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American Horse Lake

Drive-up · Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife · OK · 35.63212, -98.50169

We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.

Oklahoma Public Fishing Area (ODWC) — 405 acres. Primitive camping is offered free of camping fees at 1 designated site, but ODWC land access requires an Oklahoma hunting or fishing license OR a Wildlife Conservation Passport (a paid annual permit for non-anglers). 16-day stay limit (21 days in any 30). Confirm current rules with ODWC before you go.

USGS topo — contours & terrain

USGS topographic map of American Horse Lake

Aerial — USGS / NAIP

Weather outlook

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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,614 ft.

Fire & smokeNIFC · AirNow

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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.

Everything you need — measured from camp

Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer

Nearest of each

GGrocery7 mi
RxPharmacy7 mi
@Mail7 mi
HHardware7 mi
FFuel10 mi
AAir-up11 mi
MMechanic13 mi
LLaundry16 mi
ShShower17 mi
+Urgent care30 mi
OOutfitter32 mi
DDump32 mi
WWater50 mi

≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: water is a real 50-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 7 mi out.

Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.

One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗

The site

Access

Drive-up

Land

Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife

Elevation

1,614 ft

State

Coordinates

35.63212, -98.50169

Cost

Free

Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)

Water featureAmerican Horse Lake (water) · nearby
Nearest townHydro · ~7.2 mi
Drinking waternone within 10 mi
FuelPhillips 66 · ~10.3 mi
Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
Dump stationnone within 31 mi
GroceriesDeer Creek Market · ~7.1 mi
PharmacyDeer Creek Pharmacy · ~7.2 mi
Hospital / clinicWeatherford Regional Hospital · ~11.1 mi
HardwareDeer Creek Hardware · ~7.3 mi

Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

Highway rest areaCanadian Rest Area EB · ~19.0 mi E
RestroomFort Cobb Wildlife Management Area-Restroom Building · ~28.6 mi S · BoR
RestroomFort Cobb Wildlife Management Area-Restroom Building · ~28.6 mi S · BoR
RestroomFort Cobb Wildlife Management Area -Restroom Building · ~28.7 mi S · BoR

Open this spot elsewhere

Google satellite →Gaia GPS →CalTopo →Back to the map →

Other camps nearby

If this one is full, gated or washed out.

Lake Vanderwork~36.9 mi

How we know this

Source

Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife (public fishing areas)

Confidence

Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.

How it was placed

Location/acreage: ODWC Public_WMA_Boundaries FeatureServer (WMATYPE PFA/PFHA), WGS84 centroid. Camping: ODWC PublicWILMA camping layer, 1 on-site point(s). Access needs OK license/Conservation Passport (not fee-free). Pilot ingest 2026-07-19 13:12:50.

Field check

Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.

What we don’t know

A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.

Road surface & last-mile access
How many rigs actually fit
Cell coverage by carrier
Seasonal & winter access
Current fire restrictions
Whether any water here is drinkable
Shade & wind exposure
Noise and who else shows up

Before you go

Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →

Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →