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Oklahoma · Recreation.gov

Tall Chief Cove Campground

36.3211° N / 96.1135° W · Data Sep 18 2026, checked hourly
Next open date Sep 18Next open weekend Sep 1848 detected openings this week50 monitored sites

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Campsite Sniper detected 48 site openings here in the last 7 days
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01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-233645

When Tall Chief Cove reopens

Tall Chief Cove's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 7 days
48
Openings · last 30 days
124
Openings · last 90 days
133

Weekday pattern

Detected openings by day of week · 90d
05101520253010302126141319MONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUNOPENINGS RECORDED · LAST 90 DAYS · N = 133

No strong weekday pattern is evident in the openings Campsite Sniper has detected: 133 openings spread across the week.

Hour-of-day pattern

First detected by hour · local time · last 90 days
05101520141813111619000408121620HOUR OF DAY (24H) · CT · LAST 90 DAYS

The largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 05:00 and 19:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 37 of 133 detected openings (27.8%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Central Time, not when the change was made upstream.

Lead-time profile

Days before stay date · percentiles
P25 · 4DMEDIAN · 13 DAYS OUTP75 · 31D0306090120150180DAYS BEFORE STAY DATE

Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 13 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 4–31 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.

Highest-churn sites

Most openings · 90d
SiteOpeningsShare of all openings
H01  1410.5%
B34  1410.5%
B38  129.0%
B35  107.5%
A17  86.0%

Site H01 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 14. One free watch covers every site here.

02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18 – Oct 30, 2026 · of 50 monitored sites

Of the 2,150 tracked site-dates (Sep 18 – Oct 30, 2026): 1,169 open for online reservation · 981 reserved.

Where the open windows are

45.6% of tracked site-dates are not currently open for online reservation. 1,169 of 2,150 remain open; here is where they are.

Load status

Sep 18 – Oct 30, 2026
Not open online45.6%
Open site-dates1,169 / 2,150
Reserved (of online inventory)981 / 2,150
Weekday openings749
Weekend openings386

Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 749 fall on weekdays and 386 on weekends (Fri–Sun). The split covers the 1,135 open site-nights on mapped sites; 1,169 site-dates are open across all monitored inventory.

Open dates by month

Sep 2026 – Oct 2026
04008001,2001,600228941SEPOCTSOLID = OPEN SITE-DATES · DASHED OUTLINE = TOTAL BOOKABLE

October holds the most room. 941 of 1,500 site-dates are still open there.

Holiday windows

Sites open per night · of 49 sites
WindowNightSites openStatus
Labor DaySAT Sep 50None open
SUN Sep 60None open
MON Sep 70None open

Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night.

Holiday windows — day use

Units open per date · of 1 day-use unit
WindowDateUnits openStatus
Labor DaySAT Sep 50None open
SUN Sep 60None open
MON Sep 70None open

Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked date.

Best-availability sites

Most open site-nights · tracked window
SiteOpen site-nights
B33  38
A05  35
H01  35
A08  34
A16  34

The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.

Availability by day-use unit

Most open reservation dates · tracked window
UnitOpen reservation dates
S01  34

This day-use unit currently has 34 reservation dates available.

Next windows

As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshot
Next open dateFri · Sep 18
Next open weekendFri · Sep 18

The next bookable night is Sep 18; the first open weekend starts Sep 18. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.

Stays and site detail

1,135 open site-nights across 49 sites at Tall Chief Cove, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.

49 overnight sites and 1 day-use unit are represented in the current inventory. Day-use inventory is excluded from every night-based figure on this page — site-nights, longest runs, multi-night stays, holiday stays and RV fit; its reservation dates are listed separately below.

Multi-night stays. 150 2-night, 134 3-night, 57 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 18 at site B33.

RV length. Longest recorded site here is 90 ft. 49 sites take 25 ft, 46 sites take 35 ft, 44 sites take 40 ft.

All 49 sites with current availability
SiteMax RVHookupsOpen site-nightsLongest runDates
B3374 ftYes3818 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +26 more
A0590 ftYes3517 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +23 more
H0163 ftYes3513 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +23 more
A0866 ftYes3416 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +22 more
A1675 ftYes3415 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +22 more
H0253 ftYes3316 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +21 more
444533 ftYes3127 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +19 more
C4970 ftYes3127 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +19 more
C5284 ftYes3127 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +19 more
141530 ftYes3013 nightsSep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +18 more
A2170 ftYes3013 nightsSep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +18 more
C4760 ftYes3027 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +18 more
101133 ftYes2916 nightsSep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +17 more
A0473 ftYes299 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +17 more
A2766 ftYes2912 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +17 more
A0681 ftYes289 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +16 more
A1240 ftYes2722 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15 +15 more
A1990 ftYes2713 nightsSep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +15 more
B3943 ftYes265 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +14 more
A1388 ftYes2513 nightsSep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +13 more
A2468 ftYes2513 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +13 more
A2670 ftYes2512 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 28, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +13 more
C4248 ftYes2513 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +13 more
C4844 ftYes2513 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15 +13 more
404135 ftYes247 nightsSep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +12 more
A1777 ftYes2410 nightsSep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +12 more
A2354 ftYes237 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +11 more
C4635 ftYes2322 nightsSep 23, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19 +11 more
C5354 ftYes2311 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +11 more
A2560 ftYes2212 nightsSep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +10 more
B3545 ftYes2213 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20 +10 more
B3855 ftYes2213 nightsSep 20, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20 +10 more
C5052 ftYes2213 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 4, Oct 8, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20 +10 more
C5168 ftYes2213 nightsOct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20 +10 more
C5467 ftYes2212 nightsSep 20, Sep 23, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 19, Oct 20 +10 more
C5565 ftYes2115 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21 +9 more
A0952 ftYes2012 nightsSep 30, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22 +8 more
B3650 ftYes206 nightsSep 20, Sep 27, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20 +8 more
C4347 ftYes208 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +8 more
282950 ftYes1713 nightsOct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 23, Oct 24, Oct 25 +5 more
B3456 ftYes165 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 18, Oct 19 +4 more
C5670 ftYes115 nightsOct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30
A1858 ftYes103 nightsSep 20, Sep 23, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 12, Oct 14, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21
B3762 ftYes105 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 30, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28
B3251 ftYes73 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 27, Oct 28
A0778 ftYes62 nightsSep 23, Sep 24, Oct 4, Oct 13, Oct 25, Oct 26
A2263 ftYes64 nightsOct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 6, Oct 7
A2040 ftYes53 nightsOct 4, Oct 5, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14
C5757 ftYes52 nightsSep 23, Oct 4, Oct 8, Oct 21, Oct 22

Day-use inventory

34 available reservation dates across 1 day-use unit. Day-use inventory is reserved by the date, so it carries no stay length.
All 1 day-use unit with current availability
UnitOpen reservation datesConsecutive datesDates
S013413 datesSep 18, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 26, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 5 +22 more

About Tall Chief Cove

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.

50 monitored sitesRVs up to 90 ft49 with hookups44 shadedPets OKFire pitsMax party 15

Getting there

From Tulsa, Oklahoma, take Highway 75 north to State Highway 20. Take the Skiatook exit, turn west on State Highway 20 and drive about 15 miles. Turn left on Lake Road and proceed about five miles to the campground.

14004 Lake Road, Skiatook, OK 74070918-288-6820
BoatingCampingDay Use AreaFishingSwimming Site

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FAQ

How do I get a reservation at Tall Chief Cove?

Reservations for Tall Chief Cove are made through Recreation.gov. 1,169 of 2,150 tracked site-dates are currently open (54.4%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 133 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site or unit on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.

Does Campsite Sniper book this facility for me?

No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.

How current is this availability data?

Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 14:17 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.

How often do new openings appear at Tall Chief Cove?

Campsite Sniper detected 48 site-date openings at Tall Chief Cove in the last 7 days, 124 over 30 days and 133 over the last 90.

Can I get a multi-night stay at Tall Chief Cove?

134 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 18 at site B33. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.

Which sites at Tall Chief Cove fit a 35-foot RV?

46 of the 49 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 90 ft.

Which month has the most availability at Tall Chief Cove?

October 2026, with 941 open site-dates in the current snapshot of 1,500.

How far ahead of a stay do openings appear at Tall Chief Cove?

Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 13 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 4-31 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.

When is the next open date at Tall Chief Cove?

As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Fri, Sep 18 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 18. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.

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