches with a tow. Accessible sites are available. Nine cabins and 60 tent sites round out the lodging — a substantial tent inventory. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. A beach and boat ramp open the lake for boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing, with a disc golf course, sports courts, volleyball, golf cart rentals, walking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, a playground, pavilion, and picnicking filling the rest. Birding across the reservoir is productive, and a golf course is nearby. The land is owned and operated by Oklahoma State University — the only major lake in the United States under direct university management. That institutional stewardship shows in how carefully the shoreline and facilities are kept, and Stillwater is minutes east. Summer lake season and OSU football weekends drive the sharpest demand. Reserve well ahead for both.

from $25/night

Soggy Bottom Trails Pub & Campground

56 RV Sites

The concept behind Soggy Bottom Trails Pub & Campground in Wanette, Oklahoma, is genuinely uncommon in the campground industry: 120 acres of trail-laced South Canadian River land with tent sites, full-hookup RV spots, and comfortable cabins — combined with a full on-site pub serving beer, wine, spirits, and a kitchen that actually delivers real food after a day of hiking. The result is a destination campground in the Pottawatomie County countryside that draws guests specifically for the combination of trail access, river setting, and on-site hospitality that most outdoor properties are unwilling or unable to provide. The property's 120 acres front the South Canadian River near the historic Byars-Wanette Railroad bridge, and the terrain is developed with multiple hiking and trail-riding routes that run through diverse riparian and upland terrain. RV sites include full hookup connections, tent sites are spread through natural areas of the grounds, and cabin accommodations provide solid-wall comfort for guests who want the trail-and-pub experience without sleeping in a tent. River access for swimming, wading, and fishing is available directly from the property, and the natural setting — trees, wildlife, and the South Canadian's sandy-bottomed character — provides the kind of outdoor immersion that the pub and cabins are specifically designed to celebrate. The South Canadian River in this stretch of central Oklahoma runs through a landscape of red clay banks, post oak and blackjack oak uplands, and the meandering floodplain character typical of Oklahoma's river systems. Wildlife viewing on the property includes white-tailed deer, wild turkey, and the diverse bird community supported by the riparian corridor, and the trail network designed specifically for Soggy Bottom guests gives the 120 acres an intentional outdoor structure that rewards multiple days of exploration rather than a single pass-through. The regional outdoor attractions extend the activity options well beyond the property itself. Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Sulphur — with its natural mineral springs, travertine creek swimming, Lake of the Arbuckles, and camping within a National Park Service site — is within driving range and provides a fascinating complement to the South Canadian River character of Soggy Bottom. Turner Falls Park in Davis, featuring Oklahoma's largest waterfall and swimming at the base of the falls, is another anchor destination in the broader south-central Oklahoma outdoor corridor. Lake Thunderbird State Park near Norman adds boating and fishing options to the regional day-trip roster. Soggy Bottom Trails Pub & Campground is an outdoor destination that operates most effectively as a multi-night stay — one night is barely enough to try the pub, walk the trails, and get a sense of the river. The spring and fall seasons deliver ideal trail conditions and the most comfortable temperatures for the full South Canadian River experience. Summer stays are active with river swimming and evening pub gatherings under the Oklahoma sky. Reserve cabins and premium RV sites well ahead for spring weekends, when trail riding and hiking demand across the region peaks and the property's distinctive character draws guests from across Oklahoma and beyond.

from $20/night

Rivershire RV Resort & Camping

12 RV Sites

Rivershire RV Resort and Camping in Marland, Oklahoma, offers 12 full-hookup RV sites on the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Back-in and pull-through categories join a clubhouse, laundry, showers, and river frontage. Twelve sites run in back-in and pull-through categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 45 feet, with BBQ pits. Two straightforward categories keep booking simple. A laundry, restrooms, showers, and a clubhouse handle the practical side. The river carries the recreation, with fishing, boating, and canoeing and kayaking from the property. The dark north-central Oklahoma sky makes for genuinely good stargazing. The amenity set is deliberately spare, which keeps rates low at a full-service riverfront property. Pets are welcome. Noble County sits in the Rolling Red Hills country, where red-clay bluffs and cross timbers frame the river corridor — a landscape that surprises visitors expecting flat plains. The position is unusually central. Marland sits between Stillwater, Ponca City, and Pawhuska, which puts three genuinely different destinations within easy reach: Oklahoma State University and its game-day energy, the Marland Mansion and Pioneer Woman Museum in Ponca City, and Pawhuska's Osage Nation heritage, the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve's bison herd, and the Pioneer Woman Mercantile. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable Oklahoma conditions, with OSU football weekends and Tallgrass Prairie visits driving distinct spikes. Reserve ahead for game Saturdays.

from $40/night

Jellystone Park™ Keystone Lake

73 RV Sites, 21 Tent Sites

Jellystone Park Keystone Lake in Mannford, Oklahoma, offers 73 RV sites and 21 tent sites on a 26,000-acre reservoir, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 75 feet. A dedicated ADA-accessible back-in category joins premium, deluxe, and standard water-and-electric tiers, alongside a water park, beach, boat ramp, and boat docks. Seventy-three back-in sites span ADA-accessible back-in water-and-electric 30-amp, deluxe back-in water-and-electric 30/50-amp, premium back-in 30/50-amp, and standard back-in water-and-electric 30-amp categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 75 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Making accessibility a named category rather than an afterthought is worth noting; confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric categories do not carry sewer at the site. Twenty-one tent sites and cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, and a snack bar handle the practical side. A water park and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with a beach, boat ramp, and boat docks opening the lake for boating, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, inflatable water toys, and fishing. A recreation center, craft room, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, golf cart rentals, walking trails, hiking, biking, a playground, and pavilion fill the rest, with live music and planned activities. Keystone sits 45 minutes west of Tulsa behind the Arkansas River's dam. Summer lake season drives demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $30/night

Ardmore Lakes RV Resort

56 RV Sites, 1 Cottage

Ardmore Lakes RV Resort in Ardmore, OK, offers 56 full-hookup RV sites and 1 cottage, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 105 feet. Sites come in five categories — back-in, back-in waterfront, pull-thru, lake side pull-thru, and lake view pull-thru — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi and a fire pit, and ADA-accessible sites are available. The resort is rated big rig friendly, and at 105 feet the pull-thrus take anything on the road. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, propane fills, a clubhouse, a fitness center, and a storm shelter cover the practical side — the storm shelter matters in southern Oklahoma. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. An outdoor pool, a pond, creek frontage, a playground, and horseshoes fill the grounds, with fishing, kayaking, swimming, and picnicking. Ardmore sits in Carter County on the I-35 corridor between Dallas and Oklahoma City, near the Arbuckle Mountains and Lake Murray State Park's 12,500-acre reservoir. Rates by site category are on the booking page. Waterfront and lake side sites book first.

from $55/night

Sunset View RV Resort

15 RV Sites

Sunset View RV Resort in Kingston, OK, offers 15 full-hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 80 feet. Sites come in four categories — standard back-in, standard pull-thru, premium back-in, and premium pull-thru — each carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi and a picnic table. The resort is rated big rig friendly and the 80-foot maximum takes the longest coaches without unhitching. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, propane exchange, a community fire pit, and a storm shelter cover the practical side — the storm shelter is worth noting in this part of Oklahoma. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. An outdoor pool, a pond, pickleball, corn hole, and a playground fill the 20-acre grounds, with fishing guides available and kayaking, boating, birding, and golf close by. Kingston sits about two minutes from Lake Texoma, one of the largest and most popular reservoirs in the south-central United States. Rates by site category are on the booking page. Premium pull-thrus are limited and book first through the summer season.

Silver Trail RV Park at Lake Durant

10 RV Sites

Silver Trail RV Park at Lake Durant in Oklahoma offers 10 full-hookup pull-through RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet. A single 20/30/50-amp pull-through category means no backing at any site and no adapter needed, with a laundry and dump station in Bryan County. Ten sites are pull-through throughout, carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 40 feet. One consistent category covering all three amperages is genuinely practical — any rig plugs in, nobody backs after a driving day, and there is no guesswork about what you reserved. Note the 40-foot cap before bringing a larger coach. A laundry and dump station handle the practical side. Fishing, boating, canoeing, and kayaking run on the nearby water. The amenity set is deliberately spare — a laundry, a dump station, and level pull-through pads — which keeps rates low and suits a park built as a comfortable, no-fuss base. Every site carries the same full-hookup spec, so there is no upselling and no guesswork about what you reserved. Pets are welcome. Durant sits close to the Texas line, which puts Lake Texoma within a short drive — 89,000 acres with striped bass fishing that draws anglers from across the region. Spring and fall bring the best fishing and the most comfortable conditions, with summer drawing lake traffic. Demand runs steadily rather than seasonally. Reserve ahead for holiday weekends.

from $37/night

Big Mineral Resort & Marina

65 RV Sites, 4 Cabins

Big Mineral Resort and Marina in Sadler, Texas, offers 65 RV sites and four cabins on Lake Texoma with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet. Full-hookup, water-and-electric, and electric-only back-in categories join pull-through tiers at both amperages, with a marina, boat ramp, splash pad, and on-site fishing guides. Sixty-five sites span back-in 30-amp, back-in 30-amp water-and-electric, back-in 30-amp electric only, back-in 50-amp, pull-thru 30-amp, and pull-thru 50-amp categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 50 feet. Read the category carefully — the electric-only tier carries no water or sewer at the site, so plan tank capacity accordingly. Four cabins round out the lodging: three one-bedroom units sleeping four and a two-bedroom sleeping six. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The property is undergoing upgrades, with construction generally confined to weekdays. The marina anchors it, with boat docks, a boat ramp, boat rentals, and on-site fishing guides. A splash pad, outdoor pool, hot tub and sauna, beach, fishing pier, clubhouse, pavilion, sports courts, volleyball, horseshoes, corn hole, walking trails, hiking, biking, golf cart rentals, and a playground fill the rest. Lake Texoma is one of the largest man-made lakes in the United States, straddling the Texas-Oklahoma border in Grayson County. Summer lake season drives demand. Reserve well ahead.

Marval Resort

85 RV Sites, 71 Cabins, 13 Tent Sites, 3 Lodges

Marval Resort in Gore, Oklahoma, offers 85 RV sites, 74 cabin and lodge units, and 13 tent sites on Lake Tenkiller, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 90 feet. Site categories are named for what they offer — Park View, River View, and Premium River View, in both water-and-electric and full-hookup configurations — behind a gated entrance. Eighty-five sites run across 30-amp water-and-electric, 30 and 50-amp water-and-electric, 30 and 50-amp full-hookup with sewer, and Park View and River View variants of each, sized to 90 feet. Seventy-four cabins and lodge units carry a large share of the inventory, and 13 tent sites cover simpler camping. A general store, propane fills and exchange, and a gated entrance handle the practical side. The recreation roster is extensive. An outdoor pool and splash pad anchor the summer, with a lake supporting boating, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and swimming, and boat rentals on site. Mini-golf, a clubhouse, game room, craft room, arcade, ping pong, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, gaga ball, and horseshoes spread across the grounds, with golf cart rentals, walking trails, a playground, pavilion, and dog park besides. Live music and planned activities run through the season, and the property serves as a wedding venue. Pets are welcome. Lake Tenkiller is one of Oklahoma's most pristine reservoirs — crystal-clear water, limestone bluffs, and the Cookson Hills' hardwood backdrop make it the most scenically distinctive lake in the eastern Oklahoma hill country, and one of the state's premier bass fisheries. Summer lake season drives demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $24/night

Lake Hudson Resort

63 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 14 Tent Sites, 15 Glamping Sites

Lake Hudson Resort in Pryor, Oklahoma, offers 63 full-hookup RV sites, a cabin, 14 tent sites, and 15 glamping sites on 2,000 feet of Lake Hudson shoreline, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 80 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Back-in and pull-through categories join a pool, mini-golf, ball field, and kayak rentals. Sixty-three sites run in back-in, back-in 50-amp, and pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 80 feet, with fire pits. Eighty feet accommodates the longest coaches with a tow. A cabin, 14 tent sites, and 15 glamping sites round out an unusually varied lodging inventory — glamping at this scale is rare in northeastern Oklahoma. A laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Kayak rentals and 2,000 feet of shoreline open the lake for boating, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, water sports, swimming, and inflatable water toys. An outdoor pool, mini-golf, clubhouse, game room, ball field, bocce ball, shuffleboard, volleyball, and horseshoes fill the grounds. Pets are welcome. The extended lake frontage gives consistent water access from multiple points along the property, which matters more than total acreage when you are launching a boat or fishing from shore. Mayes County sits in northeastern Oklahoma's reservoir country, with Rocklahoma, the Born & Raised Music Festival, and Salina Highbanks Speedway all within a few minutes — a genuinely unusual concentration of events for a rural lake town. Summer lake season drives demand, with the festival calendar creating sharp spikes. Check the event dates and reserve well ahead.

Waterfront Hideaway Ranch

Waterfront Hideaway Ranch in Little Elm, Texas, offers full-hookup RV sites and cabins on 14 acres of open pasture, shaded groves, and direct Lewisville Lake frontage, behind a gated entrance and open all year. A beach, dog park, and community fire pit sit 35 miles from downtown Dallas — among the most accessible private lakefront camping in the DFW corridor. The ranch is explicitly LGBTIQA+ friendly. Full-hookup RV sites and cabin accommodations serve both RV travelers and guests without a rig. Laundry, restrooms, and WiFi handle the practical side, and a gated entrance controls access. The property is open year-round. The lake frontage is the draw. A beach gives direct shoreline access, and swimming, fishing, paddle boats, canoeing, kayaking, and water sports all run from the property. A community fire pit anchors the evenings, a dog park serves pets, and corn hole and planned activities fill the rest. The open pasture and shaded groves make for good birding and stargazing despite the metropolitan proximity, and boating and skiing are nearby. Pets are welcome. Little Elm sits on Lewisville Lake's north shore in Denton County. Downtown Dallas is 35 miles away and Frisco's entertainment and sports venues 15 — a combination of lakefront setting and metropolitan access that is increasingly rare as Denton County develops. Lewisville Lake's bass fishing, Little Elm Park's sandy beach, and the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area's nature trails are all close. The ranch operates year-round in the North Texas climate. Summer lake recreation drives peak demand from the DFW market — reserve ahead for warm-weather weekends and holidays.

Hidden Grove RV Resort

107 RV Sites, 16 Cabins, 10 Tent Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer, 1 Apartment

Hidden Grove RV Resort in Honey Grove, Texas, offers 108 full-hookup RV sites, 17 apartment and cabin units, and 10 tent sites with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 72 feet. Concrete and gravel categories are listed separately across premier and standard tiers, with an outdoor pool, lake, pond, and kayak rentals in Fannin County. One hundred eight sites span back-in concrete, back-in gravel, premier back-in concrete, premier pull-through concrete, and pull-through gravel categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 72 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Publishing the surface by category is unusually transparent — you know whether you are on concrete or gravel before you book, and 72 feet handles a long coach. Seventeen apartments and cabins and 10 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, and RV storage handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the property, with a lake and pond supporting fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, and kayak rentals. Walking trails, hiking, horseshoes, corn hole, a playground, and picnicking fill the grounds, with live music through the season, wine and beer tasting nearby, and productive birding. Pets are welcome. Managers Brian and Cat Pierce are full-time RVers themselves, with more than 25 combined years in hospitality — the firsthand perspective shows in how the property is run. Spring and fall are most comfortable in northeast Texas. Reserve ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $25/night