AHL has several camping areas
(first come, first serve)
and you are limited to a maximum stay of 3
nights.
Being a wildlife department lake...there will not be any cutting of
trees or the picking up of dead branches for firewood...if you want a fire
- you will need to bring your own firewood!
There are picnic tables and one concrete boat ramp
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There are not
ANY
Restrooms or Pit Toilets
AT ALL
to be found
!!!!
IF you need to go....
you will need to find a tree !!!!
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Other than a few picnic tables....
No facilities are available
There are not any hiking trails around the lake
Including mtn biking or hiking trails & All Hiking will be
bushwhacking
The only trails are walking trails that fishermen use
to get around the
shoreline, but some are quite lengthy
The closest supplies are in Geary, Oklahoma - 10 miles away
There is no set agenda for the weekend.
You are free to do whatever you want
whenever you want to do it
Including - hiking, camping, kayaking, fishing, star gazing or whatever else you might want to do.
Remember to bring a folding chair
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On a Clear Dark
Night
at American Horse Lake
you can see |
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Remember to
bring a pair of Binoculars |
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From Jeff T w/ OKC
Astronomy Club
The following quotes are from THIS Link
1. In my first hour at AHL
I was quite successful recording nine Hershel galaxies that I had
not seen before
2.
NGC 3607 & NGC 3608
A nice pair of brighter galaxies that show up together. They are
both round and easy to see
3.
NGC 3640
A fairly bright circular galaxy. The central core brightened and
fell off in magnitude cleanly and sharply. It was nice to see an
elliptical galaxy after all the spirals I had seen in a row
4.
32 Camelopardis
This, my 99th double star turned out to be a very pleasant surprise |
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AHL is rated "The BEST"
- Bluegill Lake -
in the state, by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife (so, you might
want to bring some fly fishing or light spinning tackle & don't forget
your Oklahoma State Fishing License)
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Largemouth Bass
Electro Fishing Results |
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Lake |
Bass Abundance
**
(# per hour) |
Bass Size
*
( # over 14" long
per hour) |
Heaviest Fish
(pounds) |
| American
Horse |
87.3 |
3.3 |
6.8 |
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The Oklahoma
Department of Wildlife rates a lake as high quality when it produces
more than 15 bass over 14 inches per hour of electro fishing.
Quality lakes yield more than 10 bass over 14 inches per hour of
electro fishing,
*and those which produce fewer than 10
bass (over 14 inches long) per hour of electro fishing
are considered below average.
In terms of total numbers of bass per hour,
**lakes that yield more than 60 bass
(of any size) per hour are rated as
high quality. Those producing 40 bass or more per hour are
considered "quality" lakes, and less than 40 per hour are considered
below average. What that means is - AHL has a lot
of bass,
but AHL does not have very many big bass! |
American Horse Lake is only about 60 miles & approx 1 hour 15 minutes from OKC
So if you would rather not spend the night....
You could come out
just for the day on Saturday & drive home late Saturday night or wait & come out
early on
Sunday morning!
I have heard a few comments from people concerned that they might not
have enough or the right kind of gear for this car camping trip.
Check out the
September
2003
- OKC-ON Newsletter for suggested items
(for car camping) and if you have any concerns or questions PLEASE contact me and we will
work on getting those issues resolved !!!! |
