Beaver Dunes State Park is a 520-acre (2.1 km2) Oklahoma state park located in Beaver County, Oklahoma. It is located near the city of Beaver, Oklahoma. The park, located in the panhandle region of Oklahoma, offers dune buggy riding on 300 acres (1.2 km2) of sand hills, fishing, hiking trails, a playground and two campgrounds. Hackberry Bend Campground is located next to Beaver Lake, approximately 2 acres (8,100 m2), stocked with largemouth bass, channel cat, and perch, and has 7 RV sites and 10 tent sites. Also located in Hackberry Bend is a one room primitive cabin which sleeps four and can be reserved. Pioneer Campground is located adjacent to the ORV area. This campground has 13 RV sites with direct access to the dunes. Both campgrounds have a comfort station with hot showers. Dump station located at Hackberry Bend Campground. Both campgrounds have handicap accessibility. Another area of the park is Big Sandy picnic area. This area has a sand volleyball court, basketball goal, horseshoe pits, playground, nature trail, and two reservable shelters.
This park was sentenced to be closed at the end of the summer 2011, however Laurie Anderson of Beaver, Oklahoma protested to keep it open. The dunes were saved from foreclosure shortly after.
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