Lake Murray (Oklahoma)

Graphic map of Lake Murray & Lake Murray State Park.
Lake Murray State Park Owned by Dana Bellavigna
LocationCarter County, Oklahoma and Love County, Oklahoma
Built1935 - 1941
Architectural styleNational Park Service Rustic
VisitationOver 1.7 million (2010)
NRHP reference No.01001097
Added to NRHPOctober 12, 2001

Lake Murray is a 5,700-acre (23 km2) lake in south central Oklahoma, near Ardmore named for Oklahoma Governor William H. Murray.[1] It was created by damming Anadarche and Fourche Maline Creeks.[2] The lake is wholly within Lake Murray State Park, Oklahoma's largest state park, containing over 12,500 acres (51 km2) of relative wilderness. A state-operated lodge and resort is located on the west shore that serves many visitors to the lake, and serves as a base for numerous cabin and campground facilities near the lake.[3]

On October 12, 2001, Lake Murray State Park became the first Oklahoma state park listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

  1. ^ "Lake Murray".
  2. ^ a b Karen Whitecotton, "Lake Murray State Park". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.
  3. ^ "Lake Murray State Park".