Platter Flats

The Platter Flats boat ramp provides access to Lake Texoma, a large reservoir on the Red River along the Oklahoma-Texas border. This site offers a paved, one-lane boat ramp with courtesy docks, making it suitable for launching kayaks, canoes, and small motorized boats.

The campground at Platter Flats has additional amenities like a group picnic shelter, flush and vault toilets, showers, and a dump station. While the campground itself is reservable, the boat ramp appears to be available for day-use visitors as well. The location is about 5 miles north of the town of Colbert, Oklahoma, with clear signage directing boaters to the site.

Lake Texoma is a massive reservoir covering over 89,000 acres, with a variety of coves, inlets, and shoreline to explore by small watercraft. Paddlers should be aware of potential wind and wave conditions on the open water, and use caution around the dam and other motorized boat traffic. The Red River below the lake is generally calmer, though access points may be limited.

Overview
Platter Flats Campground is located on Lake Texoma in Oklahoma's Cross Timbers Region. The lake is said to be the "Playground of the Southwest," where outdoor activities like fishing, boating, hiking and hunting abound.Recreation
Lake Texoma is a large reservoir with an excellent fishery and many access points. Boating, swimming, water skiing, hunting, birding and relaxing on the sandy...

Overview
Platter Flats Campground is located on Lake Texoma in Oklahoma's Cross Timbers Region. The lake is said to be the "Playground of the Southwest," where outdoor activities like fishing, boating, hiking and hunting abound.Recreation
Lake Texoma is a large reservoir with an excellent fishery and many access points. Boating, swimming, water skiing, hunting, birding and relaxing on the sandy beaches are the typical pursuits of most visitors.

The lake is known as the "Striper Capital of the World," one of the few reservoirs in the nation where striped bass reproduce naturally. Other popular species include largemouth and smallmouth bass, white bass, hybrid striped bass, white crappie, black crappie, channel catfish and blue catfish.

Also available is the scenic Cross Timbers hiking trail, a very popular trail that winds for 14 miles above the lake on rocky ledges and through blackjack woodland. Forty miles of equestrian trails surround the lake as well.Facilities
This campground offers 26 family campsites with electrical/water hookups, 35 equestrian sites with hookups, and 3 equestrian tent sites without hookups. A day-use group picnic shelter with electricity is available.

Other amenities include flush and vault toilets, showers and drinking water. A dump station, boat ramp and dock are located on-site.Natural Features
The campground is situated on the eastern side of Lake Texoma. Post and blackjack oaks forest the rolling hills of the region. Deer, turkeys, bobcats, hawks, waterfowl and songbirds are abundant around the lake.
Nearby Attractions
The lake features two wildlife refuges, two state parks and 23 commercial concession areas dedicated to the enjoyment of over six million visitors annually.

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