camping in eastern oklahoma

[Jafo-Mo]

any good campgrounds in eastern oklahoma in the tenkiller lake area?

we are doing tents etc but would like access to a shower.

going through there in next week or so.

thanks abunch if you can give advice.

[Lakerat]

All of the bigger parks on Tenkiller are well equipped. If you want any details about any of them, I would be glad to help out.
Right now the lake is 11' above normal so there isn't much of a crowd.

[Phat117]

Originally Posted by Lakerat

Right now the lake is 11' above normal so there isn't much of a crowd.

Wow, you must of had some serious rain.

I spent most of my childhood summers on Grand Lake. And plenty of weekends on Tenkiller.
Beautiful area. I've seen both lakes rise like that after heavy storms. It usually messes up
the lake for the rest of the summer.

[Lakerat]

Yes, the rain has been pretty relentless the last couple of weeks and is in the forecast for the next week. All these lakes:Kaw, Keystone, Skiatook, Grand, Hudson, Ft.Gibson, Tenkiller, Kerr and Eufaula all end up in the Arkansas River. The Corps of Engineers has a helluva job to regulate discharges at the dams to keep from flooding Ft.Smith and Van Buren. Without additional rain, they can have it sucked down remarkably fast but it can cause a few problems in the navigation channels.
I have lived on Tenkiller for 16 years and have seen a few years that had higher than normal lake levels all the way into August.

[Jafo-Mo]

thanks for the heads up on the lake conditions. we will be through there th 17th or 18th. if you want to meet up for a cup send me your number to caldwell1911@townsqr.com and i will put it in my cell and give you a call the day before to see where a good campsite for 10-12 guys to stay. we are doing tents and eating cheap. going down through n.w.ark for the first 2 days working down to mena then swinging through ok. then back into mo.
its our wild hogs run . hoping we dont encounter any del fuegos.
thats a cool looking fxr you got there.

[Jafo-Mo]

Tell me where o go there Lakerat. About 10-12 riders and we want showers if possible.

Thanks will probably be there the 17 or 18th if you want to come by and visit in the evening time.

You can show off hat FXR to us.

we are an easygoing bunch , not rowdys

[Lakerat]

E-mail sent

[Jafo-Mo]

sent you a e mail back with my number maybe we can all meet up out there somewhere fo some bbq .
talk to you later.

[LarryM]

Make sure you stop off in Commerce, OK. Tell the people in the local coffee shop that you came to see where Mickey Mantle grew up!