Tall Chief Cove

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Not publishedStatus

ReservableAccess

50Sites

90 ftMax rig

The place

Located on beautiful Skiatook Lake in northeast Oklahoma, Tall Chief Cove is one of the most popular campgrounds in the region. The campground has a variety of sites along the forested lakeshore, and visitors can enjoy boating, hiking, swimming, picnicking and fishing from the facility. Recreation Families enjoy the convenience of this facility's swim beach, picnic areas, nature trail, playground and educational programs. Sport fishing for largemouth bass, black and white crappie, channel catfish and several species of sunfish offers anglers many hours of enjoyment on the lake. Keep reading

About 6,000 acres of public land in the lake area are open to hunters wishing to pursue whitetail, quail, rabbit and squirrel. Facilities Tall Chief Cove offers 50 individual sites with electric hookups and one group picnic shelter for day use that can host up to 200 people. All guests with reservations can utilize our professional style volley ball court, basketball court, disc golf course, or horseshoe pits. The campground provides covered picnic tables, restrooms and showers. Natural Features Gentle rolling hills of blackjack and post oak trees intersperse with tall grass prairie around the glistening lake. The shoreline is accentuated by steep picturesque bluffs which offer views of the water.

SRC · Recreation.gov RIDB full extract · 2026-08-23

The sites · 50

Loop	Site	Type	Max rig	Electric	ADA
A	1011	standard electric	33 ft	50
A	1415	standard electric	30 ft	50
A	2829	standard electric	50 ft	50
A	A04	standard electric	73 ft	50
A	A05	standard electric	90 ft	50
A	A06	standard electric	81 ft	50
A	A07	standard electric	78 ft	50
A	A08	standard electric	66 ft	50
A	A09	standard electric	52 ft	50
A	A12	standard electric	40 ft	50
A	A13	standard electric	88 ft	50
A	A16	standard electric	75 ft	50
A	A17	standard electric	77 ft	50
A	A18	standard electric	58 ft	50
A	A19	standard electric	90 ft	50
A	A20	standard electric	40 ft	50
A	A21	standard electric	70 ft	50
A	A22	standard electric	63 ft	50
A	A23	standard electric	54 ft	50
A	A24	standard electric	68 ft	50
A	A25	standard electric	60 ft	50
A	A26	standard electric	70 ft	50
A	A27	standard electric	66 ft	50
A	H01	standard electric	63 ft	50	yes
A	H02	standard electric	53 ft	50	yes
B	4041	standard electric	35 ft	50
B	B32	standard electric	51 ft	50
B	B33	standard electric	74 ft	50
B	B34	standard electric	56 ft	50
B	B35	standard electric	45 ft	50
B	B36	standard electric	50 ft	50
B	B37	standard electric	62 ft	50
B	B38	standard electric	55 ft	50
B	B39	standard electric	43 ft	50
C	4445	standard electric	33 ft	50
C	C42	standard electric	48 ft	50
C	C43	standard electric	47 ft	50
C	C46	standard electric	35 ft	50
C	C47	standard electric	60 ft	50
C	C48	standard electric	44 ft	50
C	C49	standard electric	70 ft	50
C	C50	standard electric	52 ft	50
C	C51	standard electric	68 ft	50
C	C52	standard electric	84 ft	50
C	C53	standard electric	54 ft	50
C	C54	standard electric	67 ft	50
C	C55	standard electric	65 ft	50
C	C56	standard electric	70 ft	50
C	C57	standard electric	57 ft	50
Day Use Group Shelter	S01	group shelter electric	—	30	yes

SRC · Recreation.gov RIDB full extract · 2026-08-23

Booking

183 daysBooking window before arrival

Recreation.gov default: most campsites can be booked six months prior to arrival date. Most campgrounds go on sale at 7am PT / 8am MT / 10am ET, but not always; check the facility Seasons and Fees tab. Some locations also offer shorter supplemental booking windows.

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SRC · Rules verified against recreation.gov · 2026-08-24

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This campground sits in OK-03. This member’s public-lands record →

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