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Snake Creek Campsite
Day use area at Snake Creek Park
USACETenkiller Ferry Lake · Oklahoma

Snake Creek

Overview Snake Creek Park is one of the most popular campgrounds on Tenkiller Ferry Lake.
Sites112all reservable
Elev.656ft
Comf.Mar-Dec9 months
Max rigtents
Electric11213×50-amp
From Tulsa1h47real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 656 ft, Snake Creek has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 33°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 112 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 13 with 50-amp. Within about 4 miles: 4 peaks, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
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
96 mi
1h47
02
Oklahoma City
161 mi
2h54
By drive time
Tulsa · 1h47Oklahoma City · 2h54Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 10.2 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 112 SITES
Color byShow only

112 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
13
50-amp
7
Accessible
0
Prime
112
Sites
★ The standout
Site 045
0512 · shaded.
To neighbor
101 ft
0
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
26
Peaks
4
Viewpoints
1

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
10.2 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.

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