Given that it was the night before Christmas, we found ourselves to be the sole occupants. The proprietor greeted us warmly upon our arrival and even extended an offer of his own private stock of firewood. After gathering an ample amount, I discovered, to my surprise, that the restroom was not only heated but also offered complimentary showers! I would definitely visit again.

We arrived on our third night of camping to find that we didn’t have enough hose length for our reserved campsite #15. This site requires two 25ft hoses. We moved to site #4 which is a very nice concrete pad. Further from the lake but fairly level and more convenient water and electric. The camp host came and helped us change our reservation. There is a lot of space between campsites and some even have a place for your boat. We met the most wonderful people at this campground and enjoyed our time. The sunset was stunning and the campground was peaceful. The bathrooms were clean and heated. We would love to come back here next time we are traveling on I-40. NOTE: many of the sites require multiple water hoses. Because we had just picked up the camper we haven’t added a second. There are sites that require 4-5. Inquire before making a reservation.

Reserved the same day via reservation.gov using my half-price pass ($20 is reg price). Not crowded and picked a spot with lake view. A little off-level. Electric worked fine and had potable water conveniently located. The shower/restrooms were very dated and a little unclean (some dead bugs and no soap) but it may have been just before they were cleaned. Showers had nice hot water. There was supposed to be a dump station but I didn't see it. Neighbor said it was outside the gates. I see it on the map but didn't have a map available at the time. Camp host was there when I arrived and provided helpful verbal info but no handouts or contact info. Google Maps got a little confused in the directions in and out. The GPS coordinates in Campendium will get you there. However, the directions provided to me in my email confirmation were the simplest, I thought: "Head south on US-59 out of Sallisaw, OK for 7 miles, turn right at Pier 7 General Store onto E1140 Rd for 2.4 miles, where road forks, keep left towards Applegate Cove Marina and you will dead end at your destination of Applegate Cove Campground". One of my photos shows the fork. There is a sign but it's not clearly visible from the fork. When leaving I used "my current location" and Google Maps and it didn't take me the same way out. It may have eventually taken me out to US 59 but the roads seemed more remote. I turned back and went the provided way in reverse. The check-out time was 4 pm. Weird, but I appreciated it. Check-in was also late, 6 pm.