Claremore Lake
category : Recreation
Claremore Lake features 500 surface acres for boating and great bass fishing (no swimming allowed). There are 2 boat ramps, courtesy dock and 3 fishing piers, 1 for senior citizens and disabled children, 2 for general public use. Enhancing the lake is a 60 acre park with scenic shaded picnic areas, 3 picnic shelters and 2 sand volleyball courts. Boating and fishing permits are required.
Claremore Lake was developed in 1929 with the completion of the dam. Prior to 1929, this area was farm land and large rock bluffs with Dog Creek running through it. Dog Creek travels from the north and is the main feeder creek for the Lake. Dog Creek is named for Dosage Chief Black Dog, one of the three main chiefs of the Dosage tribe when they dominated the area.
In 1938, the WPA constructed a unique two-story boat house on the lake. The first floor has one
room with a chimney. The lower level, where boats dock, contains a small room the Claremore police once used as a jail.
Hours: The Park is open Daily: 5 am to 10 pm
Address: 1.5 miles off Route 66 on East Blue Starr Drive
Phone: 918-341-1238
BOATING
All boats must have a Lake Claremore
boat
permit before being launched, which can
purchased at the Lake Ranger Office.
Daily - $2.00
Seasonal - $10.00
SAND VOLLEYBALL
Two sand volleyball courts are available
to the
public. Nets are provided, but please
bring your
own volleyball.
SHELTER RESERVATIONS
Reservations for the 2 largest shelters
may be
made in person or by phone. There is a
$25.00
rental fee which must be received 2
weeks after
reservations are made. Picnic tables,
grills and
electrical outlets are available at both
shelters.
CAMPING
Sorry, camping is not allowed at Claremore Lake at this time.
Come visit us in Claremore, Oklahoma