Lake Thunderbird State Park

Dang, what about all the haters! I was visiting the Hog Creek area on the 29th, found it to be clean and quite. Hiked around the lake from there about 2 miles.Yes it's a little trashy. But, what makes the lazy bum that walks over the trash, any better than the lazy bum who threw it down. Anyway I haved enjoyed the lake for about 40 years, and I still enjoy visiting when I have time.

thats real smart put day use with campers there goes peacful camping people who come out for the day are nasty rude and stupid they leave it nasty nice thinking there. most parks put day use far away from campers

Well Little Axe campground section, absolutely the the most trash and litter I have ever seen at any state park in any state I have been to. Not only is there still debris from the tornado but tons of bottles and cans from the late 80s, new trash, and dead animals/fish everywhere you walk. In one day I saw a dead beaver, turtle, and more fish than you could count. Definatly a great place to film a litter commercial or a post apocaliptic waste land scene. GET TO WORK PEOPLE CLEAN IT UP!!!!!!

In response to the Little Sandy comment: We are not closing any of the Little Sandy Area. Some of it will simply be re-established as day-use only. The area slated for change are the sites located immediately adjacent to the Little Sandy Swim Beach. This will remove 12-14 (out of a total of approx. 30) tent sites from the area. The remaining sites are scheduled for an upgrade next fall as well. This is an effort to better manage the use and the resources here at Lake Thunderbird State Park. It alleviates the condition of having multiple uses in the same area. We are moving towards the idea of having nice day-use areas for day use and nice camping areas for camping. This also solves the overcrowding problem and the competing use situation. We hope this puts any concerns to rest. Lake Thunderbird State Park tries very hard to provide a great experience for all campers regardless of what they camp in.

More about Lake Thunderbird State Park at www.thunderbirdok.com

ok sounds like they work there

This park used to be a DUMP! Not sure what's going on now but things are looking better. I have seen some new stuff going in. The signs have been painted in the last couple of months and the trash has been picked up, mostly, all summer. There doesen't seem to be as many drunk jerks around as there used to be. It might actually be turning into the kind of place I might take my family to. Hope so. We can't afford to make the long family trips like we used to. Whoever got this change in gear, KEEP IT UP!

I stayed at this park Fri. and Sat., Sep. 23 and 24. On the camping receipt I noticed there was a place to mark Good Sam Discount. I did not receive this discount. I did receive the senior citizen discount. Do you allow both discounts or just one?

ok just found out they are closing little sandy tent area permently and will be no tent camping next year. this i bull me and my family been camping there forever and now someone makes a poor desicion ok everyone who camps there its now time to fllood this site and call downtown. o wait i think that discrimanation aint it no rv u cant stay here. maybe we should ban together and picket the tourism department and let them know we who cant afford rvs but have tents make that park i meen i nevr had a better time out there this year the camphost cleaned it up alot feals more family camping area trust me this is just the begining i will tell everyone i will ever mail and call all news channelsso come on fellow tenters lets show them we matter

Lake Tunderbird has been around for over 45 years it was opened to the public in 1965. the name came from a name the lake contest and was named ater the 45th. that was in Norman. My mother was the winner of the contest and won a boat and motor. It was a proud day in her as well as all of our family.

I do not have to give my name or email address for the office will already know who I am. I and my husband were volunteer camp host for LTSP only to be told we done an excellent job but were no longer needed for the rest of the season because we have a paying job that has to come first.I really loved the job I was doing as a volunteer however the way the situation was handled was not right. Weekend collecting was just fine with the office when they had no one else now that I found the park more help it seems not to be enough. Gee how minds change we just wish someone with authority would have been the one to tell us and not leave it to a ranger with no authority. It really has burnt us on volunteering to help any one. Much less bring our rv back to this lake and support it by camping here in the future. IT IS SAD!!!

Hadn’t been to Thunderbird Lake in a while, my kids have grown. We took grandkids and a few friends. I'm not sure it's a positive influence when you have Highway patrol writing as many tickets as we witness. Many of us are willing to follow the rules but it appears that the rules changed. What happen to warnings? Warnings would help with education as well as it would be passed along to be careful instead of you don’t want to go there. Maybe a different approach such as a maybe a ticket that can be dismissed if the proper classes are taken. Who has heard of these classes? Especially when hardly anyone knows of these rules or classes, if you happen to be from the older generation forget it. It would be nice if information were in places where everyone sees when entering the park. But I guess it’s needed to write as many tickets to pay for ummm whatever it is. It’s understandable to want people to be safe but to push and write tickets for everything. Do you have this Do you have that Do you. Do you? You can’t do this you can’t do that. We appreciate the work that the Highway Patrol does, we understand safety. We understand we should be keeping up with changes. But sometimes they could work with us those who want to abide by the rules instead of being so distant and determine to give out as many tickets as they can. Doesn’t help their image nor help us to want to go back. I can tell you that you best research the rules maybe go to a different lake. I know we will. You might miss something about the rules if you do be sure you’ll have an expensive day at the Thunderbird Lake. Needless to say after that experience we left. Found another place to enjoy a little fun in the sun with grandbabies. Must be the heat under those hats.

365 and 24 hours is for camping also little sandy is not open all year 7-11 is there hours for visitors also. day use ends in most areas. at 5 pm. also hog creek has no days use at all. the only days use areas are east and west sentniel and only from 7am to 11 pm. but yes if your camping some areas are open all year but park hours for visitor ends at 11 pm. if u really want to know go to the office and check like i did.

I just read it says the hours of operation is 365 24hours a day we were out there on Saturday july 16 2011 at Little Sandy and were told all day users had to leave the area by 5 pm daily from the camp hostess and there was at least 5 to7 different groups that the hostess told this too n ran off now how can he do that when hour your says different

yeah, there is a temp fence that was put up after the tornado at my favorite fishing spot at indian point and alameda right across from the marina.WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE THIS FENCE DOWN???????????????//

nice job guys i was out at the lake all weekend and police were everywhere. ty me and my kids fealt safe and secure nice to know you guys were there this was the nicest 4th of july weekend i ever recall nice job guys keep it up. only bad thing was no fires. i stayed in little sandy and my kudos to the man and woman who collected our money very nice and very profesional good job guys and keep it up the best time we ever had at thunderbird

I'm going to agree with proud. I grew up around thunderbird and it's a nice park. I love the young rangers. I recently had an incident out there with drunk campers and they showed up they were very professional and handled the problem. There are shady characters that do live around the lake and if it wasn't for them arresting people and writing tickets then the park would be out of control. So thank you guys. Seems sick in ok might be bitter probably because he got arrested or a ticket. Not to mention don't hate on our park if half your words are misspelled

e Thunderbird, situated in central Oklahoma, is an incredibly popular tourist destination that hosts tens of thousands of visitors each year. Lake Thunderbird is the largest body of water within a 100-mile radius, which is likely part of the reason it is so popular among water-seekers. The lake has approximately 6,000 acres of open water, all of which are available for extensive visitor use. The state of Oklahoma has established Lake Thunderbird State Park on the shores of the lake, which is framed by rolling, oak-covered hills and sandy shores with some 86 miles of shoreline. Fishing is excellent on Lake Thunderbird with largemouth bass, catfish and walleye being the most sought after species by anglers. A nearby large public hunting area offers seasonal opportunities to hunt such game as duck, goose, rabbit, deer, squirrel and quail. Other activities at and around Lake Thunderbird include fishing, hunting, boating, sailing, sailboarding, picnic areas, jogging, walking, bicycling and many others. For overnight accommodations and additional recreational activities, see Lake Thunderbird State Park

well no matter what anyone says i been coming to this lake since i was a kid its nice convenant people who work there are great very very nice best i have seen park in years.i allways see plenty of rangers in this park so mr ok you are wrong this is a safe place i bring all of my kids here and will also the camphost are great there allways friendly very helpfull i know i sure miss fishermans point lots of fond memorys so i vgive it five fingers up kudos the best thing i seen yet was they got rid of that nsty rv and storage shed fishing aint been to great but i think its the heat so i tell all thunderbird is great lake and i am sure others think same so shut up mr ok. dont hate our lake..…............................

Lake Thunderbird is a popular reservoir famous for boating, fishing and hiking. The Lake has two marinas and a boathouse. Fish species in this lake include large-mouth bass, sunfish, catfish, and saugeye. Its size is 8.7 sq mi. Find dining and lodging options near Lake Thunderbird.

yea there are host and no they only have three full time rangers so trust me if u think u are safe out there u r fooled only help u got even close is the host but half the time there are only two rangers on duty so yea go ahead u r so safe the sad thing is one of the rangers is temp sgt,and cares nothing about this lake he would rather write tickets and take people to jail and leavin no ranger in area to secure the lake or camphost and guest safety and a park manager who is to concerned with browning his nose with these two young rangers and not fullfilling his job duties be prepare people this lake is going south and the upper managment dont care trust me i speak the truth. i watched a female host almost get assulted and was screaming for help on her radio and guess what no one answered her to my shock and no one ever showed up. because they had no rangers on northside. these two kids were crusing in same car on south side so if ur camphost are not to friendly. i can c y they only have two rangers who give a crap and think of safety more than whos going to jail if u want ur stuff stolen and take ur safety in ur own hands dont belive me come ask any camphost

When is the last time anyone checked next to boat deck.. 6/11 There is more beer cans than people and dogs not many on leashes.oh where are the host and rangers? Host is collecting $ and rangers are there any?

Camp host @ Turkey Pass 3/2011. We were made to feel very uncomfortable on a recent camping trip. It was a girls camping trip and we were watched and followed. I hope the camp host are checked out.

For those of you that would like maps or information regarding hunting at lake thunderbird you can check out lakethunderbirdhuntingguide.blogspot.com

We had a family reunion at Zoom Beach and no sooner did we get there we were attacked by surger bees...they look like small wasps. There were thousands of them...they got in our food on the serving line and on our plate. I think that if the dumpster would have been more away from the pavilion it would have been better but mostly the area should be inspected and maintained to insure that an event would be enjoyable for the park guests. Never again will we be back to Zoom Beach.

Wow.. I have been hearing that the old South Sentinel area is completely underwater because of beach erosion. So sad since that was a hugely popular area. if there was any way that I could help to get South Sentinel back on it's feet again I would. Peace..

I would like a map of Lake Thunderbird showing how to get to differnt places on the lake. Thank you

If anyone else would like to volunteer at Lake Thunderbird State Park, please contact the park directly at (405) 360-3572 or email thunderbird@otrd.state.ok.us for more information about how you can help this popular state park get back on its feet again.

Would like to volunteer in 06/2010.