Chickasaw National Recreation Area Springs, streams and lakes are the attractions at Chickasaw National Recreation Area, the first national park in the state of Oklahoma. Visitors to the park find a variety of activities including camping, boating, fishing, swimming, hiking, hunting and enjoying nature. The Travertine Information and Nature Center and its adjacent environmental study area offer a glimpse of our natural world through exhibits, nature walks and other educational programs.
Chickasaw National Recreation Area is one of the most heavily visited parks for its size in the National Park System, with 3.4 million visitors a year. The peak season is from Memorial Day to Labor Day with activities focusing on water recreation and camping. Lowest visitation occurs during the months of January and February.
Chouteau Lock And Dam 17 Named for Col. Auguste P. Chouteau, whose father built a shipyard on the river bank to build keelboats for the fur trade. Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
Copan Lake About 4,850 acres of water is impounded behind this dam on the Little Caney River. Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
Deep Fork NWR Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge was established to protect and preserve an important tract of bottomland hardwood forest and wetland habitat along the Deep Fork River for the benefit of migratory birds and other native fish and wildlife resources. Most of the Refuge is within the 100-year floodplain, and over 80 percent of it floods annually.The Refuge is characterized by bottomland hardwood forests with oxbows, sloughs, marshes, and small streams scattered throughout. It contains some stands of mature timber, but most of it has been harvested in the past and supports regenerated stands of oak, pecan, elm, hickory, ash, sugarberry, walnut, riverbirch, willow, and other hardwood trees with understory shrubs, vines, sedges and grasses. Pin oak, shumard oak, bur oak, and red oak are the most common oaks found. The soils in the bottoms are predominantly clay.A diversity of wildlife is supported by the rich variety of habitats and plants that are found in the bottomlands. Two hundred and fifty-four species of birds utilize the Refuge. The numerous wetlands support ducks, herons, egrets, and kingfishers. Raptors, woodpeckers, and songbirds are abundant. The Refuge provides excellent nesting habitat for warblers, videos, flycatchers, buntings, and swallows. It is also an important nesting area for wood ducks. Wintering waterfowl utilize the sloughs and wetlands along the Deep Fork River. Mallards are the most common.Fifty-one species of mammals have been identified from the Deep Fork River bottom. White-tailed deer are abundant. Squirrels and rabbits populations are very good. The swamp rabbit is common in the bottoms.
Eufaula Lake One of the largest Corps lakes. Outlaw Belle Starr lived near here in the turbulent days between the 1830's and the Civil War. Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.
Fort Cobb Reservoir Fort Cobb Dam and Reservoir, Washita Basin Project, are on Pond (Cobb) Creek, a tributary of the Washita River in Caddo County, Oklahoma. The lake is approximately 4,000 acres of open water. Accessible from numerous roads. Several boat ramps and camping facilities. Predominate species include largemouth bass, crappie, catfish, hybrid striped bass, and white bass. Fishing year-round.Current Reservoir Levels
