Lake Wister State Park

Lake Wister State Park, located in southeast Oklahoma, is a gateway to the beautiful Ouachita National Forest.  Offering over five camping areas around the scenic 7,300 surface acres of Lake Wister, this state park is a haven of outdoor recreational activity.  Visitors to Lake Wister State Park can enjoy a variety of activities including hiking, camping, biking, boating and water skiing.  As an added bonus, the park is also equipped with a water spray park, a popular destination for children and adults alike.

Camping facilities at Lake Wister State Park include 15 cabins, 20 tent sites, and a total of 118 modern and semi-modern RV sites.  Book a cozy cabin within the park and enjoy lake or park view cabins complete with stone-framed fireplaces.  The park's cabins, surrounded by groves of dogwood, wild cherry and northern spruce, offer easy access to hiking trails and Lake Wister's 115 miles of shoreline.  One-bedroom and two-bedroom cabins, accommodating four to six guests, feature one to two queen-size beds in each bedroom, linens, sleeper sofas and a 32 inch satellite flat screen TV.  Pets are allowed with a small daily pet fee.  Lake Wister State Park also offers a fully-equipped group camp that can accommodate up to 100 visitors and includes a full kitchen and dining hall.

Lake Wister State Park, located in southeast Oklahoma, is a gateway to the beautiful Ouachita National Forest.  Offering over five camping areas around the scenic 7,300 surface acres of Lake Wister, this state park is a haven of outdoor recreational activity.  Visitors to Lake Wister State Park can enjoy a variety of activities including hiking, camping, biking, boating and water skiing.  As an added bonus, the park is also equipped with a water spray park, a popular destination for children and adults alike.

Camping facilities at Lake Wister State Park include 15 cabins, 20 tent sites, and a total of 118 modern and semi-modern RV sites.  Book a cozy cabin within the park and enjoy lake or park view cabins complete with stone-framed fireplaces.  The park's cabins, surrounded by groves of dogwood, wild cherry and northern spruce, offer easy access to hiking trails and Lake Wister's 115 miles of shoreline.  One-bedroom and two-bedroom cabins, accommodating four to six guests, feature one to two queen-size beds in each bedroom, linens, sleeper sofas and a 32 inch satellite flat screen TV.  Pets are allowed with a small daily pet fee.  Lake Wister State Park also offers a fully-equipped group camp that can accommodate up to 100 visitors and includes a full kitchen and dining hall.

Located near the border of Oklahoma and Arkansas, Lake Wister State Park welcomes wildlife watchers, nature photographers and anyone wishing to escape into the great outdoors.  Hunters will enjoy the Wister Wildlife Management Area, located nearby.  A waterfowl refuge is also located within close proximity to the park. With an Oklahoma fishing license, anglers can try their hand at fishing for catfish or bass.

Facilities at the park include comfort stations with showers, picnic tables, group picnic shelters, lighted boat ramps, an unlighted gravel ramp, playgrounds and swimming beach.  Browse the exhibits available within the park's nature center, or challenge friends and family to a round of miniature golf at the park's miniature golf course.  Hiking trails include a self-guided nature trail and a 6.4-mile hiking trail that takes visitors into the surrounding wilderness to view wildlife such as deer, ducks and rabbits.  During the winter months, wintering golden and bald eagles can be seen soaring overhead.

***NOTICE***  (5/3/2013):  Testing was performed on 5/2/2013 and while blue-green algae counts were elevated in the Quarry Cove area of Lake Wister, toxicity levels reported on 5/2/2013 are below the World Health Organization threshold.  Visitors should not drink untreated water or let themselves or pets come in contact with areas of discolored water.  Although swimming in this area is discouraged, visitors can still enjoy boating and many land activities around Lake Wister.