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Army Corps of Engineers campground

Lost Rapids

Army Corps of Engineers campground in Pine Creek Lake, McCurtain County, Oklahoma. 478 feet. 9.5 miles from Wright City.

Reserve on Recreation.gov
Managed by
Army Corps of Engineers Pine Creek Lake
Elevation
478 ft USGS elevation model, at the mapped point
Sites
31 17 standard electric, 13 standard non-electric, 1 group standard electric
Hookups
Electric, Water
Reservations
Recreation.gov
County
McCurtain County

Overview

Lost Rapids Campground is located on the eastern shores of Pine Creek Lake. This pleasant campground is popular with campers who enjoy birding, fishing and wildlife photography.

Recreation

Visitors enjoy fishing, boating and picnicking. Common fish include crappie, white bass, largemouth bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish and various types of sunfish.

Facilities

Lost Rapids offers several campsites, half of which have electric hookups. A group campsite that also has 4 electric hookups. Other amenities include flush toilets, drinking water and a boat ramp.

Natural Features

Pine Creek Lake, fed by the Little River, boasts 3,750 acres with 74 miles of shoreline. The lake is in southeastern Oklahoma at the edge of the Ouachita Mountains.

Nearby Attractions

Beavers Bend and Raymond Gary State Parks are within driving distance. Also, the historic ruins of Fort Towson, a confederate command post that was built in 1824, are interesting as well.

The description, directions and fees are the Army Corps of Engineers’s own words, from its record on Recreation.gov.

What people do here

  • boating
  • camping
  • canoeing
  • fishing
  • picnicking

The land around Lost Rapids

The ringed pin is this campground; the others are its nearest neighbours. Switch on forest roads or BLM routes to see the way in.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Nearest campgrounds

Camping near

Source: Recreation Information Database (Recreation.gov), record updated February 25, 2026. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Seasons, fees, water and fire rules change; the managing office has the final word.

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