Appalachia Bay Recreation Area

Welcome to Appalachia Bay. Located south of US 412 just 20 miles west of Tulsa, this park on Keystone Lake features a boat ramp, camping, fishing and other water sports, and a 400 acre off road park. The lake's blue-green water, beautiful natural surroundings and wide variety of recreational opportunities make it a popular destination for year-round fun. Keystone Lake is a prime location for boating, water skiing, swimming and fishing, and is noted for its striped, sand, black and smallmouth bass, crappie and catfish. Downstream fisheries are accessible at nearby Whitewater and Brush Creek Parks. The 400 acre off road park is open to off road vehicles 64 inches wide or smaller. This campground features 24 reservable campsites, most with 30 and 50 amp electrical services, water hookups, picnic tables, fire rings, and grills. The park also offers a restroom and shower facility, drinking water, and a dump station, along with a boat ramp with parking, a courtesy dock, a fishing dock, and a day use area with picnic tables. Keystone Lake is settled into many small valleys and contains almost 26,000 surface acres. Its 330 miles of shoreline are covered with bottomland timber and post oak, blackjack oak and prairie fields, which provide habitat for a variety of wildlife, including deer, squirrel, rabbit, quail, dove and waterfowl. Nearby, Washington Irving South Recreation Area offers tent or RV camping with a playground in the day use area as well as a 1-mile out-and-back hiking trail; Brush Creek Recreation Area offers quiet camping below the dam with excellent fishing opportunities, a paved 1-mile fitness trail, and basketball and sand volleyball courts; and Walnut Creek Park, on the Arkansas River, has a variety of camping areas, day use areas, and 17 miles of multi-use/equestrian trails, though off road vehicle use is not allowed there. Whitewater, below Keystone Dam on the south side of the river, is an off roading destination with no width restriction, used by many Jeeps and trucks as well as ORVs. Keystone Ancient Forest is a unique old-growth forest preserve with many miles of hiking trails, operated by the City of Sand Springs, where dogs are welcome on select days.