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Marvel Resort and Family
Campground
Lake Tenkiller
Route 1, Box 314M,
Gore, OK 74435
5
miles below Lake Tenkiller Dam.
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Marval
Family Camping Resort welcomes you to our haven of 105 acres
in the foothills of the Oklahoma Ozarks on ½ mile frontage
of the Lower Illinois River 5 miles below Lake Tenkiller
Dam. Besides log cabins and site rentals, we have a swimming
pool, 9 hole mini golf course, 24-hour laundry room, game
room, snack bar, playground, sand volleyball court, half
court basketball, 2-1/2 mile nature trail, horseback riding
and hay rides in season, planned activities for the kids and
lots of open or wooded space for your pleasure.
The Lower Illinois River is a designated trout fishing
stream where anglers will find rainbow and brown trout,
record stripers, walleye, crappie, catfish and bass. Every
person fishing MUST have a trout license from the Oklahoma
Department of Wildlife and a fishing license if 16 or older
(all available in the Welcome Center). The river is stocked
every other week in July through March and once a week in
April.
Marval Resort was rated Large
Park of the Year from the Oklahoma Association of RV Parks &
Campgrounds for 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 and was honored with
the Redbud Merit Award from the Oklahoma Travel Industry
Association and the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation
Department for 2000. |
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Horseback Riding, Video Games & Pool Tables |


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The Honeymoon Cottage has a whirlpool tub and VCR
Golf Carts Available
Horseback Riding |
4 Deluxe Lodges
2 Indoor Meeting Rooms w/kitchen
Cable TV
Laundry |
| Name/Town/Route |
Length |
Class |
Put-In |
Takeout |
Comments |
Baron Fork
River,
Baron to Welling |
28 Miles |
Easy/II |
US 59 bridge south of Westville
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Southwest to Welling Bridge east of
Tahlequah |
Narrow run through forested limestone bluffs feature
several small rapids, Portages, Oklahoma Scenic River |
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Blue
River |
From Tishomingo Oklahoma, go 5 miles N on
Highway 377, 4 1/2 miles E to Blue River, or from Tishomingo go 3 miles
E on Highway 78 and 5 miles N on Bullard Chapel Rd. Blue River is 1 hour
and 45 minutes from Oklahoma City, Dallas, Texas and Tulsa. Blue River
is within an hour and a half from many cities in North Texas.
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picturesque southeastern Oklahoma landscape maintained by the
Department of Wildlife Conservation. A little more than six miles
of river runs through it. Area use is free; must have fishing and
hunting licenses. Trout season is November 1 through March 31.
Camping facilities available only at the Blue River Campground;
special access provided for handicapped persons confined to
wheelchairs.
Tishomingo, OK 73460 Business Phone: 580-443-5728
4 1/2 miles east of Hwy 377 on Blue River Road.
Blue River Road is a few miles south of the Hwy 377/Hwy 7
intersection. Camping,
Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Wildlife Viewing
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This river is
mainly for fishing year round. Is also designated for
Trout Fishing from November 1 to March 31. |
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Glover River, Bethel to Glover |
23 Miles |
Moderate/III |
CR 56000 Bridge |
Glover Bridge |
Scenic, technical run. Low-water bridges and rock
gardens create natural dams and chutes. Densely forested hills along
river, Portages. |
Illinois
River, Watts to Tahlequah
Upper Illinois |
57 Miles |
Easy/II |
US 59 Bridge |
US 62 Bridge, Riverside Park Access area |
Clear water and mild rapids through Ozark foothills.
Access areas, campgrounds and canoe rentals, Oklahoma Scenic River |
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Lower Illinois |
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Kiamichi River |
165 Miles |
Easy-moderate
II-III |
First put in
off SH 88 above SH 63 |
US Highway 259 at
Big Cedar |
There are two
reaches of the Kiamichi River where paddlers usually go to play. These are
the Upper Kiamichi, near the headwaters, and the slightly flatter section
near Antlers, that is very popular with recreational canoeists, kayakers
and rafters.
Campground, cabins,
canoe trips, tubing, horseback riding, gold prospecting, RV camping, tent
camping, fishing, swimming, bird watching, mountain scenery, river
frontage, open year around. Nice clear water |
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Mountain Fork
River, Smithville to the Narrows |
9 Miles |
Easy-moderate
II-III |
SR 4 Bridge |
The Narrows |
Fast moving run through clear, wide stream. Sharp
rock drop-offs interspersed with rapids. Oklahoma Scenic River |
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Spring River, Quapaw to Wyandotte |
15 Miles |
Easy/II |
Bicentennial State Park access area |
Twin Bridges State Park access area |
Quiet float along wide, shallow stream bed. Scenic
50-100 foot high bluffs |
| Washita River |
626 Miles |
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Best area to Float is thru the Arbuckles near
Davis 350 ft. Gorge. River water is red and sandy |
Back to Shopoklahoma Recreation
- Fishing License Info plus more
Oklahoma
Scenic Rivers Commission
Beavers
Bend Fly Shop
Big
Kiamichi Ranch Private Ranch in the Kiamichi's with fly fishing lakes
and streams
Cache
Creek Fly Shop
MarVal
Trout Camp - Lower Illinois - Tahlequah
Oklahoma
Dept. of Wildlife Conservation-Fisheries Division.
The Upper Mountain Fork, Glover, and Eagle Fork rivers reside
within the Honobia-Three Rivers Wildlife Management area. Encompassing 930,000
acres of Oachita National Forest and Weyerhauser-owned timberlands, the Honobia-Three
Rivers WMA is home to deer, wild hogs, wild turkey, black bear, mountain lions,
and elk.
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