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Pull-thru
USACEOologah Lake · Oklahoma
Blue Creek
Overview Blue Creek is located on Oologah Lake in northeast Oklahoma, about 45 miles from Tulsa.
Sites5150 reservable
Elev.679ft
Comf.Mar-Dec9 months
Max rig100 ft
Electric25sites
From Tulsa0h55real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 679 ft, Blue Creek has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 32°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 51 sites total: 50 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 3 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Dec
Mar-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
70%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 8
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 14.
75°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Tulsa
41 mi
0h55
02
Oklahoma City
146 mi
2h45
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.9 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 51 SITES
Color byShow only
51 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
2
Accessible
0
Prime
51
Sites
★ The standout
Site 55
BCRE · shaded.
To neighbor
126 ft
Max rig
50 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
8
Peaks
3
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
3.9 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.