Brushy Lake Park

35°32′32″N 94°49′04″W / 35.542222°N 94.817778°W / 35.542222; -94.817778Area90 acres (36 ha)Governing bodyCity of Sallisawwww.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.879

Brushy Lake Park is a protected area in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, run by and 8 miles (13 km) north of the city of Sallisaw. Formerly an Oklahoma state park, the 90-acre site (36 ha) is located in the wooded Cookson Hills of eastern Oklahoma beside the 300 acres (120 ha) Brushy Lake.^[1] The quiet, secluded recreation destination has camping, picnic areas, fishing and boating. Facilities include day-use picnic areas with tables and grills, group shelters with electricity, 23 concrete camping sites including RV sites, playgrounds and a lighted boat ramp, as well as boat and fishing docks. Electric service, water service and comfort stations with showers are all available.^[2]

After being proposed for closure in 2011, management and ownership of the park were transferred to the city of Sallisaw.^[3]^[4]

An interview with park manager Mike Hancock in 2014 indicates that the park's situation has improved since the responsibility was handed to the city. He noted that the RV and camping spaces were staying full because the city was better able to fund maintenance that had previously been deferred by the state.^[5]

References

^ "Oklahoma State Park" Archived 2016-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Accessed August 26, 2015.
^ " City of Sallisaw. "Brushy Lake Park." Accessed August 22, 2015.
^ "Brushy Lake State Park". Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
^ "All Seven Oklahoma State Parks Slated For Closure To Remain Open". News One 6. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
^ Layden, Logan. "Some Parks Oklahoma Offloaded to Save Money Are Thriving Under Local Control." State Impact (NPR Project). April 3, 2014. Accessed August 26, 2015.

Protected areas of Oklahoma

Federal

National Historic Sites	Fort Smith Washita Battlefield
National Forests	Ouachita
National Recreation Areas	Chickasaw
USFS National Recreation Areas	Winding Stair Mountain
National Scenic Areas	Beech Creek
National Grasslands	Black Kettle Rita Blanca
National Memorials	Oklahoma City
National Wildlife Refuges	Deep Fork Little River Optima Ozark Plateau Salt Plains Sequoyah Tishomingo Washita Wichita Mountains

State

State Parks	Alabaster Caverns Arrowhead Beavers Bend Black Mesa Boiling Springs Cherokee Landing Clayton Lake Fort Cobb Foss Gloss Mountain Great Plains Great Salt Plains Greenleaf Keystone Lake Eufaula Lake Murray Lake Texoma Lake Thunderbird Lake Wister Little Sahara McGee Creek Natural Falls Osage Hills Quartz Mountain Raymond Gary Robbers Cave Roman Nose Sequoyah Sequoyah Bay Talimena Tenkiller
Grand Lake State Park areas	Bernice Cherokee Disney/Little Blue Honey Creek Spavinaw Twin Bridges
Wildlife Management Areas	Altus-Lugert Arbuckle Springs Atoka Thomas A. Bamberger Sr. Barren Fork Beaver River Beaver River - McFarland Unit Blue River Broken Bow Hal and Fern Cooper Honobia Creek McCurtain County Pine Creek Pushmataha
Other	Arcadia Conservation Education Area Atoka Public Hunting Area Black Mesa Nature Preserve Hugo Lake
Oklahoma Historical Society	Cabin Creek Battlefield Fort Gibson Historic Site Fort Supply Historic Site Fort Towson Historic Site Honey Springs Battlefield Hunter’s Home Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center White Hair Memorial Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch
Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office	Manages land for revenue to fund schools

Local

Former state parks	Adair Park Beaver Dunes Park Boggy Depot Park (Choctaw Nation) Brushy Lake Park Crowder Lake University Park Dripping Springs Park Heavener Runestone Park Lake Eucha Park Okmulgee Park Red Rock Canyon Adventure Snowdale (closed) Wah-Sha-She Park Walnut Creek (closed)