Hochatown State Park was named after the small town of
Hochatown. Present-day Hochatown is actually the second community in the area to bear the name. The original community was forced to relocate to its current location on
U.S. Route 259 when Broken Bow Lake was created through the damming of
Mountain Fork River by the
United States Army Corps of Engineers in the late 1960s. Remnants of "Old Hochatown" can still be seen today while
scuba diving at the bottom of Broken Bow Lake. This park was originally part of
Beavers Bend State Park but was separated as its own park in 1966. In 2017, the
Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation combined the parks. This area of the park focuses on meeting the needs of visitors wishing to enjoy Broken Bow Lake. Accommodations inside the park range from the 40-room Lakeview Lodge to campsites in the Stevens Gap, Carson Creek and Cedar Creek areas. Recreation amenities and facilities include a fish cleaning station, group shelters and picnic sites, full and semi-modern RV campsites, primitive sites, comfort stations, sanitary waste stations, lighted boat ramps, swimming beaches, playgrounds, hiking trails. Other lodging choices at Beavers Bend State Park include 47 cabins and two group camps, some of which offer river views. == References ==