Skiatook, OK

Tall Chief Cove

Availability

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About this spot

Overview

Located on beautiful Skiatook Lake in northeast Oklahoma, Tall Chief Cove is one of the most popular campgrounds in the region. The campground has a variety of sites along the forested lakeshore, and visitors can enjoy boating, hiking, swimming, picnicking and fishing from the facility.

Recreation

Families enjoy the convenience of this facility's swim beach, picnic areas, nature trail, playground and educational programs. Sport fishing for largemouth bass, black and white crappie, channel catfish and several species of sunfish offers anglers many hours of enjoyment on the lake. About 6,000 acres of public land in the lake area are open to hunters wishing to pursue whitetail, quail, rabbit and squirrel.

Facilities

Tall Chief Cove offers 50 individual sites with electric hookups and one group picnic shelter for day use that can host up to 200 people. All guests with reservations can utilize our professional style volley ball court, basketball court, disc golf course, or horseshoe pits. The campground provides covered picnic tables, restrooms and showers.

Natural Features

Gentle rolling hills of blackjack and post oak trees intersperse with tall grass prairie around the glistening lake. The shoreline is accentuated by steep picturesque bluffs which offer views of the water.

Typical weather

Air temperature

Average daily high-low
Average daily high and low air temperature, January through DecemberEach vertical bar shows a monthly average daily high and low in degrees Fahrenheit.46°29°JJanuary: average high 46°F, average low 29°F50°30°FFebruary: average high 50°F, average low 30°F65°43°MMarch: average high 65°F, average low 43°F70°52°AApril: average high 70°F, average low 52°F78°61°MMay: average high 78°F, average low 61°F89°71°JJune: average high 89°F, average low 71°F92°74°JJuly: average high 92°F, average low 74°F91°74°AAugust: average high 91°F, average low 74°F85°66°SSeptember: average high 85°F, average low 66°F76°57°OOctober: average high 76°F, average low 57°F61°44°NNovember: average high 61°F, average low 44°F54°36°DDecember: average high 54°F, average low 36°F

5-year average · Open-Meteo

Skiatook Lake

Average water temperature
Average water temperature for Skiatook Lake, January through DecemberEach point shows the monthly average water temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.44°JJanuary: average water temperature 44°F43°FFebruary: average water temperature 43°F51°MMarch: average water temperature 51°F58°AApril: average water temperature 58°F66°MMay: average water temperature 66°F73°JJune: average water temperature 73°F75°JJuly: average water temperature 75°F76°AAugust: average water temperature 76°F72°SSeptember: average water temperature 72°F69°OOctober: average water temperature 69°F56°NNovember: average water temperature 56°F48°DDecember: average water temperature 48°F

Water: Water Quality Portal — 12 field-sample stations

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