See the Canton Lake website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.
Directions & Lake History/Factoid
Directions: From Fairview, 13 miles south on OK 58, 2 miles west on OK 58A.
Lake History
Factoid: Canton Lake is located in west Oklahoma on the North Canadian River, 2 miles north of the
town of Canton. This man-made lake offers extensive opportunity for outdoor recreational
activities. Canton Lake plays host to a large number of campers, picnickers, boaters,
fishermen, and hunters every year. It is one of the few places that offers these types of
recreational opportunities in western Oklahoma. Its gently sloping sandy beach is an open
invitation for swimming and sunbathing. Water skiing is popular on the broad expanse of
water paralleling the dam where winds are subdued.
Services and supplies are available on access roads leading to project areas and at the
commercial concession on the lake.
The Corps of Engineers operates five multi-use recreation areas that offer a combination
of overnight camping and day-use opportunities to the visiting public. Sightseers may view
the lake from the 2.5 mile stretch of State Highway 58A which crosses over Canton Dam.
Three parking areas/pullouts with fishing jetties are located on the dam. Other features
include a nature trail, overlook visitor center, outdoor amphitheater, scenic drive, and
active prairie dog town.
Canton Lake is Oklahoma's leading fisherman's paradise. It provides several species of
fish, including crappie, white bass, hybrid bass, channel catfish, and largemouth bass.
Canton is most widely known for an abundance of walleye and has become the primary source
of walleye eggs used to stock other Oklahoma lakes. Canton Lake hosts an annual Walleye
Rodeo fishing derby during the month of May.
A major attraction for the hunter is the 14,862-acre public hunting area managed by the
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. This area primarily offers hunting for
bobwhite quail, deer, waterfowl, squirrel, wild turkey, and dove, and is open all year.
Age & Disability Discount Passes
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
Please see the list below for USACE managed areas. Other parks run by state or private marinas are not included in the list below. Please contact the state or private marina for additional information.
Open
Partially Open
Closed
Status Unknown
10 Recreation areas at Canton Lake
Big Bend
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Blaine Park
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Canadian
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Canadian Day Use Area
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Fairview
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Longdale
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Sandy Cove
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Sandy Cove Day Use Area
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Thunder Road
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Corps Managed
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Managed by Others in Italics |
$ Corps Fees Collected
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| Camping |
| E | Electric Campsites |
| N | Non-electric Campsites |
| P | Primitive Campsites |
| G | Group Camping |
| D | Dump Station |
| Fishing |
| C | Fish Cleaning Stations |
| D | Fishing Docks |
| P | Fishing Piers |
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| Picnic |
| A | Picnic Area |
| G | Group Picnic |
| GS | Group Picnic Shelter |
| Swimming |
| BE | Beach |
| P | Swimming Pool |
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| Trails |
| B | Bike Trails |
| Q | Equestrian Trails |
| H | Hiking Trails |
| I | Hiking Trails - Interpretive |
| R | Off Road Vehicle Trails |
| F | Fitness Trails |
| W | Water Trails |
| S | Snow Mobile Trails |
| CC | Cross Country Skiing Trails |
| M | Multipurpose Trails |
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