About Hawthorn Bluff
Number of accommodations: 86
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Dump Station
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (369)
What Guests Are Saying
Hawthorn Bluff offers a peaceful camping experience with beautiful lake views, well-maintained trails, and clean facilities, making it a popular choice for families and groups. While some RV sites are not level and certain amenities like hot water and flushing toilets experienced issues, the friendly staff and clean environment contribute positively to visitors' experiences. Overall, guests appreciate the campground's serene atmosphere and accessibility to nearby attractions, despite occasional maintenance concerns.
What Guests Are Saying
Hawthorn Bluff offers a peaceful camping experience with beautiful lake views, well-maintained trails, and clean facilities, making it a popular choice for families and groups. While some RV sites are not level and certain amenities like hot water and flushing toilets experienced issues, the friendly staff and clean environment contribute positively to visitors' experiences. Overall, guests appreciate the campground's serene atmosphere and accessibility to nearby attractions, despite occasional maintenance concerns.
Review Summary
Scott A
VerifiedOctober 8, 2023 • Stayed at: 52, Loop: A-LO
With the amount of people that stay at that campground and other state run parks there should be upgrades made to it. Please level the camper parking sites and install more water hydrants.
This is a nice place to camp but could be so much better
Robert S
VerifiedOctober 3, 2023 • Stayed at: 62, Loop: A-LO
The cleanliness, maintenance, safety, and security of Hawthorne Bluff COE continues to erode over the past 2 years of our stays there.
-Campsites are not regularly cleaned, brush and fallen trees, if not pushed aside, are left laying where they fall.
-Fire rings are not cleaned out
-overhead dead limbs are not removed and risk falling on our RV’s and tow vehicles
-streets are filled with dead limbs, leaves, and run-off gravel, and litter trash
-Trash receptacles and area is littered and dirty
-streets are littered and in need of repair
-Playground is in dire need of update!
- campers and corp staff routinely drive in the opposite direction of traffic, and speed, setting a bad example for our campers
-electrical system is aged. Several times a day we experience over-voltages and electrical failures. The electrical system is unreliable. Most campers do not know their Rv has experienced several “over-voltages@ during their stay. We have a surge-guard that tracks these over-voltages; the problem is it appears your project manager and his rangers do not concern themselves with this dangerous risk towards their campers!
-camp host is not present and disassociated with site operations.
Your bathroom cleaning crew are outstanding!
We love a Hawthorn, and it hurts me to post my experience of our recent stays, but the Commander of the Tulsa Region needs to take action immediately to resolve these chronic issues.
Thank you!
Robert
Thomas W
VerifiedOctober 2, 2023 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: A-LO
Great experience. Well spaced campsites. Nice 1.2 mile hiking trail.
Craige B
VerifiedSeptember 29, 2023 • Stayed at: 57, Loop: A-LO
Was a great location and staff were great and helped with things before we even asked. One of the better sights for staff and RV sites. Lake is great.
DOREEN B
VerifiedSeptember 21, 2023 • Stayed at: 43, Loop: A-LO
A nice campground, very level! The butterfles!!!
Gary K
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2023 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: A-LO
Clean,great cell reception 5g, good fishing. Very popular place. Host were phenomenal. Playground for kids, boat ramps. Fun place.
Debra H
VerifiedSeptember 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: A-LO
The facilities were extremely clean. The female Host as you entered was one of the sweetest and caring persons I have ever met. You do not always find that. I locked us out of our RV. She went above and beyond her duties as a Host to help us. We will be back next year and rent a boat to see the lake from a different perspective. We enjoyed driving around Claremore and Tulsa during our visit. If I could rate our experience, I would give our visit five out of five stars ⭐️.
jay H
VerifiedSeptember 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 29, Loop: A-LO
I rented the space specifically to clean up the site. I spent several hours weed eating around the site for future use. The maintenance has been virtually non existent for a couple of years. This could be a beautiful campground with more effort. We spent time there in April and I observed no visible signs of preparations for the opening day. Leaves were awful. This provides cover for baby Copperheads. I would suggest having a volunteer clean up week prior to opening on April 1.
Michael B
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2023 • Stayed at: 30, Loop: A-LO
Had a great time. Area was peaceful and quiet.
matthew L
VerifiedAugust 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 71, Loop: B-LO
Everything was great except for the homeless man that was hanging around and digging in the dumpster. He stayed by our campsite the entire weekend. The camp workers didn't seem to care about him being there.
Location Hawthorn Bluff
Address:
8377 E. Hwy 88
Oologah, OK, 74053
United States
From Tulsa, Oklahoma, take U.S. Highway 169 north for 27 miles to Highway 88. The campground is 2 miles east of the town of Oologah on Highway 88.
Latitude & Longitude: 36.4322 / -95.6808
Elevation: 211 feet
Policies & Rules
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Check Out 4:00 PM
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Entrance Gate will be open from 6am - 10pm from 1 April through 31 October
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Picnic shelters and gazebo/amphitheater are open daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
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Shelters accommodate 100 people and 50 vehicles |
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The gazebo/amphitheater accommodates 100 people and 20 vehicles |
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For more information call 918-443-2250 |
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This facility allows pets |
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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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Hawthorn Bluff day use locations and facilities, including picnic sites, group shelters, swim beaches, volleyball courts, and parking lots are designated as alcohol-free areas. The consumption of alcoholic beverages in these locations is prohibited. |
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No person shall bring or allow dogs, cats, or other pets into developed recreation areas or adjacent waters unless penned, caged, on a leash under 6ft in lenth or otherwise physically restrained. |
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Wild or exotic pets and animals,or any animals displaying vicioius or aggressive behavior,or otherwise posing a threat to public safety, or deemed a public nuisance are prohibited from project lands and waters unless authorized by the Distrcit Commander. |
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A camping unit at one or more campsites at any one lake for a period longer than 14 days durring any 30-consecutive day period is prohibited without the written permission of the District Commander. |
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American the Beautiful/Golden Age/Golden Access passes are limited to one campsite per pass. Pass holder must be present or discounnt may be terminated. |
