ABOUT FOSS STATE PARK: Foss State Park is located at the intersections of Highway 44 North and Highway 73 West in western Oklahoma. Foss Lake is the largest lake in western Oklahoma. The Park surrounds part of the Lake, most of the rest of the Lake is surrounded by Washita National Wildlife Refuge. The Great Western Cattle Trail ran through this area in the 1880’s before the Lake was created by building the dam. Now this Cattle Trail is part of a large network of hiking trails within the State Park. In addition to the facilities offered at the various campgrounds, the Park has a gift shop and a Park Office, a swimming beach with picnic facilities, boating and fishing, a dam, mountain biking, and trails and a campground just for equestrian use.
This was our first visit to Foss State Park. The Park offers 8 separate campgrounds, each different from the others:
Cutberth Campground is located on the north side of the Lake and offers views of the Lake. The campground is seasonal, closing for the winter, but we were able to drive through it and check out the campsites. It has a playground in the middle of it and a boat launch with a dock is right beside it. It is probably not particularly quiet, and it’s probably popular in the summer. There are 20 RV sites which offer 50-amp electric and water hook-ups. Two of these sites are for those needing handicapped facilities. There are also 4 tent campsites, one of them is handicapped accessible. Our favorite campsites at Cutberth were #1 thru 5, 9, 10, and 14, with #5 being the best campsite within this campground. There are restrooms and a dump station.
Buffalo Bend Campground is also located on the north side of the Lake. It is more private and more heavily tree’d and the only well-shaded campground of the Park. Since this campground is also seasonal and was closed for the winter with a gate, we were unable to drive through to check out the campsites. It offers 14 RV sites with water and electric and 10 tent sites, seven of which have covered picnic tables. There is also a small pavilion in this area. There is a playground, restrooms, and a dump station. NOTE – It would be worthwhile for us to check out this campground (due to the shade it has) if it’s ever open when we are here.
Cottonwood Campground is not by the water but its location does offer some refuge from the strong winds that come through this area. This is where we stayed (at site #25) on our only visit so far and we were happy with this campsite. There are 40 RV sites. #1-10 offer full hook-ups including sewer. #11-40 offer 30/50-amp electric and water hook-ups. There are 10 unimproved tent sites. Two RV sites and one tent site are handicapped accessible. Our favorite campsites at Cottonwood were #16, 20, 25, 29, and 40, with #25 being the best campsite within this campground. We did not consider any of the full-hook-up sites (#1-10) to be good because this group were all close together and lined up like a parking lot. There are some trees at this campground but at this time of year, all the leaves were down so they didn’t offer much shade. There is a playground, restrooms, and a dump station, plus two rental cabins. This campground was open all year.
Cedar Point Campground is probably, along with Cutberth, the most popular and reserved campgrounds with the Park. Both are located near the Lake with nice views and both have boat launches. Cedar Point also offers a fishing dock and a marina with a restaurant. Cedar Point Disc Golf Course is a 9-hole course that overlooks the campground. This campground is open all year, but the marina facilities are seasonal. There are restrooms but no dump station; campers can use the dump station at Cottonwood or Chinaberry. There is a playground and a picnic area, plus a picnic pavilion. At Cedar Point there are 15 RV campsites with 50-amp electric and water hook-ups. One of these sites is handicapped accessible. Any of these campsites would work for us, but this campground is extremely popular, and even during our stay in the off-season, there was only one campsite available, the handicapped-accessible one. This campground was open all year.
Mouse Creek Campground is the equestrian campground. It was open when we were at the State Park, but no one was staying there. It had 9 RV sites with water and 30-amp electric hook-ups and 7 unimproved tent sites. We were not impressed with this campground; it was a little in disrepair. There were stalls for horses and some trees. Sites were close together. There was a dump station, restrooms, a boat launch and pier.
Sandy Beach Campground was closed for the season but we were able to drive through and look at campsites. The campground offered 21 unimproved tent sites and only 10 RV sites with water and electric hook-ups. They had a playground, picnic area, restrooms, a dump station, boat launch and dock. Our favorite campsites were #3, 4, and 9. This campground is probably busy in-season and is not as nice as Cottonwood and Cedar Point.
Chinaberry Campground was closed for the season and we did not drive through it. It offers 5 unimproved tent sites, it’s near Cedar Point campground, and a dump station is nearby.
Panther Creek Campground was open when we were there and we drove through it. It offers 5 unimproved tent sites, one of which is fabulously located by itself right on the water, but the road to it is in terrible shape. No one was camping in this campground. It offers a boat launch and a sandy beach to launch kayaks from. There were no restrooms.
Foss State Park: 10252 Highway 44, Foss, Oklahoma is the Park Office address and it is located at the entrance to the Park. The Office phone number is (580) 592-4433. Reservations: www.travelok.com. You cannot occupy a campsite without a reservation; there is no one at the Office that can give you a campsite. We paid $99.60 off-season rates with a senior discount (including internet fees) for 4 nights, although we ended up leaving one day early due to a second wind storm with high gusts. You’ve gotta travel when you safely can!
- 2021 – 12/09-12/12