Our Lake and Area of Operation

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Location of the Lake
The lake is accessable from four exits on Interstate 44. The approximate distance from Tulsa OK, is 70 miles and from Joplin MO, about 45 miles.

The largest town on the lake, and the center of the GLS&PS area of activities is Grove OK. It is located on Highway 59 approximately 12 miles South of the Afton Exit on the Will Rogers Turnpike (I-44). Click here for more information about Grove.

.Our area of operation covers the entire lake.

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Pensacola Dam on Grand Lake, Oklahoma. This dam is the longest multiple arch dam in the United States. It was completed in 1941

Sailboat Bridge, a new addition to the lake. Completed
in 2000 it represents the single largest contact ever let
by ODOT. It is on State Highway 59 North in Grove, OK

(BIRMINGHAM, Ala./TULSA, Okla.) — B.A.S.S., and the Tulsa Sports Commission announced today its selection of Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees and the Tulsa metro region as the site and host of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic, Feb. 22-24, 2013. It is the 43rd edition of sport fishing's greatest championship and the first to be hosted by the state of Oklahoma.

Grand Lake marks the farthest west site for the Classic since the 1979 championship on Lake Texoma. It is the sixth time that B.A.S.S. has held a professional event on Grand Lake, which was the venue for three Invitational tournaments in the 1990s and Elite Series events in 2006 and 2007.

"We're very excited to bring the Classic to Oklahoma and Grand Lake," said B.A.S.S. CEO Bruce Akin. "It's a wonderful venue for us, and we're confident it will provide a true test of the best when the world's greatest bass anglers compete in the championship of our sport."

In 2013, the event will bring an expected economic impact of nearly $26 million to the local and regional economy. The Bassmaster Classic marks the inaugural event of a new era in the Tulsa region’s tourism industry with a nationally-recognized, highly visible, three-day event that garners an average attendance of over 70,000 individuals.

Details of the Lake

This beautiful lake was created in 1940 with the completion of the Pensacola Dam, shown above, on the Grand River. The massive reservoir
holds 59,200 surface acres of water at an average surface level of 740 feet above sea level. The shoreline is 1300 miles long with length
of over 60 miles winding through the foothills of the Ozarks. Boating is possible all year long. The best boating periods are early summer,
May and June, and in the fall.

The Grand Lake Association
Visitors Center.

The new sign in operation 7-11-11

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GLSPS makes a donation to the GLA sign project on 12/14/2010. Here Treasurer Roger Endo, S and our Commander Marcial Pett, P present a check in the amount of $500 to the director of GLA, Tad Jones.

The Grand Lake Association
Visitors Center.

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The visitor center with the new sign in action

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Sunsets like this can be seen on Grand Lake

       For more information about the activities on and around our lake, stop and visit the Grand Lake Association Visitors Center.
       The Visitor Center is located approximately one mile South of Sailboat Bridge on Highway 59. During the summer, if you stop
       in for a visit you may meet a member or two of the Grand Lake Sail & Power Squadron. One of our civic duties is the staffing
       of the visitor center on non-holiday weekends. Hope to see you there.