Lake Eucha Park is a former Oklahoma state park located in Delaware County,

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. It is now owned and managed by the city of Tulsa, and the closest town is

Jay, Oklahoma Jay is a city and county seat of Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,448 at the 2010 census, compared to 2,482 at the 2000 census, a decrease of 1.4 percent. Almost 40% of its residents are Native American, thus Ja ...

. The park was previously known as Lake Eucha State Park and Upper Spavinaw State Park. There have been parks, state and otherwise, around the lake since at least 1938; the oldest lease clearly applying to this park was started in 1967.RMP p. 13 Oddly enough, while the park includes the name "Lake" in its name, it is in fact not on the shore of

Lake Eucha In 1952, Lake Eucha in Delaware County, Oklahoma, was created by completion of the Eucha dam on Spavinaw Creek. The nearest town is Jay, Oklahoma. This lake is owned by the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma and functions as additional storage and as a bu ...

, and is in fact fenced off from the lake. Lake Eucha Park is a day-use picnic area with a swimming pool. It is unique in that groups or families may reserve the entire park and pool. The park may be rented for 24 hours. The park also offers a large swimming pool with shelter, a barbecue area and poolside tables and chairs. The park area has an additional shelter with 55 picnic tables, as well as hiking trails and comfort stations. Overnight use (e.g., camping) is prohibited."Lake Eucha, Oklahoma, USA"
Lakelubbers.com Retrieved September 20, 2014. During March 2011, the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department announced that it would close seven parks, including Lake Eucha State Park because of reductions in the departmental budget. But the park was not closed and its management was taken over by the City of Tulsa. Lake Eucha Park was third on the list of least expensive state parks in 2011, with an annual operating cost of $15,300 and annual revenue of $7,500. It attracted less than 4,700 people in that year.Wertz, Joe. NPR. "The Five Least Expensive State Parks in Oklahoma."
September 11, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2015.

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{{Protected areas of Oklahoma Protected areas of Delaware County, Oklahoma Parks in Oklahoma