Foss State Park

Traveling from Phoenix to Louisville and used this state park as a stopover. A little off I-40, but worth the drive. I stayed at the Sandy Beach campground (there are several in the park) near the water. There are so many different campgrounds I did need the assistance of a local camper to find Sandy Beach. Nice site, mostly level with good views. Concrete pad surrounded by gravel. Site was clean and utilities worked fine. Stayed on a Thursday night in March, so there was only one other camper in the loop. Extremely quiet. Bathhouse was quite nice. I do appreciate the setup of having the toilet, sink and shower all in one lockable solo room. Showers/toilet/sink were well maintained and in great working order. Did lug a bunch of quarters to the shower, but they weren't needed and it spit my money back out. Spoke for quite a while with the new park ranger, a very personable gentleman who had retired from the service and recently moved to Western OK from Lubbock TX. Overall, a great stopover and would highly recommend the Sandy Beach facility.

We arrived here on a very cold and very blustery day, winds were gusting up to around 40 mph so we didn’t really get to take advantage of our surroundings much. Our site faced the water, and sure was pretty to look at even though we couldn’t really enjoy it much. The campground was very well-maintained and seemed like it had a lot to offer if only we couldn’t have spent more time outside. The site was a parallel pull through so not a whole lot of privacy between sites, but I guess we knew that coming in.

We stayed at Sandy Beach. Hiking trail there that was a 3.5 mile loop, mainly a road plowed through grass. Beautiful with lake view.
Windy with one day 90 and the next 60. We were there the week before Easter and left that Saturday.
Dogs and myself got tics which were large
Went to another CG and did a Heart Healthy Trail, 2 miles long.
Too windy to kayak or paddle board

Foss Lake State Park is one of our favorite places to camp when crossing the country on Interstate 40. Beautiful lake with excellent views, great water quality and good fishing. We like this spot because even when several campers are there it is not crowded, and often very few campers at all in the late fall. Lake front sites are great, a bit of a walk to the showers, but what a view. Lots of places to hike and walk, there is a trail we specifically like that is often used for a halloween trail in the late fall - lots of (kind of) scary beasts displayed in the woods. We have a cat that likes to walk on a leash and the park is perfect for him to enjoy. Be prepared for wind when you camp here - this last fall we were surrounded by severe thunderstorms and some tornadoes but yet safe at the park - all the storms went around us but as usual there was lots of wind. Quiet peaceful and always enjoyable we really love this place.