Grand Lake O' the Cherokees has five state park areas along its shores. There's Twin Bridges in the lake's headwaters. Bernice, Honey Creek, Disney/Little Blue, and the Cherokee Area make up the other parks. Grand Lake is located in northeastern Oklahoma and offers a total of 46,500 surface acres and 1,300 miles of shoreline. Known as the "Crappie Capital of the World," the lake also offers fishing for largemouth bass, sunfish, white bass, channel catfish and bluegill.. With a reputation for great fishing and the proximity to the 13,000-acre Spavinaw Hills Game Management Area, it is an outdoorsman's paradise. The Twin Bridges Area at Grand Lake State Park is known for its quiet country atmosphere and excellent fishing for trophy-sized bass, catfish, bluegill, and spoonbill. A fishing center with bait, tackle, and enclosed fishing dock is located within the park. Lighted boat ramps, picnic areas, 63 RV and 100 tent campgrounds, along with numerous other recreation opportunities are available. Picnic facilities include tables, individual shelters, and group picnic shelters for larger gatherings. Campsites range from semi-modern RV sites to tent camping and offer comfort stations with showers. The park also offers one-room lake huts with electricity, ceiling fans, and screened windows. Outside the lake huts you will find grills, tables, water, and restroom facilities. The park is near the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's Paddlefish Research & Processing Center which collects important biological data, processes paddlefish meat for anglers, and salvages paddlefish eggs. The Paddlefish Research & Processing Center is open only a few months each spring. Contact the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation for more information about the Paddlefish Research & Processing Center. Bernice Area at Grand Lake State Park is located on the northwestern corner of Grand Lake. The 88-acre park area boasts 33 RV sites with water and electric hookups and 150 primitive tent sites. There are also two comfort stations with hot showers located on either side of the park. Picnic areas are scattered throughout the park, and there is one covered shelter Bernice Area at Grand Lake State Park also offers several activities for kids of all ages. With two playgrounds, a swimming beach, a nature center, a wildlife feeding area and two wildlife watch towers, the whole family is certain to find something to enjoy. The park also features a one mile paved walking and jogging path that is handicapped accessible. One of the top bass lakes in Oklahoma (and a favorite among tournament anglers), Grand also supports everything from golf and camping to sailing and four-wheeling. It may be the top pleasure boating lake in Oklahoma, and water skiing is a favorite summertime activity here. Photo courtesy of Travel Oklahoma