McGee Creek State Park, Oklahoma, United States

5Katie A 5:00 PM Oct 18, 2020

Fall Break Trip
My family of four (husband, 10 year old daughter and 8 year son) plus two of the kid's friends stayed at the Post Oak Campground over fall break in spot 1. It was right next to the bathroom and across the street from the playground. Although easy to access, there was quite a bit of traffic, I'd recommend grabbing spot 3. The bathrooms and shower were clean. Each spot at Post Oak had a lantern holder, picnic table, and fire pit with grilling grate attached. I was very impressed with the park sidewalks, they were all paved and we were wishing we'd have brought the kids' bikes or scooters. There were electrical outlets in the restroom for a quick phone charge. I did a quick look at the other camp sites, tent hill located 2 miles down the road at potapo was very primitive. Black Jack was also primitive with outhouse type restrooms but within walking distance to the bathroom and showers by Post Oak. We enjoyed the 1.4 mile hike at Potapo, the trailhead is directly across from the tent hill camping sites. It was very easy and all the kids loved it.

4CKitchens9 5:00 PM Oct 21, 2016

Nice weekend away...
We visited McGee Creek State Park in October, 2016. We set up our tents in one of the many tent sites that had a great view of the lake. The tent sites are first come, first serve - we arrived late Friday night and there were plenty of spaces. That night we saw many, many deer. Saturday morning we drove around the park to check out our surroundings and we were lucky enough to witness a beautiful bald eagle!! Not lucky enough to get a picture, but still amazing! Saturday morning we drove over to the McGee Creek Natural Scenic Recreation Area, upon arrival there were several folks with horses in front of the trailhead and offered to give us a ride, however we opted to hike. The trails are good, rocky. My only complaint as a hiker is that the trails are shared with horses - so you had to watch your step (even on trails marked for hikers and bikers only). We were only able to do about 4 miles, looking forward to going back and checking out more of the 25 miles. Trails were marked very well, very easy to follow. Back at the park we went fishing off the fishing pier in our campsite - several fish were caught that afternoon, perch, catfish, large-mouthed bass. We had three tents - two 2 person, one 6 person on one tent site. Each tent site had a grill/pit - grill is pretty rustic, a picnic table and a lantern hook. The tent sites at Buster Hight (where we stayed) were a bit rocky. We drove over to Potapo to check it out and those sites looked to be directly on the ground - less rocky, but I didn't see very many and no lake view. You are able to pick up dead/down wood in the area to burn and there is a little store a few miles from the campsite if you want to purchase wood or bait. The restrooms are very clean but also soapless. I had read somewhere before going that there was a cost to use the showers, there was no cost at ours. Also, not sure when it opens and closes, but during warmer months they will rent kayaks and paddle boards. Dogs are welcome at the park and on the trails at the recreation area. Good weekend off the grid, we had four adults, three kids, and a pup and all had a great time!