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Elephant Rock Campground — Lake Murray State Park

14 Reviews

About

State Park

Tips for Lake Murray camping: From the park office, head north and take the winding road to Tipp’s Point, Cedar Cove and Elephant Rock campgrounds. Known as the most popular campgrounds on the lake’s west side, these campgrounds boast all the amenities you need for a comfortable stay. All three areas feature RV camping, as well as comfort stations with showers, picnic pavilions, boat ramps and playgrounds. If you’re not camping, you can still enjoy the swim beaches and direct lake access these areas offer for only $5 per car. Tent camping areas, plenty of room for big RVs, direct access to the wooded Buckhorn Trail and stunning lake views make these campgrounds a sure-fire hit.

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Location

Elephant Rock Campground — Lake Murray State Park is located in Oklahoma

Coordinates

34.08947621 N
97.10191897 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.
Boat-In
Sites accessible by watercraft.

Stay Connected

WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
Unknown
AT&T
Good
T-Mobile
Available

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group
Cabins
Tent Cabin
Equestrian

Features

For Campers

Market
ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Phone Service
Reservable
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Sewer Hookups
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

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General Info

Eli D.

Guide

Reviewed Oct. 4, 2023

Great for families

Beautiful park with lots of trees, nice place to swim, walking trails, and a playground for the littles.

SiteER033

Month of VisitOctober

Jordan H.

Scout

Reviewed Jul. 28, 2023

Beautiful

We stayed in elephant rock 2 site 44, we had a great view of the lake, however we didn’t realize we would need 50 feet of hose just to hook up to the water, and there were glass bottles all in the swim area. Still had a great weekend and will stay here again!

Site44

Month of VisitAugust

Norm B.

Scout

Reviewed May. 15, 2022

Lake Murray Elephant Rock

Great campground for RVers. Full hook ups but along the shoreline just electric and water

Site31

Month of VisitJune

Jake

Guide

Reviewed Dec. 27, 2020

Winter Roadtrip

Stopped here on the way south to San Antonio. There were only two RVs in the entire campground. Reservations easily made online. Chose a nice spot adjacent to the Lake where I was visited by a friendly goose for breakfast.

Took a run around the area on several miles of developed trails and roads. Campsites are relatively close together and I can see how the place may get crowded in the summer, but it was almost completely vacant in December so I was grateful for the seclusion. The area also offers a primitive boat dock/ramp and several group pavilions.

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Lynda R.

Guide

Reviewed Oct. 14, 2020

Nice!

Nice clean campground. Fills up fast. Great showers.

Month of VisitOctober

Joel G.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 22, 2020

Great RV Campsites

Roomy, well kept. Reasonable prices

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Norm B.

Scout

Reviewed May. 28, 2020

Outstanding

Our favorite place to camp. So much to do, hike fish,golf, geocaching and more

Hope F.

Guide

Reviewed Oct. 30, 2019

Nice area, nice visitors center

Nice area, nice visitors center. We enjoyed our time here. Lots of exploring and fun on the water. We will be returning along with friends in the future.

Crystal C.

Guide

Reviewed Oct. 6, 2019

Close sites

You can reserve online, but can’t change site at the office. We camped in February and there weren’t any other tent campers since it was off season. Great visitor center. Pretty lake drive.

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Norm B.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 20, 2019

Outstanding RV area

Hiking, biking, fishing and golf. Lake Murray has it all.;full hook ups

Christina S.

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 25, 2019

Has it all

We really love coming to Elephant Rock. It has great options- some spots are secluded in the trees and some are open in the middle areas if you want to be around people. It has lake access, great playgrounds for kids, close to town with everything you need.

Crystal C.

Legend

Reviewed Jul. 23, 2018

The Crowd Favorite Of Lake Murray

Going out to the Lake you will find several sites and during the busy season this one is always the one that is booked solid! This site is where it all happens from big barbecues to family reunions.

Sites here are large and able to facilitate a lot of people. They include a picnic table and fire ring and often find themselves being the heart of the lake action. During the 4th of July these are some of the most coveted spaces due to the large fireworks display over the lake.

This campground is close to all the amenities the lake has to offer including the Lake Murray lodge area with mini golf, swimming pool, marina and restaurant.

There is a beach here that people drive to the lake just to enjoy so parking can get a little crazy along this area. I noticed mostly RVs here but there were a few tent campers as well staggered. For me to get a regular site at Lake Murray without any hook ups it was $15 while RVs or tents with hook ups are closer to $25.

This campground is close to a couple of hiking trails as well so I was able to check those out briefly, however the main focus of this place is the beach!!

**** UPDATE***** I revisited this campground on 10/20/18 after the recent rains and the beaches are completely submerged. The head of the elephant rock is almost entirely underwater as well and the overall level of the lake has closed some of the lower laying sites right on the shore. Because of this the already busy camp was filled with boaters camping on the shores and simply backing in straight from their campsites for fishing which is going crazy right now on the lake.

TIPS:

Bring your own firewood, there are not a lot of resources to pick up out here because they do keep the grounds up so you will not find a lot of fallen branches to burn.
Arrive early if you are wanting to stay on a weekend, it gets packed!!
Check out the Lake Murray Lodge area for other activities if you have your family with you, you will not regret it!

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Rachel D.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 16, 2018

Amazing Water!!

this is one of my favorite parks! they have only a few spots available to reserve and those need to be booked well in advance. its VERY busy in the summer, but if you can arive thursday or early Friday, you shouldn‘t have a problem. the water is the star of the show but there are MANY trails to choose from and the views are spectacular!!

jasmine L.

Ranger

Reviewed Sep. 1, 2017

Beautiful

Campground Review

As soon as you get to the site you will notice the park is very crowded. the site was in my opinion very generous with their space and the site was really clean even though it was a popular spot. The spot was right next to the lake and was one of the most beautiful spots I have seen. We were missing a fire ring and ended up having to borrow the neighbors. In the summer the spot is definitely more people. Local told us that during and winter it was the best time because of the colorful leaves and the temperature. The temperature was no the worst coming in at about 85 when we were there with very high humidity. We were able to go on the Buck horn trail which wasn't that long and was filled with families hiking

Product Review

As a Ranger for The Dyrt, I was able to review MH2 Headlamp from Ledlenser. I was able to test the headlamp night hiking on the Santa Anita Canyon Loop Trail.

Right out of the box the first thing that caught my eye was the 7 year warranty on the light. The headlamp came with 4 settings, a high power, a low power for saving energy, and a red light. The red light was great for the middle of the night because it doesn't cause a big flash on your eyes after you get use to the dark. Th light also had a lockout button in case you accidentally pres the on and off button accidentally. This functions is great for hiking backpacking because sometimes other gear can move around and turn on the headlamp. I dropped the light many times on the trail and the IPX6 kept the dust out. The only down side of the headlamp was the weight. It came in at 102 grams on my scale. If you were a ultralight backpacker this wouldn't suit you because out on the trail every gram counts

Month of VisitSeptember

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