Warning
GeneralNo Gate Attendant for Washington Irving Gate Shack 2026 Season: Pass Sales and Cash Sales will NOT be available this season. Please visit the Keystone Lake Office to purchase USACE Annual or ATB passes. Digital Passes can be purchased online. Please reach out to the Keystone Lake Office at 918-865-2621 for questions.
Warning
GeneralBeginning April 1, 2026 the check-in time for camping will be 3:00 PM, and check-out time will be 1:00 PM.
About Washington Irving South
Number of accommodations: 20
Campground Amenities
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Pet Friendly -
Lake Access -
Showers -
Dump Station
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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Reviews (133)
What Guests Are Saying
Washington Irving South offers a beautiful and peaceful campground with great views of the lake, clean facilities, and friendly staff. Many visitors appreciate the spacious sites, hiking trails, and proximity to Tulsa. However, some areas, particularly the restrooms and older sites, need maintenance and improvement, and there are concerns about sandburs affecting outdoor activities. Overall, guests express a desire to return despite some shortcomings.
What Guests Are Saying
Washington Irving South offers a beautiful and peaceful campground with great views of the lake, clean facilities, and friendly staff. Many visitors appreciate the spacious sites, hiking trails, and proximity to Tulsa. However, some areas, particularly the restrooms and older sites, need maintenance and improvement, and there are concerns about sandburs affecting outdoor activities. Overall, guests express a desire to return despite some shortcomings.
Review Summary
Robin W
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: WIRS
Clean facilities and friendly staff.
A E
VerifiedAugust 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: WIRS
Not the cleanest.
Ivan K
VerifiedAugust 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 03, Loop: WIRS
If you have a big rig, site #3 is not for you. It Is long but very sloped and hard to back in up hill and through ruts and grass. Could get almost level with extreme air leveling but the front entrance step was like 2 feet off the ground. No shade until late in the day, 30A. Not ideal...
Janice B
VerifiedJuly 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: WIRS
It was very nice and I had a good stay there. I was disappointed that there were no covers over the picnic tables, which made everything wet when it rained. The bathroom and shower were in one unit, so the toilet floor was wet from people taking showers around the corner. There also was no soap dispenser in the bathroom. The camp hosts were very friendly and helpful. They had a lot of pull through sites, which is also another nice feature. Beautiful views of the lake.
Stephen B
VerifiedJuly 2, 2025 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: WIRS
We stay at Washington Irving every year for a week while visiting family in the area and we really enjoy it. Most campsites are fairly level, and most campsites have shade but you really need to read the site description. The bath house is old and in need of repairs but it has plenty of hot water. This is the first time I have a complaint about the person working there. He only cleaned and restocked the bathroom once the entirety of the week and only on the weekends did he unlock all but two of the bathroom doors. He complained about being there every time we saw him and was in general a very disgruntled person
Dawn S
VerifiedJune 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: WIRS
Beautiful place.
Karry A
VerifiedJune 25, 2025 • Stayed at: 08, Loop: WIRS
Despite the water too high to rent boats and too dangerous to swim we did cautiously take our kayaks out and enjoyed some paddling back in the coves. Our camp director was delightful and when there was a mess left by campers next to us he was on it right away to solve the problem and try to find the people who left such a disgusting mess. I did help him clean up because it was just the right thing to do.
Kimberly F
VerifiedJune 2, 2025 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: WIRS
Awesome staff!!!
patricia h
VerifiedMay 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 08, Loop: WIRS
Bathrooms are horrible. The place looks run down.
Johanna T
VerifiedMay 26, 2025 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: WIRS
Lovely campground, well kept for and restrooms, while they could use an update, were clean.
Location Washington Irving South
Address:
2600 East Bear's Glen Road
Cleveland, OK, 74020
United States
From Tulsa, Oklahoma, take Highway 412 west for 15 miles to Bears Glen exit. Turn left at stop sign onto the Frontage Road and drive 1 block. Turn right at first paved road and follow 2 miles to the campground entrance.
Latitude & Longitude: 36.1985 / -96.259
Elevation: 236 feet
Policies & Rules
| Category | About |
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| General |
Campground has heavy tree cover with low hanging limbs |
| General |
BEGINNING APRIL 1, 2026: Check out time 1:00 PM, Check in time 3:00 PMPrior to April 1, 2026: Check out time is 4:00 PM, Check in time is 6:00 PMQuiet Hours: 10PM to 6AMEntrance gate is locked from 10PM to 6AM.Camping is permitted in designated campsites only.Each campsite is limited to 1 wheeled camping unit and 2 tent, or 3 tents.Camping is limited to 14 days within any 30 day period.Campers must occupy the campsite at least once during each 24 hour period.Campers shall keep their sites free of trash and litter during the period of occupancy and shall remove all personal equipment and clean their sites upon departure.Ground fires are restricted to metal fire rings. These are NOT trash receptacles, please leave them free of food and litter upon departure.All vehicles should have two wheels on pavement at all times; boat trailers are permitted on the grass. Please park extra vehicles in parking lots, not on empty camping pads. |
| General |
Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information. |
Warnings & Advisories
Warning
GeneralNo Gate Attendant for Washington Irving Gate Shack 2026 Season: Pass Sales and Cash Sales will NOT be available this season. Please visit the Keystone Lake Office to purchase USACE Annual or ATB passes. Digital Passes can be purchased online. Please reach out to the Keystone Lake Office at 918-865-2621 for questions.
Warning
GeneralBeginning April 1, 2026 the check-in time for camping will be 3:00 PM, and check-out time will be 1:00 PM.
