3
Pull-thru
USACEOologah Lake · Oklahoma
Hawthorn Bluff
Overview Hawthorn Bluff is located on Oologah Lake in northeastern Oklahoma, less than 30 miles from Tulsa.
Sites9589 reservable
Elev.696ft
Comf.Mar-Dec9 months
Max rig105 ft3 pull-thru
Electric70sites
From Tulsa0h41real 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 696 ft, Hawthorn Bluff has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 32°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 95 sites total: 89 reservable and 6 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 3 pull-through, and the longest takes a 105-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 4 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
33 mi
0h41
02
Oklahoma City
139 mi
2h32
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 95 SITES
Color byShow only
59 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
5
Accessible
0
Prime
95
Sites
★ The standout
Site 30
A-LO · shaded.
To neighbor
140 ft
Max rig
46 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
9
Peaks
4
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.6 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.