Army Corps of Engineers · Oklahoma
Tall Chief Cove
Army Corps of Engineers · Oklahoma, United States
- Sites
- 50
- Hookups
- 50 electric, 50 with water
- Season
- April 1 to October 30
- Max RV length
- 90 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 705 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Skiatook Lake
- Nearest town
- SKIATOOK
- Address
- 14004 Lake Road, SKIATOOK, OK, 74070
- Phone
- 918-288-6820
- Activities
- Amphitheater, Boating, Camping, Fishing, Swimming
50 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
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.
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.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 30° | 4° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 51° | 35° | -17° | 77° | 9 of 11 |
| March | 64° | 46° | 24° | 78° | 4 of 11 |
| April | 72° | 53° | 33° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 79° | 64° | 51° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 90° | 73° | 59° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 76° | 66° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 90° | 74° | 67° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 88° | 69° | 58° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 71° | 54° | 37° | 86° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 64° | 46° | 20° | 78° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 52° | 37° | 21° | 74° | 6 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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