Arkansas River - Robert S. Kerr Pool · Oklahoma
Overview Applegate Cove sits along the shady banks of Robert S. Kerr Reservoir. Recreation With over 250 miles of shoreline and 43,000 surface acres, R.
Sites at Applegate Cove are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 28 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, Group, Shelter |
| Hookups | Electric hookups at some sites |
| Location | Sallisaw, OK |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Applegate Cove around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Short Mountain Cove | Cancellation alerts available |
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| Cowlington Point | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Applegate Cove; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.