Winding Stair
Winding Stair is a national forest campground in Oklahoma.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Oklahoma
- Coordinates
- 34.71499, -94.67898
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Website
- www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/ouachita/recreation/rec…
About Winding Stair
The campground sits along the shoreline of a 86-acre lake constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930's. Surrounded by pine and oak covered hills, campers and day use visitors can choose from a wide variety of outdoor activities to include picnicking, swimming, fishing, canoeing, hiking the 3-mile lake perimeter trail and horseback riding on the areas equestrian trails. The campground has a variety of campground amenities, ranging from campsites with no services to campsites with electric, water and sewer connections. The 90-campsite campground is divided into four separate loops, Equestrian, Sandy Beach, Shady Lane and Northshores. Day Use facilities are located at Sandy Beach and Northshores. Cedar Lake is located approximately 12-miles south of Heavener, Oklahoma.
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Oklahoma Department of Transportation · 48 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- McCurtain County Propane, Inc. · 47 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 165 designated routes (252 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hikers Camp for Winding Stair Campground | Free campsite | under 0.1 mi | Free | — |
| Winding Stair Campground | Private campground | 0.2 mi | — | — |
| Winding Stair | National forest campground | 0.2 mi | — | — |
| Winding Stair Campground (OK) | National forest campground | 0.2 mi | — | No hookups |
| Cedar Lake (Oklahoma) | National forest campground | 3.1 mi | — | Full hookups |
| Cedar Lake | National forest campground | 4.1 mi | — | — |
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Sources. USFS and BLM recreation sites. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.