Arrowhead State Park

Arrowhead State Park in Canadian, OK: In all of our State Park Camping experiences, we have never been in such a large campsite. The paved driveway was 87 feet long and we had full hook ups.  The green grass and shade trees were refreshing. Deer casually fed on the grass of the frisbee golf course that winds through the campground.

We took a drive to explore the relatively deserted park and happened upon a section with the ruins of decommissioned bathhouses (now home to thousands of wasps nests). Around a bend in the road, a large building like a 70’s style hotel or resort stood on a point overlooking the lake. It’s huge dark windows with heavy drapes hanging haphazardly made us think of an abandoned horror film location. We assumed that the several run-down cars in the overgrown parking lot might belong to squatters who might’ve taken up residence in the haunted looking building. Upon further investigation we saw that there were people working on a section of the roof. A little google research revealed that this building is an active drug rehab center operated by the Church of Scientology.  

We aren't sure why this park was so empty, perhaps because it was back to school season? Whatever the reason, this was a nice place to stop for the night.