About Pettit Bay
Number of accommodations: 86
Campground Amenities
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Marina -
Dump Station
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (167)
What Guests Are Saying
Pettit Bay offers a beautiful camping experience with friendly staff, clean sites, and a lovely lake, making it an enjoyable destination for families. While some facilities, such as restrooms and the boat dock, require repairs and maintenance, many campers appreciate the well-maintained grounds and courteous hosts. Overall, visitors express a desire to return, highlighting the park's potential with improved management and infrastructure.
What Guests Are Saying
Pettit Bay offers a beautiful camping experience with friendly staff, clean sites, and a lovely lake, making it an enjoyable destination for families. While some facilities, such as restrooms and the boat dock, require repairs and maintenance, many campers appreciate the well-maintained grounds and courteous hosts. Overall, visitors express a desire to return, highlighting the park's potential with improved management and infrastructure.
Review Summary
PHlLLIP B
VerifiedOctober 3, 2025 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: PBA2
Dock in disrepair and in unsafe condition. Dead tree hanging over camp site we preferred. Several campsites unattended by occupants. Bathrooms in dire straits.
Gary B
VerifiedSeptember 28, 2025 • Stayed at: A26, Loop: PBAI
We enjoyed the camp sight we had. The beach area was over grown in weeds, the courtesy boat dock was gone so it was hard to load and unload the kids on the boat. The camp host said the pay system wasn’t working correctly, had a hard time paying for our camp. We reserved the pavilion and it was nice. We stayed at a corps camp at Pomona lake in Kansas and there was nothing bad or broken there. People were working and maintaining the campground and facilities like needed. Nice big bathrooms and showers. People were so nice and friendly. They wanted campers to come back. Wish it was closer to Tahlequah. I don’t know what the problem is but feel like it’s in the management.
Robert M
VerifiedSeptember 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: PBA2
The camp hosts are friendly, and check-in is quick. The grass needed to be mowed around our campsite.
Etter N
VerifiedSeptember 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 25, Loop: PBA2
Good trip, only thing I would add for this trip is to remove some of the dead trees around site concrete pads. There are several long since dead trees that may fall and cause serious damage on camper personal items. Thanks
Steven G
VerifiedAugust 28, 2025 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: PBA2
The park was the cleanest and most well maintained park of all the ones we have been to. The grass was mowed and the parking pads and tress were all trimmed. There wasn’t any trash in the park and I witnessed the Park Host out picking up trash and cleaning sites as the campers left.
We will certainly booked future camping trips there at Pettit Bay.
Tonya M
VerifiedAugust 26, 2025 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: PBA2
very nice and clean sites. dump station could be a little wider.
Etter N
VerifiedAugust 3, 2025 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: PBA2
Camp experience good except people parking their truck and trailer in our camp spot that were not part of our group. Camp ground still needs mowed and felled trees being eyesore to look at.
Etter N
VerifiedJuly 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 25, Loop: PBA2
Campground experience ok but grounds needed mowed before the national holiday, the grass was very high and bathrooms also needed attention especially with the traffic for the holiday
David R
VerifiedJuly 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 48, Loop: PBA2
Beautiful campground with friendly staff. Gorgeous views, safe, friendly park Rangers, abundant wildlife, clear water lake. Private Marina is very nice with bar and food. Other campers seem polite and respectful. Only two or three of the sites have working sewer. Shower house water is cold; no hot water.
Hailey P
VerifiedJuly 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 32, Loop: PBA2
Great place and quite
Location Pettit Bay
Address:
446977 East 980 Road
Gore, OK, 74435-9547
United States
From Tahlequah, OK, go 8.25 miles south on Highway 82, turn right on Indian
Road and go two miles south. Then turn left and go one mile southeast on the
paved access road.
Latitude & Longitude: 35.7536 / -94.9478
Elevation: 208 feet
Policies & Rules
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| General |
Check-out time: 3:00 pm. Check-in time: 6:00 pm. You must stop and register at the Gate Shack upon arrival. |
| General |
Quiet hours: 10:00 pm - 6:00 am. Entrance gates will be closed during this time. |
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Grey water and sewage must be properly disposed of in the provided dump station receptacle. Disposal of any water or waste on the ground is prohibited. |
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Pets must remain restrained on a leash or penned at all times. Pets are not allowed on swim beaches or in bathrooms. |
| 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. |
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Group shelters are day use only. |
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Limit 3 tents, or 1 wheeled camper and 2 tents per camp pad. |
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Fireworks are prohibited. |
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Fishing and hunting are regulated by federal and state laws. |
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Campers must occupy the campsite at least once during each 24 hour period. Abandoned personal property may be subject to impoundment after 24 hours. |
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Camping is limited to 14 consecutive days within any 30 day period. This applies to all members of the camping party and the camping unit. |
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Fires must be contained within the fire ring or grill provided. These are NOT trash receptacles, please leave them free of food and litter upon departure. |
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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. Trash must be placed in the provided dumpsters. |
