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Hawthorn bluff Campground ~Oologah Lake

After spending the week at Washington Irving I decided we should take advantage of already being packed and go to another campground for the weekend 😉 I am sure Nick loves all my ideas like this.

There was actually someone in our spot when we got there but thankfully we talked and they realized they were there on the wrong date.

This site was right next to the water which was beautiful but also it was right next to this cliff which was a bit stressful. ha

It made for beautiful sunrises though.

He wanted me to try his “way down” but I decided against it.

I realized I was not in any pictures from the week so I set my camera on a rock and fixed that while watching the sunrise with the boys.

It really was an amazing view.

The sites are a nice size as well.

There is a nature trail near the campground that is around a mile long for the long loop.

It had beautiful views of the lake!

The trail was also pretty wide so this is the perfect trail for summer hikes to me. I like them to be open to a breeze and not be narrow, it helps with pests not being as bad.

Next we took the Gazebo Trail to the swimming beach, I did not know it went to it so only the boys were ready to swim.

Nick took the girls back so they could get dressed and drove over to meet us.

After the amazing beach we had been at all week this was a bit disappointing but the kids enjoyed cooling off.

We also went to the Rogers County Fair, The Will Rogers Museum, and the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, but I will do a separate post about those so this one is not too long.

I loved to sit here and watch the water.

And make sure my kids did not fall off the cliff.

Need to work on cliff safety with my youngest three.

I made myself get up to watch the full sunrise the next day.

It was a beautiful spot for a weekend.

I am even thinking of staying here for a week like we did at Washington Irving. Maybe a little farther away from the cliff though…

Tishomingo Wildlife Refuge ~Tishomingo, OK

Almost did this post the day after the last one but made myself wait, which was stupid…

HA

Because then I left it too long and forgot what I wanted to write! The sites we have attempted like this before were VERY difficult to get a trailer to so I was not sure what to expect but this site was easy to get to!
We had dropped the trailer at Blue River and decided to drive to the other area I wanted to camp at without a trailer.

When we got there I realized it was perfect so Nick left some of the kids and I and went back to get the trailer.

The road and site were perfect!

We were right next to the river which the kids really enjoyed.

Perhaps a bit too much.

The Wildlife Refuge itself was a bit run down but was really interesting.

And the Craven Nature Trail was beautiful!

Chickasaw National Recreation Area ~Sulpher, OK

The Chickasaw National Recreation Area was once Platt National Park and is a beautiful little area in South Central Oklahoma.There are beautiful springs and waterfalls on an easy trail by the nature center.

We only stayed one night there because our plan was to stay at a Wildlife Management Area for most of the trip.

So we did not have much time to explore but I would like to go back, preferably when it is not the week of spring break. My kids want to go back in the summer to swim! The sites are nice and not too close together.

It was nice to have power and water in the new rig also! We did not run water into our tanks still though, we tend to wait until all danger of freezing is over for that.

We basically stayed here because we needed to dump our tanks and it seemed a better value to pay for a night of camping then to just dump our tanks at most places.

We left right after our walk around the springs and headed to a spot called Blue River.

It was a beautiful area but very popular and pretty full so we checked out another spot and hit the jackpot!

Our tire also shredded on the way to the blue river spot!

Thankfully there was enough room to pull over and fix it!

I will share pics of where we ended up staying next!