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Canton Lake
The gently sloping land to the water's edge gives visitors easy access to Canton Lake for many types of recreation, both on the lake and along the scenic shoreline. The lake provides several species of fish, including largemouth bass, white bass, channel catfish, crappie and walleye. Canton has become the primary source of walleye eggs for incubation and stocking of other state lakes. Since 1968, community leaders and local merchants have promoted an annual walleye rodeo which includes cash prizes and a host of other festivities which attract fishermen from Oklahoma and surrounding states. Canton Public Hunting Area, located along the north and west portion of the lake, covers 16,775 acres of land forested with postoak-blackjack timber on the uplands and cottonwood, chittam wood, elm and hackberry in the bottomlands. The area provides some of the best hunting in the state. Approximately 2,000 acres are planted to wildlife foods such as maize, wheat and other grains for quail, turkey, rabbit, squirrel, dove, deer, waterfowl and other game. Additional facilities include boat ramps, picnic areas, RV and tent campsites, drinking water, group shelters, restrooms, showers, swimming beaches, electric outlets, concession services, and nature trail. Lake covers 7,900 acres. Current Lake Level
Fishing Opportunities:
Canton lake is well known for walleye fishing and is also an excellent crappie and sandbass fishery. Management efforts include walleye stocking, hybrid stripped bass stocking, and construction of brush piles to provide habitat.
General Info: Credit Cards Accepted
Directions: 1 mile W of city on Hwy 51, then 2 miles N on Hwy 58A.
NW of town
Canton, OK 73724
Phone: 580-886-2989
Fax: 580-886-3485
E-mail: ceswt-od-fc@swt03.usace.army.mil
Web site: http://www.swt.usace.army.mil/
256 electric hookups
107 primitive sites
2 pull-throughs
restrooms/showers
sanitary dump stations
grocery
restaurant
outdoor grills
picnic areas
boat ramps/docks
Roman Nose State Park
Watonga. 7 miles north of city on SH-8A
Open year round
Phone: 405/623-4215
4 full hookups
31 electric/water hookups
45 primitive sites
group camp
picnic areas
restrooms/showers
sanitary dump station
grocery
community building
boat ramp
bicycle/boat rentals
miniature golf
9 hole golf course
playcourts
swimming pools
playgrounds
trails
equestrian facilities
Lake map courtesy of the Oklahoma Water Atlas
Oklahoma Water Resources Board
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