About Bear Creek Cove
Number of accommodations: 22
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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- Dump station on site
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- Showers
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Reviews (152)
What Guests Are Saying
Bear Creek Cove campground is noted for its cleanliness, well-maintained grounds, and friendly host, Neil, who enhances the camping experience. Many visitors appreciated the beautiful scenery, spacious campsites, and clean bathrooms. Some concerns were raised about the water quality and challenging check-in process, but overall, campers expressed satisfaction and a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Bear Creek Cove campground is noted for its cleanliness, well-maintained grounds, and friendly host, Neil, who enhances the camping experience. Many visitors appreciated the beautiful scenery, spacious campsites, and clean bathrooms. Some concerns were raised about the water quality and challenging check-in process, but overall, campers expressed satisfaction and a desire to return.
Review Summary
Dee H
VerifiedJune 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 22, Loop: BCRC
The grounds keeper is very kind and knowledgeable. Extremely clean restrooms and camp sites. Mowed and branches kept trimmed. Will definitely 💯 recommend to anyone looking for an amazing environment to camp and get away.
Dee H
VerifiedJune 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 22, Loop: BCRC
The grounds keeper is very kind and knowledgeable. Extremely clean restrooms and camp sites. Mowed and branches kept trimmed. Will definitely 💯 recommend to anyone looking for an amazing environment to camp and get away.
David T
VerifiedJune 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: BCRC
Lake is flooded. Our campsite well away from water. Some campsites nearly flooded. Of course the bugs were out! None is the fault of the COE.
The main road in the campsite has been repaved which is very nice. Also some campsite pads have had repair work done.
The bathrooms need updating and cleaning. Men's was pretty much unusable. We still like this campground and will undoubtedly return.
David T
VerifiedJune 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: BCRC
Lake is flooded. Our campsite well away from water. Some campsites nearly flooded. Of course the bugs were out! None is the fault of the COE.
The main road in the campsite has been repaved which is very nice. Also some campsite pads have had repair work done.
The bathrooms need updating and cleaning. Men's was pretty much unusable. We still like this campground and will undoubtedly return.
Kelley M
VerifiedDecember 28, 2024 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: BCRC
We camped at Bear Creek Cove on Kaw Lake in Oklahoma for 3 nights the last week of November. This is near Ponca City. New lake and campground for us. We were in site 17. Very quiet and other campers seemed to be deer hunters. Water is low at this end of the lake, but we enjoyed the ducks landing and taking off in the shallow water.
While kept up, it was a bit rougher than other COE campgrounds we've been to. The other campgrounds on the lake have had or are in the process of some improvements, so maybe this one is next. Our picnic table didn't have a shade top like most others which was actually fine for November. The table is in a strange spot in the back of the site, but again fine for spreading out.
There is a boil water advisory that we were not aware of until my husband happened to go check out the bathhouse. It was only posted there. There's not a check in station where this would have been posted otherwise. The other campgrounds did have gates/stations and it was posted at all of them. Something to be aware of. The water was silty, so we ended up buying water in addition to the water we had packed. It was fine for flushing, washing dishes, and showering.
We drove over to Pawhuska one day to shop and explore. There's other interesting things to do in the area, especially off lake season.
The lake sits near/on Osage and Kaw reservation land.
Kelley M
VerifiedDecember 28, 2024 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: BCRC
We camped at Bear Creek Cove on Kaw Lake in Oklahoma for 3 nights the last week of November. This is near Ponca City. New lake and campground for us. We were in site 17. Very quiet and other campers seemed to be deer hunters. Water is low at this end of the lake, but we enjoyed the ducks landing and taking off in the shallow water.
While kept up, it was a bit rougher than other COE campgrounds we've been to. The other campgrounds on the lake have had or are in the process of some improvements, so maybe this one is next. Our picnic table didn't have a shade top like most others which was actually fine for November. The table is in a strange spot in the back of the site, but again fine for spreading out.
There is a boil water advisory that we were not aware of until my husband happened to go check out the bathhouse. It was only posted there. There's not a check in station where this would have been posted otherwise. The other campgrounds did have gates/stations and it was posted at all of them. Something to be aware of. The water was silty, so we ended up buying water in addition to the water we had packed. It was fine for flushing, washing dishes, and showering.
We drove over to Pawhuska one day to shop and explore. There's other interesting things to do in the area, especially off lake season.
The lake sits near/on Osage and Kaw reservation land.
Jeremy B
VerifiedDecember 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: BCRC
It's always well maintained and camp host always nice.
Jeremy B
VerifiedDecember 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: BCRC
It's always well maintained and camp host always nice.
Wade V
VerifiedDecember 5, 2024 • Stayed at: 16, Loop: BCRC
Nice campground, quiet, clean bathroom.
Wade V
VerifiedDecember 5, 2024 • Stayed at: 16, Loop: BCRC
Nice campground, quiet, clean bathroom.
Location Bear Creek Cove
Address:
9400 Lake Road
Ponca City, OK, 74604-9629
United States
From Newkirk, Oklahoma, take Peckham Road and travel east for about 8 miles, turn right on Bear Creek Road and continue south for 3 miles. Campground will be on the right.
Bear Creek Cove is accessible via US Highway 177, which is approximately 12 miles to the east. From there, it connects to other major roads in the area.
Latitude & Longitude: 36.84 / -96.9108
Elevation: 321 feet
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
