Best Glamping near Bristow, OK

Recent Glamping Reviews near Bristow, Oklahoma

47 Reviews of 10 Bristow Campgrounds

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  Jamielee M.

  Traveler

  

  May. 10, 2019

  Gentry Creek Landing

  Nice and clean

  We stayed on campsite 39. It was by the boat ramp. We were there at the first of April and it was beautiful. Scores of down and dead oak laying all around the campgrounds. Vault toilets were fairly clean on our side. Its pretty quiet but I’m fairly sensitive to road noise when I’m camping. And I can hear the highway for sure. But I haven’t found a place in Oklahoma where I can’t so far.

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  Julie H.

  Ranger

  

  Jan. 17, 2019

  Cedar Crest RV park

  Very Nice

  This is a very well maintained RV park. I think the pictures speak for them selves.

  • 32 Spacious Hookups
  • 22 - Drive-through
  • 10 - Back-in
  • Quaint Picnic Area 
  • Convenient On-site Laundry and General Store 
  • Shower/Rest Rooms Building
  • Rental Cabin
  • Free Wi-Fi 
  • Safe Storm Shelter 
  • Stocked Fishing Pond 

  Located just minutes from Lake McMurtry, Lake Carl Blackwell, Karsten Creek Golf Course, Oklahoma State University, and all the rest that Stillwater has to offer, Cedar Crest is situated on 40 acres in a natural setting and offers modern amenities. Despite our country setting, we are easily accessible by paved roads.

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  Melanie W.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 4, 2016

  Wewoka Lake

  Ok for a small lake

  It's a small lake in Seminole County Oklahoma a couple miles from the town of Wewoka. It has a small RV campground and some primitive campsites along waters edge. It is always active with jet skiing. It has a swim beach and a few pavilions. The 4th of July festival is popular there and always a big hit. The park entrance is free. There is a small fee for launching boats kayaks are free to launch. The restroom is in the main campground which is bad if your at the swim beach or camping on a tent site because it's a long walk around the cove. The showers have only cold water. During the week there is always campsites. The lake is overcrowded on the weekends and during festivals. It's a Wednesday and not many camping today. It's also a very hot day 104 degrees.

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  Gail

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 23, 2020

  Okemah Lake

  I’d drive three days to get here!

  Happened upon this campground on our way from Tucson to Cleveland, OH. OH MY!!!! Site right on the lake and during the week no one else in area A. Cement pads for RVs. Boat ramp nearby so watched a few fishing boats launch. Dogs lived it. One was in the water before we unhooked the camper!!! Have arranged for our son from CA to meet us there for a week next Sept. so yes we will drive thee days to come back here next year!

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  Leslie N.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 27, 2020

  Okemah Lake

  Extremely Peaceful & Beautiful!

  What a great small lake and campgrounds! Most sites are well spaced and the different site areas are so well spaced out, it was easy to get some privacy. The grounds were pretty clean. RV sites have water and electric but did not see any sewer hookups, but maybe we missed it. Has a dump station, but not the best I’ve seen. May want to drive into Okemah if you have a weak stomach, but no idea if that one was better. Views were fantastic. Some sites are level, some require a bit more work to level. There was plenty of shade to stay cool and you can have your choice between concrete pad, gravel or just go primitive. There were play equipment from my childhood that built character and made me remember the good old days. Never went in the public bathrooms. Did a lot of kayaking, walking the grounds and swimming and everyone was super courteous, especially those who rode in bass boats near us while we were kayaking. Definitely would go back.

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  Sammi Jo F.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 9, 2020

  Okemah Lake

  Perfect little find!

  Okemah City Lake Campground was a nice find for our road trip back home. Price was great we ended up staying an extra day. Only complaint was there was a lot of exposed barb wire and rebarb randomly but would stay here again if in the area. (Home for us is WNC) camp host was super nice. We stayed at a primitive site (only 4 in campground) meaning no water on site and no power. We hammock camped and had several tree options. Park does have a shower house in center and a separate bathroom building near boat ramp, swimming area.

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  alex

  Scout

  

  May. 17, 2023

  Okemah Lake

  Run down and let go

  We were there 2 years ago and it was perfect and peaceful. Quite a bit has changed since then. Random people yelling and fighting, loud motors tires squaling. This place hasn’t been kept up and it now attracts the random locals. Definitely not family friendly. We tried to find someone working but was told they go home at 4. Sadly you are on your own and we will not be back.

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  CryLe C.

  Scout

  

  Nov. 8, 2020

  Okemah Lake

  Nice Lake, but the Lake Ranger needs to ease up a bit!!

  The lake was beautiful. The Lake Ranger not so much. From the beginning it seemed like he wanted us to know that he was in charge. He was quick to go over the rules with us.  Made sure to tell us to collect our dogs excrements, but we did not need to collect her urine.  🤦‍♀️ If you have kayaks and plan on staying several days I would not recommend this lake.  The boat ramp fee is $5 a day for each kayak.  We never used the boat ramp but still had to pay $45 (3 kayaks for 3 days).  Our fault for not checking beforehand. The Lake Ranger asked how we would like to pay. He offered credit card so we said yes. Apparently, it didn’t work and never tried to see what was wrong with it.  So thankfully we had enough cash. One day my son had just started fishing off the dock.  The Lake Ranger comes zooming up gets out of his truck walks past my husband and marches straight to my son. I call my sons name (we camped right next to the boat ramp) so that he knows this man is walking towards him. Again ignoring me he tells my son that fishing off the dock is not allowed.  There is not one sign that says no fishing off the dock.  But, if that is the rule that is ok. My son got up and came back to our campsite.  The thing is, he ignored two parents,  just so he could confront and exude his authority over an 11 year old.  That is not ok. I did enjoy my time there and like I said it was a pretty lake.  Although, bathrooms needed to cleaned. It’s a shame we wont be going back.

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  Adam L.

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 15, 2020

  Okemah Lake

  Decent for the area

  Ranger was very serious about his job but super nice and you can tell he really cares for the space. Bathrooms were a little beat up but shower was hot and with good water pressure. No problems accessing in 32’ motorhome towing a car. Market at end of road with nice little town nearby if you need to get provisions.

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  sharla

  Scout

  

  Jan. 13, 2023

  Okemah Lake

  Not safe

  No one works out there anymore and random people use camp sites without paying. It has really went down since our visit last spring. Locals said workers only work during the week and live 15 minutes away. Not safe since there is bad cell service as well.

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  Andy G.

  Scout

  

  May. 16, 2020

  Okemah Lake

  A great small lake

  We stayed in RV spot A3 and had friends staying in A1 and A2. The park ranger is very pleasant. The lake was very calm Saturday morning. It was a great place to relax.

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  Lakin S.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 6, 2024

  Okemah Lake

  Abandoned

  This once cool camping lake looks unattractive and not taking care of of. Weeds in campgrounds, fire pits full of trash and grills all broken. There is no longer any personnel or workers living in the area. You are basically on your own with no Patrols or Law Enforcement. Loud people kept us up all night and we left early. Go elsewhere. Not family friendly anymore.

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  Gary E.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 1, 2024

  Okemah Lake

  Not very pleasant.

  Stayed the night prior to a bass tournament. I was surprised to see weeds overgrown in the camp areas, the shoreline is covered in tall weeds. The fire rings were trashed and grill mostly unusable. Loud trucks and cars made it very noisy. Evidently there isn’t a speed limit or anyone out there enforcing any laws. I will return to fish but it’s not worth camping at. Cell service is very unreliable.

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  Allen R.

  Scout

  

  Dec. 20, 2024

  Sparks America Campgrounds

  Best camping trip ever

  The grounds was very clean the bathrooms was totally clean easy to get to overall a great experience.

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  Christine N.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 8, 2018

  Feyodi Creek

  Small campground on the Arkansas River

  Small campground with friendly hosts. Call ahead to reserve. Two main areas for RV camping. Some of the sites have nice shade. Ours had a picnic table, grill, and shade. Electric and water hookups. Access to the river for fishing or boating. There is also a nice pond that I have seen children swimming in.

  When we were there, a great pelican migration was going on, and there were thousands of birds flying up the river. It was incredibly beautiful.

  Campgrounds were very quite. People were friendly. Campsites are not super private.

  Campground was fairly well maintained, well mowed. Bathhouse was very clean.

  We had a little luck bank fishing. I think most folks fish for catfish.

  Campground and campsite are both easy to get to.

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  Aaron H.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 2, 2020

  Feyodi Creek

  Great campsite on Keystone lake

  Great campsite on Keystone lake. The campgrounds have access to Keystone lake, as well as bathrooms and showers. The campgrounds also have a 18 hole disc course that is rated 4.4/5 on UDisc, playgrounds, and gazebos.

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  Leslie N.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 13, 2020

  Bell Cow Lake Campground C

  Very Peaceful & Not Crowded

  Campground C area offers many pull through RV sites and some back-in RV sites, all with electric & water hook ups. There is also equestrian RV sites with pens, tent camping with shared water spigots, primitive tent camping and a dump station. There are miles of equestrian trails. Hiked down one and the trail was very peaceful and beautiful. It had recently rained a lot, so I had a thick layer of red mud on my shoes from the hike, but glad I hiked it. There are bathrooms with showers, a swim beach, a volleyball court, pavilions, a boat ramp, and plenty of wildlife. Lake is calm & shallow, so it is best for small boats and kayaks. There were plenty of flies due to the time of year and the presence of horses, so a good fly swatter and a fly trap is recommended. Found a small cemetery on the drive to the campsite with some very old grave sites. In all, it was a great place to escape from the real world and relax.

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  Danielle C.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 16, 2020

  Bell Cow Lake Campground C

  Perfect little place

  My family and I desperately wanted to go last minute camping. My husband and I being from Wellston, we had been to bell cow but we had never camped there. With 5 adults and 1 infant we camped at area A. My husband did not catch anything when fishing, but he had fun. The lake is filled with red clay. My mom and I harvested some and made little figures and baked them in the sun. We had so much fun. I do have one complaint, our campsite had trash there when we got there. No big deal we cleaned it, but because of the food on the ground from the previous campers, our camp site was filled with flys. I will always have flys while camping but I had never seen something like this. For anyone planning to camp, make sure u bring slip on shoes. U can go barefoot, we did. But the sand which is great at first... left our feet raw.

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  Jon B.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 8, 2020

  Bell Cow Lake Campground C

  Nice hidden gem

  Had friends come to town with an RV and we decided to do a last minute camp out.

  After finding out all of the RV and tent camping areas around OKC were at capacity we gave Bell Cow Lake a shot and we were not disappointed. We stayed in Camp Area B, Friday night there were a handful of RV spots still available and we were the only tent campers. Saturday a few more tent campers arrived but there was still open sites between us. 

  Our friends in the RV stayed in RV site 1 and we stayed directly across from them in tent site 3. There was some small trash, cigarette butts and such around the site, cans in the fire ring adjacent to us (site 2) but over all it was a nice spot with ample room to put tents. 

  The tent area is on the water with water access through the grass along the shoreline. Swimming was great with a sand bottom once you got past the grass along the shoreline. There were tons of fish hitting the surface in the evening but I was unable to catch any. Each tent site had a table but it either had a fire ring or a grille (alternating) it would have been preferable if each site had both. 

  The bathrooms weren't the cleanest but were what I would probably expect for a camp ground owned by a smaller city. 

  Bell Cow lake may become one of our go to places as it is still within an easy drive from OKC and half the price of the next closest lake to camp at (Lake Arcadia).

  Tent camping is $10 a night, RV is $20. 

  One of the only things we did not like was with the campsite being 2 miles from I-44 you could hear the highway traffic all night and there was not fire wood available to gather or purchase (perhaps in town) so though it is generally frowned upon to bring your own you won't have a fire otherwise.

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  Julie H.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 4, 2018

  Bell Cow Lake Campground C

  nice and quiet

  This is a very clean camping area, one of the number one spots locals go to swim. the bathrooms could use and updating but for the price this place was great the camping areas were very well shaded it came with electric, water and a fire ring.

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  Christine N.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 4, 2018

  Bell Cow Lake Campground C

  Bell Cow Area B

  Bell Cow Lake near Chandler. Water hook up and 30 amp. We stayed in "Area B," Campsite #4. Several shady spots. Easy water access.

  This area is quieter and less popular than area "C", but it is a little bit more rustic.

  The dump location is near the restrooms by the boat dock. It's a little hidden.

  There is an older bathroom facility in the center of the RV camping area.

  There is a picnic table and a grill at each site.

  It's $15 a night for RV, $3 a day for fishing. Permit allows you access to both Bell Cow and Chandler Lake. I think the area is rather heavily fished. Restrictions on size of fish (and number) you can keep. We gave it a good try, (fishing tube, kayak and bank fishing) but we didn't catch anything.

  Lake is full of stumps and trees which keeps the boats at a slower speed.

  Frequent Chandler police patrols, which we really appreciated.

  Area "B" also has several equine trails.

  Area "C" is more popular, looks to have better facilities. It also has a fixed corral, and a nicer beach, but it more crowded. Seemed to have less shade.

  Here is the TravelOK link.

  Here is the Chandler City Lake Info.

  Here is the wikipedia entry.

  Recommended: Area B. We will be back

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  Candice V.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 21, 2024

  Bell Cow Lake Campground C

  Showers

  Are the showers open today

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  Rachel S.

  Ranger

  

  Apr. 3, 2024

  Bell Cow Lake Campground C

  Peaceful springtime camp spot

  Very pleasantly surprised by this campground. Has everything you need for pretty cheap ($11 for tent/no hookup) including bathrooms, tables, trash, water and more. Only one other car on a weeknight in April, so very quiet and peaceful. Bathrooms were kind of gross but I expect that’s due to visiting in a shoulder season.

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  Karen T.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 22, 2022

  Bull Creek Peninsula

  Quiet, lots of shade, easy to get to, great roads

  First time here, absolutely love it! The roads look like they've recently been blacktopped. Very easy to get to. Lots of shade, but there's sun if you want it. Beautiful lake view from my site. Clean vault toilet. No water available anywhere tho, which lowered my review to 4. No electric or dump station, so come prepared.

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  David H.

  Traveler

  

  May. 31, 2021

  Bull Creek Peninsula

  Nice secluded spot

  We stayed at site 31. It was on the side with the bluffs. Beautiful sunset overlooking the lake. Trees separated us from the next campsites. It's very primitive so bring plenty of water.

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  Kory M.

  Scout

  

  May. 3, 2020

  Bull Creek Peninsula

  Nice small campground

  Nice, quiet and clean off the beaten path. Saw a couple of restroom locations. Pretty views!

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  Annie C.

  Legend

  

  Nov. 1, 2017

  Bull Creek Peninsula

  Hidden gem

  This is a nice little campground that overlooks Skiatook Lake with many of the campsites right on the lake. If you are lucky you can snag a site that is up on the bluff over the lake, the views are amazing (and it was less windy than the sites down on the lakeshore)! But be careful because if you roll out the wrong side of your tent you could end up with a sharp drop into some cold water. The campground was pretty empty when I was there due to late season and some poor weather expected to roll in. There wasn’t anyone at the gate, but there was an honor system pay tube, and the campground host was really helpful.  The vault toilet was really clean which made me not mind as much the lack of showers. There seemed to be more tent campers here which might have had to do with the lack of RV delights like dump station or hookups. The area is run by the US Army Corps of Engineers and does not take reservations. The true draw is the lake, which is beautiful and had a nice boat ramp and dock. Might be a good place to spend a little quiet time.