Lake Eufaula State Park, Arrowhead Area, Oklahoma

 4/5/2023 to 4/8/2023


    We are staying in the Turkey Flat campground of what used to be Arrowhead State Park, but is now the Arrowhead Area of Lake Eufaula State Park. It's a huge area on a huge lake. The Turkey Flat camping area is small (about 40 campsites). We are on an outer site that faces a nice looking forest area.



    We are just a short walk away from a calm section of what apparently is the largest manmade lake in Oklahoma. The batteries on our electric bikes might not last if we tried to ride all around the park. There is a marina, a golf course, an airstrip, and lots of other camping areas. 



   Same as McGee Creek - no vehicle stickers, no trash cans, not many rules. There is a dumpster at the entrance to Turkey Flat, so better than the two mile drive at McGee Creek. Shower is doable, but not as good as the ones in Texas state parks. Lots of dogs that take exception to Annie, but she just ignores them. Model camper so far, probably related to her advancing years (11). 

    We have tried hiking several of the trails. Not very well marked, and not graded at all. Lots of rocks. We hiked a "Trivia Trail", which was fun. Along the route, there were questions about Oklahoma followed a little later by answers. Scott got quite a few of them right. 

    We went to Canadian, Ok, the nearest small town, to get our Amazon packages at the post office. Then into Eufaula, about 9 miles away, for groceries and a print shop that is a pickup spot for FedEx. Second trip to Eufaula to a laundry mat, and than another to go to a Mexican restaurant. The food at the restaurant was good, but very different from Texas texmex.  We look forward to checking out Mexican restaurant differences in every state. 

    We are gradually accumulating the parts for our Yakup rack system for the new paddleboards and kayaks. We still need to get longer cables for hooking up the toad, so it will be a while before we can use the rack. In the meantime the rack travels on the bed and the boards still travel on the CRV.



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