Weekend availability at Redbud Bay
Live from Recreation.gov · checked Sep 18, 8:14 AM PT- Fri, Sep 18Open5/11 sites
- Fri, Sep 25Open4/11 sites
- Fri, Oct 2Open4/11 sites
- Fri, Oct 9Open3/11 sites
- Fri, Oct 16Open10/11 sites
- Fri, Oct 23Open10/11 sites
Friday + Saturday nights, sites bookable both nights. Counts come from a rotating sweep and can lag a cancellation by up to a day — alerts watch your exact dates within minutes.
Campsites & amenities
Site-level details from Recreation.gov's official catalog.
- Campsites
- 11
- Electric sites
- 11
- Water hookups
- 11
About this campground
Overview Redbud Bay Campground is located on Oologah Lake, less than 30 miles from Tulsa. prevailing winds make Oologah Lake one of the most popular lakes in the area for sailing. Recreation Oologah Lake is a prime location for boating, sailing water skiing and swimming. Oologah offers several boat ramps and docks around the lake. Facilities This campground offers 11 sites all equipped with 30-amp electric and water hookups. Pit toilets are availble in the park. Flush toilets, shower house and an RV dump station are located less than a mile across the dam in the Hawthorn Bluff campground and require no additional fee for use. Playgrounds, a swimming beach and an interpretive nature trail are also located in the Hawthorn Bluff Campground. Natural Features Oologah Lake sits on the Verdigris River with a surface area of nearly 30,000 acres. Over 200 miles of shoreline are domintaed by old-growth post oak, and blackjack oak forests, which provide habitat fo a variety of wildlife and birds, including deers, turkey, rabbits, quail, squirrels, ducks, geese and doves. Nearby Attractions Dog Iron Ranch, the birthplace of Will Rogers, is nearby. The ranch is a living history museum featuring Rogers' two-story post-Civil War birth home, educational programs, picnic areas and a 400-acre pasture on the lake shore with Texas Longhorn Cattle and other livestock. The ranch is open year-round.
Getting there
Redbud Bay campground is located a mile south of the Oologah Lake dam on HWY 88.
Activities
- BIRDING
- CAMPING
- BOATING
- FISHING
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- WATER ACCESS
- WILDLIFE VIEWING
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