Tall Chief Cove
Tall Chief Cove is an Army Corps of Engineers campground in Oklahoma. Hookups: electric & water.
- Type
- Army Corps of Engineers campground
- Location
- Oklahoma
- Coordinates
- 36.32194, -96.12083
- Hookups
- Electric & Water
- Activities
- Boating, Camping, Day Use Area, Fishing, Swimming Site
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Phone
- 918-288-6820
Amenities
- Reservable sites
Only amenities a source confirms are listed; an amenity missing here is unknown, not absent.
About Tall Chief Cove
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.
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Water fill
- Usace · 14 mi
- Propane
- Lake Area Propane · 11 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Twain | Private campground | 2.6 mi | — | — |
| Huck Finn | Private campground | 2.6 mi | — | — |
| Prince Valiant | Private campground | 2.6 mi | — | — |
| Tom Sawyer | Private campground | 2.6 mi | — | — |
| Sir Lancelot | Private campground | 2.7 mi | — | — |
| Robinson Crusoe | Private campground | 2.7 mi | — | — |
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Sources. Recreation.gov (RIDB). Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.