Tenkiller Ferry Lake · Oklahoma
Overview Pettit Bay Campground on Tenkiller Ferry Lake is a recreational paradise for visitors looking for a well-kept waterfront facility, which offers convenient access for boating, swimming and wildlife viewing. It is located near the historic town of Tahlequah and attracts many campers who return year after year. Recreation Boating, fishing, water skiing, hiking, and swimming are some of the activities enjoyed by visitors.
Sites at Pettit Bay 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 | 89 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, Group, Shelter |
| Hookups | Electric hookups at some sites |
| Location | Gore, 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 Pettit Bay 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.
| Cookson Bend | Cancellation alerts available |
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| Snake Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Chicken Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Elk Creek Landing | Cancellation alerts available |
| Strayhorn Landing | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Pettit Bay; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.