Oologah Lake · Oklahoma

Redbud Bay — how to get a site when it's sold out

Overview Redbud Bay Campground is located on Oologah Lake, less than 30 miles from Tulsa. prevailing winds make Oologah Lake one of the most popular lakes in the area for sailing. Recreation Oologah Lake is a prime location for boating, sailing water skiing and swimming.

🏕️ 11 sites 🚐 Standard

Booking Redbud Bay

Sites at Redbud 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.

Site facts

Total sites11
Site typesStandard
HookupsElectric hookups at some sites
LocationClaremore, OK
Book throughRecreation.gov
Official listingRecreation.gov

The cancellation play at Redbud Bay

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 Redbud 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.

Other campgrounds in Oologah Lake

Hawthorn BluffCancellation alerts available
Spencer CreekCancellation alerts available
Blue CreekCancellation alerts available

Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Redbud Bay; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.