Birch Cove in OK -- Campground & RV Camping

Birch Cove Campground sits along the forested shores of the 1,137-acre Birch Lake in Osage County, Oklahoma. All campsites are positioned on the waterfront or within a short walk of the lake, accompanied by two reservable group camping shelters. On-site facilities include a boat ramp, a fishing dock, a playground, and a swim beach. The landscape features rock outcrops, hardwood trees such as oak and hickory, and surrounding tallgrass prairie. The reservoir supports fishing for bass, crappie, and catfish as well as hunting for quail, squirrel, and deer on adjacent lands.

Getting there: From Tulsa, take Highway 75 north to Hwy 20 west. First light in Skiatook turn right (north) on Hwy 11 to Barnsdall for 19 miles. Take a left on West Chestnut Avenue, then left on South Eighth Street at T. Travel 3 miles and Birch Cove entrance will be on the right.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 98-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• A river runs 0.1 mi off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• Most sites here have an electric hookup, with most of them shaded.