Campsite for booking · Skiatook

Tall Chief Cove

via Recreation.gov Skiatook, OK, Skiatook, Oklahoma, United States

Overview

Pitches
49
Pitch types
caravan, motorhome, tent
Season
Not stated: check on Recreation.gov
Check-in / out
15:00 / 13:00

Facilities

  • Dogs allowedListed by Recreation.gov
  • Drinking waterListed by Recreation.gov
  • Electric hook-upListed by Recreation.gov
  • Hardstanding pitchesListed by Recreation.gov
  • Wheelchair accessibleListed by Recreation.gov

Policies

PetsYes
SmokingNot stated: check on Recreation.gov
Instant bookingNot stated: check on Recreation.gov
CancellationNot stated: check on Recreation.gov

About this campsite

Overview

Located on beautiful Skiatook Lake in northeast Oklahoma, Tall Chief Cove is one of the most popular campgrounds in the region.

The campground has a variety of sites along the forested lakeshore, and visitors can enjoy boating, hiking, swimming, picnicking and fishing from the facility. Recreation

Families enjoy the convenience of this facility's swim beach, picnic areas, nature trail, playground and educational programs.

Sport fishing for largemouth bass, black and white crappie, channel catfish and several species of sunfish offers anglers many hours of enjoyment on the lake.

About 6,000 acres of public land in the lake area are open to hunters wishing to pursue whitetail, quail, rabbit and squirrel. Facilities

Tall Chief Cove offers 50 individual sites with electric hookups and one group picnic shelter for day use that can host up to 200 people. All guests with reservations can utilize our professional style volley ball court, basketball court, disc golf course, or horseshoe pits.

The campground provides covered picnic tables, restrooms and showers. Natural Features

Gentle rolling hills of blackjack and post oak trees intersperse with tall grass prairie around the glistening lake. The shoreline is accentuated by steep picturesque bluffs which offer views of the water.

Managed by a US federal agency. Data source: ridb.recreation.gov.

Description supplied by Recreation.gov.

Where you can stay nearby

Campsites, aires and parking within 30 km, from OpenStreetMap.

  1. Campsite near Skiatook
    Campground · Skiatook, Oklahoma
    3.3 km from the pick-up area
  2. Mark Twain
    Campground · Skiatook, Oklahoma
    4.1 km from the pick-up area
  3. Huck Finn
    Campground · Skiatook, Oklahoma
    4.2 km from the pick-up area
  4. Campsite near Skiatook
    Campground · Skiatook, Oklahoma
    4.2 km from the pick-up area
  5. Prince Valiant
    Campground · Skiatook, Oklahoma
    4.2 km from the pick-up area
  6. Tom Sawyer
    Campground · Skiatook, Oklahoma
    4.2 km from the pick-up area

Nearest dump station and water

  1. Service point near Mannford
    RV dump station · Mannford, OklahomaWaste
    24 km from the pick-up area
  2. Water point near Jenks
    Water fill station · Jenks, OklahomaWater
    36 km from the pick-up area
Pick-up10 kmPlot of OpenStreetMap data
Map of 6 places to stay near Tall Chief Cove. CampsiteFull map

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Data: Recreation.gov (RIDB), from ridb.recreation.gov, last updated 13 October 2026. Federal agencies provide this data and are responsible for it; it may be incomplete. Not endorsed by Recreation.gov or the U.S. Government. About this data. Places data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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