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USACETenkiller Ferry Lake · Oklahoma
Cookson Bend
Overview Cookson Bend Campground is a popular area that lies on Tenkiller Ferry Lake, among the Cookson Hills of the Ozark Mountains.
Sites134130 reservable
Elev.692ft
Comf.Mar-Dec9 months
Max rig160 ft
Electric667×50-amp
From Tulsa1h42real 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 692 ft, Cookson Bend has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 33°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 134 sites total: 130 reservable and 4 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 7 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 160-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 9 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 · 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
85 mi
1h42
02
Oklahoma City
169 mi
3h04
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 9.4 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 134 SITES
Color byShow only
132 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
7
50-amp
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Accessible
0
Prime
134
Sites
★ The standout
Site 061
0512 · shaded.
To neighbor
136 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
14
Peaks
9
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
9.4 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.