Hochatown • Beavers Bend • Broken Bow Lake

Hochatown Activities & Attractions

Lake days, trout streams, zip lines, wineries and plenty of Bigfoot. Here's how to fill your Hochatown trip.

14,000acres of water in Broken Bow Lake
180 miof lake shoreline
3,482acres in Beavers Bend State Park
47cabins inside Beavers Bend State Park
185 ftdeepest water in the lake
1937the year the state park opened

🧭 Hochatown visitor guide

Plan a Hochatown trip that's more than the hot tub

Hochatown sits in the pine-covered hills of McCurtain County in southeast Oklahoma, about 8 miles north of Broken Bow on U.S. Highway 259. Most people come for the cabins, but the days fill up fast. Broken Bow Lake and Beavers Bend State Park are a few minutes away, and the stretch of Highway 259 through town is packed with boat rentals, family attractions, wineries, breweries and places to eat.

This guide groups the local businesses in our directory by the kind of day you want: on the water, fishing, riding, playing, tasting or relaxing. Each one has a short note, and you can tap any name for its hours, phone number, photos and directions. Every business here is a real listing in the Reservation Destination directory, and this page updates when they change their details.

  • Where: McCurtain County, southeast Oklahoma, 8 miles north of Broken Bow on US-259
  • Broken Bow Lake: About 14,000 acres of water and 180 miles of shoreline
  • Beavers Bend State Park: 3,482 acres along the Mountain Fork River, a state park since 1937
  • By road: Dallas about 190 miles, Shreveport about 165, Little Rock about 180, Tulsa about 225, Oklahoma City about 260
  • The town: Residents voted to incorporate in November 2022

🌲 The outdoors

Beavers Bend State Park and Broken Bow Lake

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The state park and the lake are the reason Hochatown became a getaway in the first place. Beavers Bend State Park covers 3,482 acres along the Mountain Fork River and has been a state park since 1937. Inside the park you'll find the David L. Boren hiking trail system, the Forest Heritage Center museum, a nature center, Cedar Creek Golf Course and plenty of riverside picnic spots. In 2017 the park took in the old Hochatown State Park, so you may still see both names on maps and signs.

Broken Bow Lake was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Mountain Fork River. It began filling in 1968 and reached full level in 1970. Today it covers about 14,000 acres, with roughly 180 miles of shoreline and water up to 185 feet deep. Below the dam, the Lower Mountain Fork River runs through the park as a stocked trout stream that is fished all year.

A bit of history: the original Hochatown, settled by Choctaw families in the 1880s, lies under the lake today. Its post office closed in 1963 and the last family left in 1966, before the water rose over the old town site.

🚤 On the water

Boat, pontoon and jet ski rentals

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Most lake days start at one of the marinas near Stevens Gap or at the Beavers Bend marina. Pontoons are the easy pick for families and big groups: they carry a crowd, have some shade and move slowly enough for swimming stops. Jet skis and Sea-Doos are for speed, and a tiki boat tour lets someone else do the driving.

Ask about fuel when you book, because some companies include it and some ask you to refill before you return. On summer weekends and holidays, boats are often reserved days ahead. Bring sunscreen, water and a dry bag for phones, since shade is hard to find on open water.

Beavers Bend Marina & Boat Rental🚤 Marina & boat rentals
Beavers Bend Marina & Boat Rental

Beavers Bend Marina & Boat Rental is a Broken Bow Lake destination built for easy days on the water, with boat rentals, Sea-Doos, marina services, and a location near Hochatown and Beavers Bend State Park.

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Broken Bow and Hochatown Boat Rentals🚤 Pontoon & fishing boats
Broken Bow and Hochatown Boat Rentals

Broken Bow and Hochatown Boat Rentals puts Broken Bow Lake right at the center of the outing, with pontoon boat rentals, fishing boat rentals, and chartered options built for easy days on the water.

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Economy Boat Rentals🚤 Pontoon & watercraft
Economy Boat Rentals

Economy Boat Rentals gives Broken Bow Lake visitors an easy way onto the water with pontoon and watercraft rentals, plus fishing tours.

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Hochatown Pontoon and Boat Rentals LLC🚤 Pontoon rentals
Hochatown Pontoon and Boat Rentals LLC

Hochatown Pontoon and Boat Rentals LLC puts Broken Bow Lake front and center with pontoon and boat rentals built for easy days on the water.

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Hochatown High Hills & Thrills🚤 Pontoons & jet skis
Hochatown High Hills & Thrills

Hochatown High Hills & Thrills is a Broken Bow boat-rental outfit built for easy days on Broken Bow Lake, with pontoon boats and jet skis as its main draw.

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Main Street Boat Rentals🚤 Boat rentals
Main Street Boat Rentals

Main Street Boat Rentals is a Broken Bow Lake boat-rental business that helps guests get out on the water with a simple, ready-to-go rental experience.

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Outlaw's Adventures🚤 Jet ski rentals
Outlaw's Adventures

Outlaw’s Adventures brings the rush of Sea-Doo jet ski rentals to Broken Bow Lake, giving visitors a fast, easy way to get out on the water.

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Broken Bow Lake Tiki Boat Tours🚤 Tiki boat tours
Broken Bow Lake Tiki Boat Tours

Broken Bow Lake Tiki Boat Tours brings a playful lake-day experience to Broken Bow and Hochatown, with guided tiki boat tours on Broken Bow Lake that showcase the area’s scenery from the water.

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Crosby Outdoors🚤 Canoe & kayak rentals
Crosby Outdoors

Crosby Outdoors offers canoe and kayak rentals in Broken Bow, with outings built for exploring the Mountain Fork River and the surrounding water country.

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🎣 Cast a line

Fishing guides and fly fishing

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There are two very different fisheries here. Broken Bow Lake is big, deep water known for bass and crappie, with white bass and walleye in season. The Lower Mountain Fork River below the dam is a trout stream that winds through Beavers Bend State Park, and it draws fly anglers from all over the region.

A guide is the quickest way to learn either one. They bring the boat or the flies, know where the fish are biting that week and handle the gear, which makes a guided trip a good choice for kids and first-timers. Most anglers need an Oklahoma fishing license, and the trout water has its own rules, so check with your guide or the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation before you go.

Beavers Bend Fly Shop & Guide Service🎣 Fly shop & trout guides
Beavers Bend Fly Shop & Guide Service

Beavers Bend Fly Shop & Professional Guide Service is a Broken Bow fly-fishing outfitter centered on the Lower Mountain Fork River trout fishery in Beavers Bend State Park.

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Broken Bow Trout Pro🎣 Trout guide
Broken Bow Trout Pro

Broken Bow Trout Pro is a guided trout fishing service in Broken Bow that takes anglers onto the Lower Mountain Fork River and Broken Bow Lake for trips built around Oklahoma’s trout country.

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On The Rivers Fly Fishing Company🎣 Fly fishing guide
On The Rivers Fly Fishing Company

On The Rivers Fly Fishing Company is a fully outfitted fly fishing guide service on the Lower Mountain Fork River near Beavers Bend State Park and Broken Bow, offering guided trips and lessons in one of…

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BigFoot Bass Guide🎣 Bass guide
BigFoot Bass Guide

BigFoot Bass Guide takes anglers out on Broken Bow Lake and the river for guided bass fishing in southeast Oklahoma.

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Broken Bow Lake Guide Service🎣 Crappie & bass guide
Broken Bow Lake Guide Service

Broken Bow Lake Guide Service is a fishing guide service on Broken Bow Lake, known for guided trips focused especially on crappie.

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Broken Bow Lake Family Crappie Guide Service🎣 Family crappie trips
Broken Bow Lake Family Crappie Guide Service

Broken Bow Lake Family Crappie Guide Service is a Broken Bow fishing guide service centered on crappie fishing on Broken Bow Lake.

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Rudy's Guide Service🎣 Bass & crappie guide
Rudy's Guide Service

Rudy’s Guide Service puts Broken Bow Lake fishing front and center, offering guided trips on one of southeast Oklahoma’s best-known outdoor waters.

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🏎️ Get dusty

Off-road rides, zip lines and Slingshots

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The hills and back roads around Hochatown are made for side-by-sides. UTV companies offer guided backcountry outings, and some rent street-legal machines for exploring on your own. Check the age and driver's license rules when you book, and plan to get dusty.

For a view from above, a zip line course runs through the treetops near Stevens Gap. Polaris Slingshot rentals are a popular way to cruise Highway 259 and the scenic roads around the park and the lake.

🎟️ Family fun

Family attractions and rainy-day fun

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Highway 259 through Hochatown is lined with family attractions, so it's easy to fill an afternoon without driving far. Kids can pan for gems, meet rescued animals, ride through a wildlife park or play a round of mini golf.

When it's too hot or it starts to rain, head indoors for an escape room, virtual reality, axe throwing or a live magic show. And yes, you'll see Bigfoot everywhere. The legend is part of the local fun, from roadside statues to a costumed Bigfoot who will visit your cabin.

Beaver's Bend Mining Company🎟️ Gem mining
Beaver's Bend Mining Company

Beaver’s Bend Mining Company is a family-friendly attraction in Hochatown near Broken Bow Lake, built around hands-on treasure hunting and playful outdoor fun.

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Hochatown Rescue Center & Petting Zoo🎟️ Petting zoo
Hochatown Rescue Center & Petting Zoo

Hochatown Rescue Center & Petting Zoo is a family-friendly animal attraction in Broken Bow that gives visitors a chance to spend time with rescued and petting-zoo animals in a hands-on setting.

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Beavers Bend Safari Park🎟️ Drive-through safari
Beavers Bend Safari Park

Beavers Bend Safari Park is a drive-through wildlife attraction in Broken Bow that pairs the thrill of a safari with the ease of a self-guided outing.

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Chili Dippers Golf Club🎟️ Mini golf
Chili Dippers Golf Club

Chili Dippers Golf Club brings a polished, true-to-golf twist to mini golf in Hochatown, with an 18-hole course designed to challenge everyone from first-timers to seasoned players.

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Pickle, Putt, Pour🎟️ Pickleball & mini golf
Pickle, Putt, Pour

Pickle, Putt, Pour brings pickleball, mini-golf, and social time together in Broken Bow, with outdoor courts designed for casual play and competition alike.

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Hochatown Escape Games🎟️ Escape rooms
Hochatown Escape Games

Hochatown Escape Games is a reservation-based escape-room attraction in the heart of Hochatown, known for giving guests a fast-paced hour of clues, puzzles, and teamwork.

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The Cave Virtual Reality🎟️ Virtual reality
The Cave Virtual Reality

The Cave Virtual Reality is an immersive attraction in Hochatown that brings virtual reality to the heart of the area’s family fun scene.

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Hester's Theatre of Magic🎟️ Magic show
Hester's Theatre of Magic

Hester’s Theatre of Magic brings live illusion to Hochatown with a compact theater experience centered on Chris Hester’s stage show.

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Hochatown Bigfoot Axe Throwing🎟️ Axe throwing
Hochatown Bigfoot Axe Throwing

Hochatown Bigfoot Axe Throwing is a Broken Bow attraction built for friendly competition, offering axe-throwing sessions in the Stevens Gap area.

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Bigfoot She-nanigans🎟️ Bigfoot cabin visits
Bigfoot She-nanigans

Bigfoot She-nanigans brings a playful slice of Hochatown’s Bigfoot culture straight to cabins and gatherings, with a costumed Bigfoot character visit service built for adding surprise, laughs, and a little…

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Gallery 259🎟️ Art gallery
Gallery 259

Gallery 259 is a lively art gallery and event space in Hochatown, part of Broken Bow, where art, music, and good times come together.

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🍷 Sip & savor

Wineries, breweries and a distillery

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Hochatown has grown into a small tasting trail. Within a few miles you can visit a winery tasting room, sit down to dinner at a winery bistro, tour a craft distillery and try house-brewed beer with a pizza.

Plan a sober driver or a ride. Many cabins sit on dark, winding roads, and Highway 259 is busy on weekend nights.

🛍️ Shop & snack

Shops, gifts and local treats

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The Highway 259 strip is made for browsing. Park once at a little shopping village and walk between independent shops, or stop for antiques, live-edge wood pieces, hats and boutique clothes, and souvenirs to take home.

Hungry for something special at the cabin? There's a meat market with prime and Wagyu beef and take-home sides, a gourmet market for grazing boards, handmade chocolates and fudge, and frozen drink stands for a hot afternoon.

The Shoppes at Eagle Ridge Village🛍️ Shopping village
The Shoppes at Eagle Ridge Village

The Shoppes at Eagle Ridge Village is a cluster of small independent shops and food spots in Hochatown, built as somewhere to park once and walk between several places rather than driving up and down the…

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Once Upon a Time Antiques🛍️ Antiques & vintage
Once Upon a Time Antiques

Once Upon a Time Antiques is a Hochatown antique shop built for treasure hunters, with a multi-vendor mix of vintage finds, home decor, collectibles, cast iron, Pyrex, furniture, and gifts.

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The Forest Store🛍️ Live-edge wood & home goods
The Forest Store

The Forest Store in Hochatown brings the Phillips family’s long-running wood-products business into a retail setting built around live-edge style, rustic character, and thoughtfully crafted home goods.

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Janet's Treasure Chest🛍️ Gifts & souvenirs
Janet's Treasure Chest

Janet’s Treasure Chest is a lively gift shop and souvenir stop in Broken Bow that has become a go-to for Hochatown visitors.

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Britches and Brims Co🛍️ Hats & apparel
Britches and Brims Co

Britches and Brims Co is a clothing store in Broken Bow, with a boutique presence in Hochatown and a focus on hats and apparel.

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Loblolly Chocolates🛍️ Chocolates & fudge
Loblolly Chocolates

Loblolly Chocolates is a Hochatown sweet shop devoted to handcrafted chocolate, fudge, truffles, and gift-ready confections that feel tailored to the getaway crowd.

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Mountain Man Meat Market🛍️ Meat market & deli
Mountain Man Meat Market

Mountain Man Meat Market is Hochatown’s go-to meat market and deli, known for prime and Wagyu beef, take-home sides, specialty grocery items, and prepared food.

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The Market At Local 259🛍️ Gourmet market
The Market At Local 259

The Market at Local 259 is a Broken Bow gourmet market that blends specialty grocery shopping with ready-to-enjoy food and catering-style offerings.

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El Frio Express🛍️ Frozen drinks
El Frio Express

El Frio Express is a beverage stop in Hochatown that serves frozen daiquiris, margaritas, specialty drinks, and other refreshing beverages.

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Daiquiris & Dogs🛍️ Daiquiris & hot dogs
Daiquiris & Dogs

Daiquiris & Dogs is a Broken Bow stop built around two easy pleasures: frozen daiquiris and hot dogs.

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🎸 After dark

Live music and nights out

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Hochatown stays lively after a day on the lake. Catch a live band, bowl a few frames, grab a beer at the pub or settle into a bourbon and cigar bar. Check the events list below to see who's playing this week.

⛳ Slow it down

Golf, casino nights and spa days

5 places

For a slower day, Cedar Creek Golf Course at Beavers Bend is an 18-hole public course set in the pines. Choctaw Landing, the Choctaw Nation's casino resort on Highway 259A, opened in 2024 with a casino floor, hotel rooms, restaurants and live events.

Several day spas around Hochatown offer massages, facials and nail care, and some will come to your cabin, which is a nice way to wind down after a day on the lake.

🚚 Delivery to your cabin

Staying in? Get food and groceries delivered

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Grocery delivery

Skip the drive to town. Adam's Snack Wagon shops the shelves at Pruett's Food in Broken Bow for you. Type or say your shopping list in the app, check the items it finds, and a driver brings your groceries to your cabin around Hochatown.

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Restaurant delivery

Order from local restaurants on the Adam's Snack Wagon app. A driver picks up your food and brings it right to your cabin, so nobody has to drive after a long day on the lake.

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🗺️ Everything on one map

Find it on the map

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📅 This week & coming up

Coming up around Hochatown

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💡 Before you go

Planning tips for your Hochatown trip

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Pick your season

Summer is the busiest time on the lake and the river. Fall color in the hills usually arrives in late October and November. Winter is quiet, and bald eagles spend the season around the park and the lake from about November through February. Spring brings blooming dogwoods and good crappie fishing.

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Book ahead

Cabins, boats and guides fill up on summer weekends, holidays and fall color weekends. Weekdays are much easier.

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Plan for weak signal

Cell service can drop in the hills and on parts of the lake. Download your maps and save your booking details before you head out.

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Stock up in Broken Bow

Hochatown has small markets and gas stations, but the large grocery stores are in Broken Bow, about 8 miles south.

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Check for burn bans

McCurtain County sometimes has burn bans in dry weather. Check before you light a fire pit or a campfire.

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Arrive before dark

Many cabin roads are gravel, steep and unlit. If you can, reach your cabin in daylight on the first night.

❓ Good to know

Common questions

Where is Hochatown, Oklahoma?

Hochatown is in McCurtain County in southeast Oklahoma, about 8 miles north of Broken Bow on U.S. Highway 259. It sits right next to Broken Bow Lake and Beavers Bend State Park.

How far is Hochatown from Dallas?

About 190 miles by road. Most people drive it in about 3½ to 4 hours, depending on traffic and stops.

Is Hochatown a real town?

Yes. Residents voted to incorporate in November 2022, and the first town trustees met in January 2023. The original Hochatown, settled in the 1880s, now lies under Broken Bow Lake.

Can you fish for trout near Hochatown?

Yes. The Lower Mountain Fork River below the Broken Bow Lake dam runs through Beavers Bend State Park and is stocked with trout. It is fished all year, and local fly shops and guides can set you up.

Are there indoor activities in Hochatown for rainy days?

Yes. There are escape rooms, virtual reality, axe throwing, a magic theater and family entertainment centers, plus the Forest Heritage Center museum inside Beavers Bend State Park.

When is the best time to visit Hochatown?

Summer for the lake and the river, late October and November for fall color, November through February for eagle watching and quieter weekends, and spring for fishing and blooming dogwoods.

Do I need to reserve boat rentals ahead of time?

On summer weekends and holidays, it's smart to book days ahead. Weekdays and the off-season are much easier.

Can I get restaurant food or groceries delivered to my cabin in Hochatown?

Yes. Adam's Snack Wagon delivers restaurant food and groceries to cabins around Hochatown. You order on the Snack Wagon app, a driver goes and gets it, and brings it to your door. For groceries, they shop the shelves at Pruett's Food in Broken Bow, and you can type or say your shopping list right in the app.

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