Beavers Bend Resort Park is a multi-faceted outdoor attraction. The area is actually made up of two state parks, one lodge, and one golf course. The subsets of the Resort Park are the Beavers Bend State Park, Hochatown State Park, Lakeview Lodge, and Cedar Creek Golf Course. The parks offer cabin rentals, RV and camping, trout fishing, a nature center, gift shops, a museum, and many other activities.
Beavers Bend State Park offers many activities to families and groups seeking an outdoor adventure. There is horseback riding, a train, paddle boats, miniature golf, canoe rental, float trips, a restaurant, group camping rentals, and a marina. The park also offers forty-seven cabins for rent each with small kitchens. Some cabins have fireplaces. There are 110 RV sites with water and electricity, 56 tent sites and two large shelters. Reservations are required for the shelters while everything else is a first-come-first serve set-up. The park also offers trout fishing year round in the Mountain Fork River; licenses are required for fishing and can be obtained at the Reservation Office.
Within the Beavers Bend State Park area, the Beavers Bend Restaurant offers river front dining. The open air deck seating overlooks the Mountain Fork River. Catering is available for groups having events at the park.
Nearby, the Forest Heritage Center and Museum features historical documents, antique forestry tools, wood art and homestead memorabilia. It features fourteen dioramas that include prehistoric forests, Caddo Indians, papermaking in the South, 1940s lumbering, and forest appreciation. There is also an exhibit that honors forestry firefighters, with an eight foot "hero-sized'' bronze sculpture that honors Jim Burnett, the first firefighter in Oklahoma to die in the line of duty.
Hochatown State Park offers 50 RV sites with water and electricity and 21 sites with water, electricity, and sewer. There are 150 tent sites and two shelters. The Lakeview Lodge offers a more hotel like setting, with thirty-six rooms and four suites available. Cedar Creek Golf Course offers an 18 hole golf course; there are no tee-times required and they offer a Stay and Play package. This is a par-72 course, with a pro shop, resident professional, cart and club rentals on site.
Many families make the Beavers Bend Resort Park an annual destination. The camping and outdoor attractions make it is easy to find entertainment and space for the whole family. Additionally, the park camp area is considered quite safe for families with younger children although they should still be watched at all times.
