Greenleaf State Park — Attraction in Muskogee

Love this park! Tucked away in the hills of eastern Oklahoma, Greenleaf State Park offers spectacular scenery and is a family-friendly state park. The park includes Greenleaf Lake as well as cabins, campgrounds, family recreation facilities and nature hiking trails. The lake cabins and other facilities at Greenleaf State Park were built in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The original buildings, constructed of native stone, remain a lasting and beautiful tribute to those who built them.

The park has 16 rustic, WPA-built cabins equipped with bathrooms, kitchens with full-size appliances, heat and air. Linens and towels are also provided. There are fireplaces in 10 of the cabins. Up to two supervised pets are welcome, with deposit, per cabin, but must be leashed when outside. The park also has the "Cabin on the Lake," designed to meet the challenges of the physically disabled. Pets are allowed in all cabins for a small nightly fee. Firewood and ice are available for purchase at the Greenleaf Marina, please keep in mind the marina is closed on Tuesday. A total of 14 cabins will sleep up to four guests, one cabin will sleep two guests and one cabin will sleep up to eight guests between two bedrooms.

In addition, the park features RV campsites, some with 50 amp electric and full hookups, as well as tent campsites. All RV and tent campsites must be reserved online. Additional amenities include a community building, pavilion, enclosed shelter, outdoor shelter, seasonal marina with grill and heated fishing dock. Be sure to visit the splash pad and miniature golf course before enjoying the swim area, amphitheater, discovery center, hiking trails, volleyball courts and basketball courts.

Fishing boats with motors are allowed on Greenleaf Lake, but motorized watercraft, such as jet skis are prohibited. The kids' pond allows children 16 and under to fish at no charge with no...

Our experience here was mixed. Far too many people on the weekend, but that's how it goes on weekends. Every spot taken including 2 tent sites right next to us at Gobbler's Ridge #23, and right next to the dump station. That was a mess. No one would put the lid back over the septic opening, and some would use the potable water line(s) to rinse their septic lines and hoses/attachments while others used the same line(s) to fill their holding tanks. The signage for appropriate use is missing. Someone is going to get sick.

It's not totally quiet at night, road (and occasonal train) noise drones into the campground. Our site had a problem with water pressure, and the 50a outlet is installed upside down. Maintainence took care of the water problem, they were nice & responsive. I had to strap a bungee cord around the pedestal to hold the power cord upside down with the cover held open in order to get my connection and reduce strain on the cord plug.

Poor and erratic Verizon reception inside the RV, marginally better outside. A few OATV channels.

We hiked the Greenleaf trail up to the suspension bridge (1 1/4 miles from where the trail leaves SR 10 after crossing the bridge). While also billed as a mountain bike trail it would be a horrible ride. There must be a lack of MTB community here because with downed trees across the trail, and horrible rock sections, I can't imagine riding this and I've been riding for 20+ years.

We rented a double kayak at the Marina and made it to the suspension bridge and back in just under an hour. It was a nice early morning kayak with Fall colors and glassy...

This state park is a quaint little state park. It's quiet, and that means no Verizon bars and one AT&T bar. Near the Center (east of the Marina), you can get 4 bars on AT&T. The park is characterized by its original WPA/Craftsman style, which the state has done a good job of preserving while updating the facility. We stayed in Deer Run space 03. However, I recommend 06, 07, or 08. We talked with maintenance while we were there, and they said the back sites (that back up to the woods on the north side of the Deer Run campground) have been repaired and are in working order. They also say plans are to make some of the sites pull-thru, which would help as it is very difficult to back into some of those sites. We stayed in a fifth wheel and were fortunate not to have too many sites filled around us. The water pressure is a little low, and the campsite has an asphalt surface for the 5W with a cement slab for the picnic area. Each site has a grill and picnic table. Some have a nice fire ring. The Marina has a small snack shop that opens on the weekend. We will stay defintely again.

The park is one of the closest (and best-priced) to visit below Tenkiller Dam to do some trout fishing. It's also close to the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, which is known as a bald eagle hotspot. The best time to see the eagles is during their nesting season from about December thru March. The Refuge offers tours in...