Edmond Park at Lake Arcadia

Today we went driving through several of Edmond's city parks where you can fish, swim, camp amongst other numerous activities. We decided to start with Arcadia Lake. There are several spots to camp, which is what we are primarily interested in seeing. There are four parks that make up Arcadia Lake as a whole. Central State Park, Spring Creek Park, Scissortail campground, and Edmond Park. We started at Central State Park and then quickly moved onto Edmond Park. We were more impressed by what we saw at Edmond Park vs what we saw at the larger Central State Park. The campsites definitely have more space and a more private feel to them. And some of them are safely located near the water. Each campground also has bathroom facilities, although they weren't super clean (it's a campground so they are never immaculate) and they did smell. Each site has parking, one cement table, a fire ring and trash cans. My husband and I both feel that the sites here are more pleasant because they have more trees, they are more spacious and they have more grassy areas.

not cheap to get in but clean, water clean of trash, docks well mantained. personel friendly and helpful.

We stayed at Scissortail campground. Beautiful view of the lake. Good sized sites with privacy. Cement patio with table and grill. Friendly host s and easy check in. Tick City here. Be prepared. Not sure who designed the sites but it's very odd set up. The cement padded/picnic table and grill are on the side where you hook up electric and away from the actual site of your camp. It could be a beautiful place with some minor maintenance. Site had some trash and lots of cigarette butts around. Could use some overall trimming of briar type bushes.

Growing up in Colorado, I love the atmosphere, lots of trees and the space are spread apart, plus we LOVE the lake. We stayed in Scissortail and because of the awesome Camp Host, Carrie, ended up with the best spot in the campground for our first trip. It had amazing views of the lake and the sunset! The only downside I have is I really wish they did a reservation system, so you could book a spot, or know when one is coming available. It is difficult to drive all the way out there not knowing if you can get a spot.