Fairview

Fairview Campground is located at Canton Lake in northwest Oklahoma on the North Canadian River, 11 miles from the town of Canton. Canton Lake hosts a large number of campers, picnickers, boaters, fishermen and hunters every year, as one of the few places in western Oklahoma to offer all of these activities. The lake is known for its fishing, especially walleye. The Walleye Rodeo fishing derby is held annually in mid-May and draws thousands of visitors to the area for the four-day event. The lake's gently sloping sandy beaches are inviting for swimmers and sunbathers, and personal watercraft use, tubing and water skiing are popular on the broad expanse of water paralleling the dam, where winds are subdued. Fairview is a group campsite and a popular destination for family reunions and other groups looking for a large secluded camping area. It can accommodate up to 100 people, four RVs and several tents. Amenities include a large picnic shelter, pit toilets and drinking water. The shores of Canton Lake and the North Canadian River are covered with eastern cottonwood, post and blackjack oak, black willow, buttonbush and roughleaf dogwood. A major attraction for hunters is the 14,862-acre Canton Wildlife Management Area, operated by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, home to whitetail deer, wild turkey, dove, bobwhite quail, squirrel, rabbits and several varieties of waterfowl. Several restaurants are within three miles of the lake, along with a casino and a nine-hole golf course. Roman Nose and Glass Mountains State Parks are about a half hour's drive away, and there is a disc golf course about 12 miles away in the Big Bend Recreation Area.