Beavers Bend State Park in Hochatown, Oklahoma: A Favorite Campground for 25 years
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- Опубликовано: 6 май 2023
- Beavers Bend State Park in Hochatown, Oklahoma: A Favorite Campground for 25 years
We are Bill and DeAnna Edmister of Living the Silver Life and are full time RVers. We’d love for you to join our Nomad Family so you can come along for the ride and ‘Get Up & Get Out.
In this weeks video, we are leaving Texas and starting our trek back to New York. We are making a stop at one of our favorite state parks. We’ve camped here for 25 years. It was a favorite of our girls too because of the train, horseback riding, and the golf cart that came around the campground selling snow cones and ice cream. Bill has always enjoyed fishing here, and we both enjoy the hiking trails. We’ve seen a lot of changes through the years, but not near as many as we saw this time. They have added a full hookup area where the group cabins used to be, built a new large group lodge, added a lot more cabins, added yurts, and tore down the ice house for a four wheeler rental. It has so much to offer. No wonder it’s a favorite of so many.
The town of Hochatown has grown so much too since we started coming. At one time, there were a few stores, no place to eat out, and very few houses. You had to drive 7 miles to Broken Bow to buy groceries. But now, it is a destination for bachelor parties, bachelorette parties, girls weekends, and family events; plus so much more. They have tons of rental properties outside of the park too. Now, they have quite a few restaurants, wineries, breweries, a market, a maze, a bowling alley, and more. Once the big Choctaw Casino opens the town will very quickly grow exponentially. We are eager, but a little nervous, to see how it’s grown on our next trip here.
Join us next week, as we make a trip to Queen Wilhemenia State Park in Arkansas. We are inching closer to New York.
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Thank you for the wonderfull video and all the up dates on the park. I used to camp there with the kids 50 years ago.
It’s always fun to see it again isn’t it?
Hello from Naples, Florida. We can see why this is a favorite!! That was awesome. Love the nature, campgrounds, rivers and the artifacts on display, especially the motorcycle with sidecar. Thanks for sharing the amazing views with us, have a great week 👍 💯
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for showing us around!
I am very happy to hear from you again my dear friend ❤ 14:35
Thank you. We had such a good time.
thank you for sharing this great video..greetings from Indonesia ❤❤
I see why this is a favorite. The river at Beavers Bend State park is very beautiful. Love the convenience of Yurts. Then seating area is wonderful. Looks like lots of good local places to visit for fun too. Cheers and like
There is definitely something for everyone here.
It does look like a great place 😃👍
This campground looks great
👍49 Beavers Bend State Park is such a great place to enjoy the outdoors. The trails along the creek are so beautiful. Thanks a lot for sharing. 💕🌺🍀🇨🇦
It really is. We always have fun there.
Wow really love the sounds of the river.
We do too.
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I'd like to be here for the weekend and have some relaxation be safe and healthy 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
You would really enjoy it.
Hello my dear friend, I hope you are doing well 🤗🌹....this was such an amazing place and beautiful nature 📹...I enjoy watching your video. it is entertaining and superb sharing...🌺 Keep going. You are doing a really great job 🤗👍.. Stay connected 🌷❤ My greetings from Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦 🔔🔔🔔
I can see why you love this campground! It is such a beautiful state park - especially when overlooking the river/creek. The museum has some really cool exhibits. Glad to see they have some yurts! This looks like a great area for a getaway. Thanks for sharing Hochatown with us!
You guys would love their cabins too.
Hey Bill and DeAnna! What a beautiful day for you to arrive at your favourite campground. I can see why you love it, it looks like a great place to chill or explore and there seems to be lots of space between everyone. It has great facilities too. I love the statues!!
It is so nice there. It brings back lots of memories of our kids being young and running all over the place with laughter and giggles. 😂
We have never been to Oklahoma. This place looks like it is well put together. Thanks for show it to us. LIKE 17. 👍👍👍
It really is. They have so much to offer.
What a great place to set up camp! Still looks a bit for autumn than spring...trying to imagine how this looks when the foliage comes in.
You're right. If we were there now, it would look more like spring.
This is a nice area. I love going back to places we took the kids to years ago. Lynn and Danny
Us too. There are a lot of great memories that you remember when you visit those places.
Wow that is some gorgeous views! Enjoyed the video and look like you two are living life to the fullest.. enjoy my friend🌲🌄⛰️
Thank you. We are having a great time. Good luck in your new adventure.
Definitely going to have to go here!! Very beautiful. Hard to believe this is Oklahoma and I live in the state!! Great video
You will love it, and hopefully it’s not very far from you so like us, it’ll become a favorite.
Another wonderful share 👍
Thanks.
Hello my friends. Such a lovely trail. Lots of trees and beautiful fast-moving river. Love that cool motorcycle in the heritage museum. Nice video capture of the deer. Great spot for your RV.
Have a great week.
It is a great campground. It hold a lot of special memories over the many years we’ve been coming.
Nice video keep it up watching from dubai stay con thanks for sharing it
Hey guys. Beautiful video. I’ve always wanted to visit Oklahoma. Maybe someday. 🥰
It is a state with a lot to offer.
Great looking place! Oh, I'm not sure I would ride in that sidepod, lol. Cool looking old bike though. 👍😎
It really is. It is a piece of art that you can take on the road. 😂
Beautiful area to stop! It has nice campground, lots of trees and it is close to the river. Nice information office with gift shop and heritage museum. Beautiful exhibit room. Definitely there are many things to see and do there. For sure Bill enjoyed fishing at the spillway creek. So beautiful and relaxing surroundings. You’ve chosen a nice spot for your RV. You guys are definitely living the dream in there. Enjoy!
It is a great place to visit. So many people have started to come in friend and family groups to enjoy the area cause there is virtually something for everyone.
Beautiful place!
It really is.
Love the video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
hi Bill, and DeAnna, we're new here. wow, this is a huge State park with lots of amenities and things to do and see. fishing, swimming, paddle boats, even miniature golf, trails, there's a primitive camping area too, riding stables, train, and snack shop. yeah you've chosen a good spot for your RV. and across the bridge, some human powered boats, and the Museum. like you've said DeAnna, the museum brought back good memories, visiting there with the kids. there's also a lodge for large group rentals, and Cabins too, and what a nice deep run for Fly Fishing. we're impressed with this Park.We enjoyed watching this video. thank you for tagging us along with you. form your new subscriber here. have a great day!
It really does have something for everyone, and soon, with the casino, it will offer even more.
Oklahoma sign…I see you love to share it the same way as I do 🤪 So I think your starting to head north towards your nice summer place 🥰 When Bill is backing up with the RV I see you have walkie-talkies that’s quite practical 👍Nice to be back at places you came before with the kids …it brings back great memories! That’s a nice motorcycle with a beautiful side cars quite special never saw one like this 🤩Nice camping sites next to the water 👍they must all be year round rented and not day rental ? Lovely little bridge over the river must be fun to stand on and look at the river . I taught Bill had plenty of flies already…I know there’s always one missing in the tackle box …Lol! 🤣🤪 Beautiful river for fly fishing 🎣, I used to do fishing and sometimes fly fishing but I gave all my fly fishing tackles to my son Frédérick…he’s just crazy about fishing! Bill did caught some nice ones 👍
That little deer wasn’t to scared . Really is a wonderful campground 🤩 A brewery also …what can you ask more 🤪🍻
Lovely video DeAnna & Bill wishing you a wonderful week and a safe travel back home
Hélène et Serge 👩❤️👨🌈🇨🇦
We really love this campground. There’s so much to do and it holds so many wonderful memories. The cabins and yurts can be rented by the day or by the week. They are really nice. There is never a full moment when we are there. 😂❤️
@@LivingtheSilverLife 😉👍
A lovely place to return too 😊 the river looks great I bet it’s really popular. Looks like some great facilities as well. Liked the bike in the display room very cool.
It really is. There is something for everyone.
Hi Bill and DeAnna. Wow, that whole area looks just amazing! No wondrr it's one of your favourite spots to stay! Great work with the fishing, Bill👍😁
Bill loves it. I’m not patient enough for fishing. 😂😂
@@LivingtheSilverLife I used to love fishing when I was younger, but not done it for years now! 😁
Oklahoma is one state I have not been too. I love how many trees the campground has.
It is a beautiful park. You guys would love the area.
Wow- that looks like a great campground and brewery! No wonder why you have gone back there over the years!
I know we say things are our favorite quite often, but this one really is. 😂
Its a nice place. Take care 😊
Thank you.
Hi there. I love the name of this town. I love traveling through Oklahoma and trying to say all of the city names that are of Native American origin.
The campsites are so nice, they seem larger than some I have seen.
The Yurts are way cool.
The rushing water at the lake was awesome. I felt like I was right there. Another wonderful experience. As always. 😊😊
Thanks Angela. We really do love this park. It has been our go-to park for over 25 years. Yes, there are some unique town names in Oklahoma.
Sorry for the late comments, B and D it’s been a crazy busy weekend here!
This campground looks the sort of place we would absolutely love! The river is so beautiful and the camp seems to have a lot of facilities.
How cool that you have so many great family memories of that place.
What an amazing place to be able to fish, Bill. And the wildlife looks amazing! We’re always looking for the brewery or winery too😃
Have a safe journey North you two.
Safe
You guys would love the campground and town. They actually have 2 breweries and a winery, but we only visited the one this trip. This campground really holds a lot of really sweet family memories. We hope to bring our grandsons here some day and start building memories with them at this place. Be safe, Bill and DeAnna
@@LivingtheSilverLife that’s beautiful.
Beavers Bend SP and that whole area are absolutely breathtaking. DeAnna, I've always admired your style of storytelling, but I have to say that your videography has gone to the next level! Wow this video was a real treat to watch. Thank you!
Thank you for the compliment. It really means a lot to me. We miss seeing you guys.
Best camping location here. Grab your fishing rod and throw a line. Enjoy guys
It really is. There is something for everyone.
Great video! Never knew anything like that existed in Oklahoma. It’s neat that we take each other to new places. I’ve got more Utah and new drone footage coming. Viral bronchitis slowed me down. Learning to get the most from my new drone so stay tuned. You guys have to be heading north pretty soon. Thanks for sharing this cool place and the big trout Bill caught! 😀👍
It is fun to play with a drone. Bill has gotten so much better at it. It takes practice to get smooth. Glad you are enjoying yours.
Glad you are feeling better. We are so enjoying your Utah series. It’s on our list of states to get to one day.
Yes, we are actually in NY now. We are a couple weeks behind on videos. After this one, we have only one more, before we get caught up with our actual location. They are suppose to start work on our small cabin this week. Looking forward to that. Hoping it’s basically done in July.
That looks a huge park Bill and DeAnna, plenty of space for you. I can believe that you've seen loads of changes sinece you've been visiting over the years. This is Rob from The Country Traveller. I've set up this channel 'Living in The New Forest' to try and get more traction behind my 'New Forest' videos, which aren't getting enough views. I'm friends with you now on this new channel :) All the best, Rob
We really have. There are so many memories for us that live in this park. We became friends of your Living the New Forest page too.
Hi Bill and DeAnna! I just found your channel and love the adventures you are having. Thanks for sharing with us. New subscriber from Hawaii :)
Thanks. Glad to have you as part of our nomad family.
Great place guys that obviously holds a lot of memories from when you camped years ago with your kids. It looks so good and massive and with so much to do ! I loved the tent camping area and the yurts and your campsite looked so good. Great that they have the museum there too.Nice that Bill fished there at that beautiful spot with little tumbling waterfalls. The Maruna you drive past looked beautiful and wow having a casino built in Oklahoma would change the whole atmosphere I guess? Thanks for the lovely tour :) ~ Anna 👍
It really does. Plus, it's been fun seeing how it's changed over the years, but still maintained its charm. The yurts are really cool. I'd love to stay in one sometime. We have a family reunion there for my side of the family, and we rented a cabin. They are really nice too. That casino is going to change the little town. It may experience a few growing pains as they try to get employees and have places for them to live in a timely manner, but we shall see if that's true.
Love Oklahoma, we will be traveling g through it later this year 😊 lovely river to walk by and great fishing Bill 😃
Hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Are you going through Arkansas too? They have some nice state parks too.
Looks like a really nice park! Definitely love the more wooded campgrounds! We've been thinking about doing some exploring in OK cuz we haven't seen many videos about it... Thanks for the tour of this beautiful park! 💙Terry and Terri
You guys would love Oklahoma and Arkansas. They have some really great state parks.
@@LivingtheSilverLife Sounds good! ;-)
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Well I can see why you love it. Amazing place. Nature, fishing and brewery close by and the all amenities you could want. Very nice. Ever since Covid everyone has used it as an excuse to eliminate jobs and make you do the work online for reservations.......
This is true, but most campgrounds have gone to on-line reservations only. Gone are the days we could drive up for a first come first serve site.
Beautiful drive. I love the opening shot of the two of you guys. Human powered boating 😂😂. The rig is beautiful. So peaceful. Deanna girl you are too gorgeous on the trail. You just showed me a new camera trick with laying it back on your shoulder like that I am going to steal that trick. Thank you! Beautiful day and beautiful path. Love the mermaid carving. Is that what it was. Bob loves the bike with the sidecar. All wood and wooden fenders. It's beautiful. Another great video. Good music. I'm tapping my foot. Love this water shots. Does he clean and eat the fish? Do you guys have a hammock? That is awesome!. Was the sampler just for Bill lol? I love the life that we both get to live because we get to see and experience so many different things.
No, Bill is more of a catch and release kind of guy. He hates the cleaning part of the keeping so we buy our trout from the fish market. 😂😂.
You, just steal away Barb. I just one day decided to throw it over my shoulder cause when we hike, Bill's the only one in the shots. I do most of that videoing; as I'm sure you do too. 😂
There were so many carvings in the video, but yes, I think one was a mermaid. The bike with the sidecar is a piece of art that actually runs. I'd love a ride in it.
That was our hammock in the video. I use it more than Bill.
The sampler was Bill's. I don't like beer. I prefer wine or ciders. I think I had a cider, but I forgot to show that.
Be safe, Bill and DeAnna
We love staying in state parks! We have been to quite a few of them in Michigan but we're hoping to have a chance to explore Oklahoma with our tiny camper someday. Very informative video. Subbing so we can watch more of your adventures.
Thank you. Welcome to our no made family. You will enjoy the Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas State Park systems when you venture this way.
@@LivingtheSilverLife Yes, we are really looking forward to it!
Oklahoma is a state we need to spend some time in. We have only ever just driven through it. This looks like a really pretty campground. Train? You should take the train lol. Human powered boats. Guess that would include kayak. You make it sound like much more work than I like 😂. Haha like how you take off in the gift shop. Neat museum. Never done fly fishing. I can barely do other fishing 🤣. Oh yurt would be so fun. But haven’t found any we could take Darbi, yet. Love the giant bowling pin on the sign. I’d be taking pics of that lol. Oh yeah. OK seems to have their fair share of casinos. Not surprised they would open another. Great vid. Love that you explored some of OK.
We really love this state park, but to be honest, we've never been to one in Oklahoma and Arkansas that we didn't like. I'm sure there are some.
Hochatown is so small, but this casino is going to cause an employee explosion for the town cause I don't think Broken Bow has enough population to supply all that will be needed. This little town has already grown leaps and bounds from when we first started going 25 years ago.
Be safe, Bill and DeAnna
@@LivingtheSilverLife we do love Arkansas. In fact, just did an overlanding trip there this weekend. Have camped and visited many times. We think Arkansas is gorgeous. We will have to give OK a chance!
Have you ever been to Daisy State Park or Petite Jean or Queen Wilhelmina? We’ve enjoyed those parks in Arkansas. Daisy being the favorite.
@@LivingtheSilverLife no we haven’t but we have looked at petit Jean. We have stayed at some corps parks. And this last trip was camping in the forest.
It's pretty there. I haven't explored Oklahoma state at all need to get out there at some point hopefully after the summer heat.
You would enjoy this area cause there are a lot of places to ride your bike and watch the birds.
@@LivingtheSilverLife Definitely! 😁
I love how spread out the forest trees are. You aren't coming to Colorado are you? Email me if you are.
We would love to make it back to Colorado. We haven’t been in a few years. However we won’t be heading there at this time. When we do, we will definitely contact you.
Nice campground!! Are you guys from Oklahoma?
Never mind I remembered you are from TX and NY! LOL.
No, I’m originally from Texas, and that’s where we raised our girls. Bill is from NY, but lived in Texas for 35 years.
Take a tic back to Texas
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That is the fanciest sidecar I’ve ever seen
You got that right.