Raymond Gary Lake, The Only Lakefront Community in Choctaw County with Boat Ramps - Near Hugo, Oklahoma
Raymond Gary Lake in Choctaw County Oklahoma is the only lake of any size in the area where you can own the shore and live on the water.
Lakefront property where you can have a boat dock..there are boat ramps on the lake for your use also.
There is one other very small lake in Choctaw County, Schooler Lake, but it is so small, it does not have boat ramps...
Raymond Gary Lake is very unique for our area being the only lake where your back yard ends in water and if you've built a dock, it ends with a dock out over the water.
This lakefront community has approximately 10 mile of shoreline that is mostly privately
owned. There are about a dozen sub-divisions around the lake with varying covenants and deed restrictions on those properties.
Each one of those sub-divisions will be a topic of an upcoming post, but today this post is to introduce you to the community as a whole.
Those subdivisions are
- Pauline Bailey Survey Lots,
- South Shore Acres East Addition,
- and in addition to that, there are several unplatted properties around the lake.
Lake Raymond Gary is not a Corp of Engineer Lake. It is managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife. The Department owns and manages 15 lakes in Oklahoma ranging in various size with Raymond Gary Lake being the largest one that they manage. The ODW stocks the lake with Channel Catfish and they maintain fish feeding locations on the lake. The State of Oklahoma has an agreement with Little Dixie Community Service Agency to manage The Lake Raymond Gary State Park which is located on the south side of the lake. The park has rv spots for rent, cabins for rent, a playground, boat ramps, pavilions for use, showers, tent camping, and fishing piers. Raymond Gary is a "spring fed" lake. It has a wide spillway and maintains it's level very well. Large rains will bring a rise in elevation for awhile, but drought doesn't seem to have much effect on the lake level.
The deeded shoreline properties that border all around the lake are usually 0.5 acre or more. Many properties already have a boat dock or fishing pier in place. Property owners enjoy being able to fish for catfish, crappie, or bass, right from their back yard...or take the boat out for a spin and do a little fishing.
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