Insurance Source Solutions knows that Oklahoma’s mild winter weather provides motorhome owners with more travel months. Popular tourist locations include Lake Eufaula, Beaver’s Bend, and The Great Salt Plains. In this blog, we provide travel details on each area, including where to park so you can get more out of your RV winter travels.
Lake Eufaula
The massive Lake Eufaula features about 802 miles of shoreline at its normal lake levels. During flood or drought, that shoreline number changes. Despite its fantastic shoreline, the lake only has a few towns on its shores. Choose from Eufaula, Longtown, Onapa, Crowder, Canadian, Lenna, Mellette, and Vivian. Some smaller towns don’t offer RV parking and hookups, but many state parks do.
Consider Arrowhead State Park between Crowder and Canadian, Highway 9 Landing in Longtown, or Lake Eufaula State Park near Onapa. You can also enjoy dining out in the larger towns of Eufaula, Longtown, and Canada and shopping for antiques in Eufaula.
Beaver’s Bend
Near Broken Bow, OK, Beaver’s Bend State Park offers RV parking and hookups overlooking Mountain Fork River and Broken Bow Lake. Besides the fabulous waterfront views, each lot comes with electric and water connections. Dine out in the three nearby towns of Idabel, Beaver’s Bend, and Hochatown. Although a much smaller lake than Eufaula at 180 miles of shoreline, it offers tourists many recreational activities, including fishing, boating, and jet skis.
The Great Salt Plains
The Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma developed when an ancient sea dried up. Abundant salt deposits remain, and tourists frequently dig for selenite crystals that have developed on the earth. It’s free; each person can take up to 10 pounds of crystals if they find that much. The Salt Plains Natiife Refuge welcomes crystal diggers annually from April 1 to October 15. The crystal deposit areas are a refuge for whooping cranes for the remainder of the year.
The sea that once existed became Great Salt Plains Lake, so the non-geographers in your group can enjoy water activities, too. Although you can’t camp in the National Refuge area, you can park your RV in Salt Plains State Park. The state park offers equestrian trails, hiking, boating, fishing, and bird watching. Dine out at cafes in nearby Jet and Cherokee.
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Call or email Insurance Source Solutions for an RV insurance review before your winter Oklahoma staycation. Let us help you protect your trip.
