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Lake Ellsworth is a 5,600-acre reservoir nestled in Southwest Oklahoma in the Great Plains. The lake was created as a result of the construction of Ellsworth Dam in 1962 as a water reservoir for the area. With 43 miles of shoreline, Lake Ellsworth has great opportunities for camping, swimming, and picnicking. Three major campgrounds, Edgewater, Collier Landing and Chandler Creek, offer primitive campsites as well as a few with RV hookups. Lake Ellsworth is a fisherman’s delight, full of crappie, flathead catfish, catfish, largemouth bass, sunfish, saugeye, walleye, and white bass. With wide expanses of open water, the lake is very popular with boaters, water skiers, and other water sport enthusiasts. Swimming is allowed in most of the lake except close to the dam. Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge is nearby, with the free roaming American bison.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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