For anyone who likes to camp, there’s a great little campground below the dam (at Broken Bow) that has absolutely gorgeous scenery, trails to hike along the river, swimming holes, places to put in kayaks or canoes, fishing etc. And its usually mostly empty when we’ve been there. It has primitive bathrooms but no showers.
There’s also a great place in Spavinaw Ok. Its about 45 minutes east of Tulsa but we love going up there. It has better bathrooms, showers also I believe and pavilions also. The scenery is almost as great as Broken Bow, places to hike, fishing, swimming and wading, and you can do canoeing and kayaking down the creek. Its usually a bit busier than the site in Broken Bow but its probably 3 times bigger and much more accessible for those with RVs or trailers. The tent sites are also nicer.