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Spencer Creek Hiking Trail
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USACEOologah Lake · Oklahoma

Spencer Creek

Overview Spencer Creek is located on Oologah Lake in northeastern Oklahoma, an hour north of Tulsa.
Sites7066 reservable
Elev.702ft
Comf.Mar-Dec9 months
Max rig75 ft
Electric31sites
From Tulsa0h59real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 702 ft, Spencer Creek has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 32°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 70 sites total: 66 reservable and 4 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Dec
Mar-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
71%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 10
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 14.
74°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Tulsa
44 mi
0h59
02
Oklahoma City
148 mi
2h48
By drive time
Tulsa · 0h59Oklahoma City · 2h48Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 5.1 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 70 SITES
Color byShow only

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

0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
2
Accessible
0
Prime
70
Sites
★ The standout
Site 43
B-LO · shaded.
To neighbor
124 ft
Max rig
30 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
1
Peaks
1

Water & Access

To nearest major road
5.1 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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