Park Information

• Going right around the lake to camp areas 1 and 2 (i.e., Big Pine Campground), has a bridge with a tandem axle weight of 12,500 pounds. This could be an issue for larger RVs
• Going left around the lake has crazy hills and trees inadequately trimmed.
• The majority of the campsite are on the small side.
• Many of the campsites are unlevel to a frightening degree.
• The lake is owed by the park, so a license is not required to fish.
• You can rent paddle boats, kayaks, canoes, rowboats, and stand-up paddle boards.
• There are 50 amp full hookup sites in Lakeview and Big Pine Loops.
• 13 miles of trails and grounds are moderately maintained
• There is a store in the park
• There are several piers, bridge, and boardwalks. Wildlife includes birds, turtles, and raccoons.
• The state park does not have a laundry.

Bathrooms / Dump Station / Water Stations

• Dump stations seemed to be on the small side.
• Water at site for Big Pines. Pressure and water quality acceptable
• Bathhouse is shared between Big Pines and Lakeview.
• Four shower rooms in back and bathrooms in the front. Industrial door knobs were replaced residential ones with a smaller collar allowing a peepshow into the shower at the knob.

Internet / Phone Service

• T-Mobile:
• Cricket Mobile:
• Starlink: The park is heavily forested, so the best sites will still be partially obstructed.

Park Pictures

Site 331

Site 331 is terrible. It is supposed to be a pull through, but it is short, narrow, sharp bent, trees and rocks on the outside, and utilities on the inside. There is no way that we would have been able to pull through the side. We ended up having to pull in and back out. It is also very un-level front-to-back and side-to-side.

Alternate Sites

See the post here for alternate sites.

Driving Directions

The total distance is about 218 miles. This route has tolls that require the OK Toll Pass.

1. (0.2 miles) Right on Gate House Road
2. (0.5 miles) Left on Scenic State Highway 77 / OK-77 S/N
3. (1.6 miles) Right on Scenic 77 / Lodge Road
4. (4.5 miles) Left onto exit ramp for I-35 South
5. (66.0 miles) Keep left to merge onto I-35 East at Exit 467 (Toll)
6. (88.0 miles) Take exit 445, from right two lanes, to President George Bush Turnpike (Toll)
7. (118.0 miles) Right lane merges onto I-30 West towards Dallas
8. (123.0 miles) Take exit 56A, on right, to I-635 South
9. (132.0 miles) Take exit 1C, on right, to I-20 East towards Shreveport
10. (214.0 miles) Take exit 562, on right, to State Park Highway / TX-14
11. (214.0 miles) Left on State Park Highway / TX-14 (Pilot Travel Center on right)
12. (216.0 miles) Left on Park Road 16 into the park
13. (218.0 miles) Keep right on Park Road 16 to read Big Pine Campground

Rest Area

• 13.7 miles, Exit 15, Circle K (on left, McDonald’s)
• 25.3 miles, Rest Area
• 28.0 miles, Exit 1, Chickasaw Travel Stop
• 31.6 miles, Rest Area
• 62.0 miles, Exit 471, Loves (Wendy’s) and TA Travel Center (Burger King)
  • Take frontage road to Loves
  • Take frontage road to left on 77 to TA
• 107.0 miles, Walmart
  • Take North President George Bush Highway to North Garland
  • Right on North Garland
  • Left into Walmart Parking
• 153.0 miles, Exit 501, QuikTrip (near McDonald’s) and Valero (small)
  • Take exit 501 to I-20 Frontage road towards Terrell / Kaufman
  • Left for QuikTrip
  • Right (across the street) for Valero
• 155.0 miles, Exit 503, TA Travel Center (large, Subway)
• 161.0 miles, Exit 509, Shell (365 Tacos)
• 175.0 miles, Exit 523, Dukes Canton (Taco Casa)
  • Left on TX-64
• 178.0 miles, Exit 526, Road Ranger
• 186.0 miles, Pilot (small AVOID)
• 190.0 miles, Rest Area
• 193.0 miles, Exit 540, Loves and Exxon (Wendy’s) (near: Taco Bell, Subway)
• 208.0 miles, Exit 556, QuikTrip (near: McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Chik-fil-A)
• 214.0 miles, Exit 562, Pilot (McDonald’s)