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USACETenkiller Ferry Lake · Oklahoma
Chicken Creek
Overview Head to Chicken Creek Campground for tons of fun on Tenkiller Ferry Lake.
Sites103all reservable
Elev.666ft
Comf.Mar-Dec9 months
Max rig146 ft
Electric1027×50-amp
From Tulsa1h47real 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 666 ft, Chicken Creek has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 33°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 103 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 7 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 146-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 8 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and shade. 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 · Nov
Mar-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
68%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 11
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 18.
74°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Tulsa
88 mi
1h47
02
Oklahoma City
165 mi
2h59
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 10.7 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 103 SITES
Color byShow only
103 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
7
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
103
Sites
★ The standout
Site 018
CHICKEN CREEK · shaded.
To neighbor
125 ft
Max rig
65 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
26
Peaks
8
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
10.7 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.