Taylor Ferry South

Camping requires reservation fees (standard cancellation fee $10 if canceled 48+ hours ahead; $10 plus first night's fee if canceled within 24 hours). Day-use beach access is managed as an 'Activity Pass' facility on Recreation.gov, implying a day-use fee, but the specific beach fee amount was not found.

The swim beach is man-made sand with playground equipment, which points to family-oriented design, but Recreation.gov's campground listing does not mention lifeguards, buoyed swim-area boundaries, or depth markers, and the spot sits on a large open reservoir (Fort Gibson Lake, ~20,000 acres) with a boat ramp and marina within about a mile. No confirmed lifeguard presence, so treat as supervise-closely rather than a fully guarded beach.

No significant hike is required. The swimming area is close to parking and access.

Recreation.gov confirms the beach is 'located across the highway from the campground' but does not describe a beach parking lot, its surface type, or a day-use parking fee. Taylor Ferry Beach is listed on Recreation.gov as an 'Activity Pass' facility, which typically implies a day-use fee is charged, but the amount was not found.

Recreation.gov describes Fort Gibson Lake broadly as offering 'excellent boating and swimming opportunities,' and RIDB facility data lists a boat ramp (Taylor Ferry North, ~1.2 mi) and marina (Taylor Ferry Marina, ~1.0 mi) near the campground. No source specifies whether motorized craft are excluded from the marked swim-beach area itself, so no restriction is asserted.

Park gates are locked from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.; entrance booth hours are 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. Boat ramps and day-use picnic areas are located at the separate Taylor Ferry North site.