Lake Thunderbird State Park
Oklahoma State Park On Lake Thunderbird, Impounded 1965 As A Municipal Water Supply · Norman, Oklahoma
The state park around Lake Thunderbird, a 6,000-acre reservoir east of Norman built in 1965 to supply Norman, Del City and Midwest City with water, and known locally as Lake Dirtybird for the red clay that clouds it after wind or rain. For central Oklahoma it is the closest real outdoor space to a million people: about 1,800 acres of park with two marinas, swimming beaches, twelve campgrounds, the Discovery Cove Nature Center, nine boat ramps and a four-mile equestrian and mountain-bike trail in Clear Bay with a dozen built obstacles. There are no cabins or lodge here: it is camping only, with more than 200 RV sites and primitive tent ground. The University of Oklahoma's sailing and rowing crews train here, and the lake is busy with sailboats in spring wind. Deer, roadrunners and armadillos are common, and bald eagles winter along the shore.
13101 Alameda Drive, Norman, Oklahoma, 73026, United States
Camping areas open 24 hours, every day of the year. Park office 8 AM-5 PM daily, closed 12-1 PM for lunch; Discovery Cove Nature Center Wednesday-Sunday 10 AM-4 PM. An Oklahoma parking pass is required (check travelok.com or call 405-360-3572).
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