The Point Addition North End West Side Lake Raymond Gary Fort Towson Hugo Choctaw County Southeast Oklahoma Relocation Information

The Point Addition North End West Side Lake Raymond Gary Fort Towson Hugo Choctaw County Southeast Oklahoma


The Point Addition on the north end of Lake Raymond Gary also lies on the west side of this Oklahoma Department of Wildlife owned lake
inside the city limits of Fort Towson, Oklahoma near Hugo in Choctaw County which is in the extreme southeast part of Oklahoma and close to Paris, Texas. 

The Point Addition in the community of Lake Raymond Gary has 33 lake front (waterfront) lots, and 5 off-water lots.  There are thirty-eight lots (38) in The Point Addition.  It was surveyed and platted in the early 2000′s.  The Point Addition is the newest addition on Lake Raymond Gary.  Live on the water, fish from the back yard, boat dock, or fishing pier… OR take the boat out for fishing.  Raymond Gary is a sping fed lake.

The Point AdditionTo get to The Point Addition on Lake Raymond Gary – From highway 70 which passes through Fort Towson, Oklahoma, take Second Street south.  If you are coming from Valliant, Oklahoma (from the east), it will be a left turn.  If you are coming from Hugo, Oklahoma or from Paris Texas, (from the west), it will be a right turn.  Go south across the railroad tracks, through the two brick columns, and you will be in the point. 

The Point Addition is approximately two blocks from a four-lane highway (highway 70).

 

lake raymond gary - red dot marks the pointSome of the wording in the covenants requires residences in The Point Addition be a minimum of one thousand (1000) square feet of living space with no mobile homes allowed and no homes to be moved in that have been lived in.  The covenants require a 35 feet set back from the front of the lot for buildings and 15 feet on the sides of the lots.  utilities are at the road’s edge.  The roads are platted at 40 feet wide.  They currently are gravel and not all of the road width is graveled. 

 


The renamed creek Cattail Cove ... Fort Towson Oklahoma
The west side of The Point Addition is on Cattail Cove, a creek that flows into Lake Raymond Gary.  Creek lots have a narrower channel and shallower water than main channel lots.  

 

 The Point Addition and the community of Lake Raymond Gary enjoy a “no-wake” rule on the lake.

 

City Utilities include sewer, water, and garbage collection.  The public sewer system is a pressurized system.  There are two electrical service providers in The Point Addition, depending upon location within the addition.  Dial up DSL is available. 

There are various styles of homes in The Point Addition. Homes have sold from around $100K to around $450K.

Mr. Lyle Contway was the original developer of The Point Addition with Mr. Don Baskin doing the survey and plat for Lyle.
  Mr. Contway sold a few of his lots himself in the early marketing stage of the development and then he listed all of the remaining development with our office, Integrity Real Estate Services.

The Point Addition’s shape and placement on the lake is very unique. The addition is about 1 1/2 miles from the State Park on the south end of the lake where boat ramps, a playground, rv hook ups, fishing piers, and bath houses are located.

The Point Addition on the North End and on the West Side of Lake Raymond Gary in Fort Towson, near  Hugo, Oklahoma located in  Choctaw County Southeast Oklahoma is a great place to own Lake Front (waterfront) property.
  If interested in The Point Addition or in Lake Raymond Gary, call me, Judi Barrett, broker at Integrity Real Estate Services, and let’s talk about the hidden gem of Lake Raymond Gary in Southeast Oklahoma.

New Restaurant Fort Towson Oklahoma The Corral Grill Real Country Cooking and Desserts That Are Out Of This World!

New Restaurant Fort Towson Oklahoma The Corral Grill Real Country Cooking and Desserts That Are Out Of This World!

 

The Corral Grill Fort Towson Oklahoma... a happy full customer!If you haven’t stopped by The Corral Grill in Fort Towson Oklahoma yet, you really should put it on your list…but make sure that when you go, you go hungry!

 

 

They know how to take care of the “hungries”!  Promise!

Customers The Corral Grill Fort Towson OK

 

I was going to list some of the items on the menu at The Corral Grill in Fort Towson Oklahoma, but I’ve misplaced my to-go menu.  Now that will never do!

 

 

Don and I stopped by there about a week ago to try it out and I want you to know that The Corral Grill is serving up some of the best food you can find!  

 

We were back in Fort Towson, OK a couple of days later and of course had to time it right so we’d be there for lunch.

 

In fact, today, Don was in Fort Towson with two of our grandsons, Davin and Christopher Barrett and of course, you know where they ate lunch, right??  That’s right!  The Corral Grill.  When they got home this evening, the two boys were sure bragging on the food.  You can’t fool an eleven year old and a fourteen year old.  They know what tastes  good.

 

Chicken, steaks, fish, sandwiches, salads, they know how to fix it all and fix it right.  

The desserts too… oh my!  Last week, I brought my dessert home.  I was so full from lunch that I didn’t have room for dessert but it looked so good…had to try it..

Desserts The Corral Grill Fort Towson Oklahoma

German Chocolate CakeGerman Chocolate Cake.. that’s what I had for supper that night.

When I find my menu, you can expect another post on The Corral Grill at Fort Towson Oklahoma.  In the meantime, get yourself down there and get some good Southern Country Cooking!  

 

 

The staff at The Corral Grill will take good care of you… They’d love the chance to serve you some good food.

The Peninusula Pauline Bailey Survey Lots Addition Lake Raymond Gary Fort Towson Southeast Oklahoma Choctaw County

The Peninsula Pauline Bailey Survey Lots Addition Lake Raymond Gary Fort Towson Southeast Oklahoma Choctaw County


The Peninsula Area in the 
community of Lake Raymond Gary is a popular addition to live in, on Lake Raymond Gary.  The Pauline Bailey Survey and The Pauline Bailey Survey Lots Additions make up the area called the Peninsula that juts out into Lake Raymond Gary just to the north of The Raymond Gary State Park.


The Pauline Bailey Survey, not only occupies part of The Peninsula but also runs along the main channel of the lake to the north of The Peninsula, connecting with Holiday Lake Estates on the south end of Holiday Lake Estates.   There are 132 lots in The Pauline Bailey Survey Addition and 14 lots in The Pauline Bailey Survey Lots Addition.  City utilities include a pressurized sewer system, city water, and garbage collection. 
Electrical service is supplied by either AEP-PSO, or by Choctaw Electric Co-op

The homes along the south side of The Peninsula all have the park as their view across the water.  

This area is often the area that creates an interest by park visitors to own property on Lake Raymond Gary because those that are the first homes that they see when they enter the park.

There are various styles and sizes of homes in The Pauline Bailey Survey and the Pauline Bailey Survey Lots.
  Many people do not realize that it is the Pauline Bailey Addiitions that make up the Peninsula because they usually hear it called “The Peninsula”.    The additions were platted about the same time as Holiday Lake Estates and around the same time that the lake was being finished, 1958.   

Back Yards right on the water, boat docks, fishing piers, outdoor living areas, fire-pits, pontoon boats, boat houses, swimming docks, back decks facing the water, and home windows placed to view the water are all a part of what you will find in Pauline Bailey Survey and Pauline Bailey Survey Lots Additions.

It used to be that many homes had remained in the ownership of families that originally purchased these lots during the original sale of the platted subdivision lots.  But most have been sold at least once and are not owned by the original families any longer.

Pauline Bailey Survey Addition, Pauline Bailey Survey Lots Addition, and The Peninsula, less than a mile to Raymond Gary State Park for boat ramps, a playground, and pavilion use, about 15 to 20 minutes to Hugo, Oklahoma (74743) and to Hugo Reservoir (74743) for skiing and water sports (Raymond Gary Lake is a “no wake” lake).  About 45 to 50 minutes to Paris, Texas (75462).  Two and half hours to three hours to the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area.

Lee’s Kitchen
is about 5 minutes away and The Corner Store about the same. Milner’s Hardware is about 10 minutes in Valliant, Oklahoma (74764).  For more shopping and restaurant options, visit Hugo, Oklahoma (74743) or Paris, Texas (75462).

To get to The Peninsula, take highway 209 south that intersects highway 70 on the east side of Fort Towson, Oklahoma.  Take the second paved road to the right (no name on a Google map).  When you come to the Y, you are in the Pauline Bailey Survey Addition.  Driving to the left, you will be on Peninsula Drive, headed onto The Peninsula.  If when you came to the Y, you took the right lane, the lake is on your left.

Interested in Living in The Pauline Bailey Survey Addition, The Pauline Bailey Survey Lots Addition, or on The Peninsula?  Call me and let’s visit about the area and about Lake Raymond Gary, an Oklahoma Department of Wildlife lake.  Judi Barrett, Integrity Real Estate Services, Idabel, Oklahoma 74745.  580-212-5946. 

Waterfront Property in South Shore Acres Addition Lake Raymond Gary, Fort Towson, Hugo Oklahoma, Paris Texas

Waterfront Property in South Shore Acres Addition Lake Raymond Gary, Fort Towson,  Hugo Oklahoma, Paris Texas

The South Shore Acres Addition is located in the Southwest area of Lake Raymond Garyand runs east along Spillway Road (so named on the plat).  Spillway Road has been included in the State Highway 209 addresses for a 911 address though.  So you may find South Shore Acres on either road depending upon which map you are looking at.  In fact, the last Google map that I looked at did not have a name for the road to South Shore Acres. 

South Shore Acres has large trees and varying slopes.  Most lots have a very gentle

slope at the waters edge.  South Shore Acres is across the channel from George Caldwell Addition and The Pauline Bailey Survey Addition. The black clay soil in South Shore Acres is mostly a Hollywood-Swink soil with Limestone outcroppings.  Hollywood-Swink is a high shrink/swell soil.  You will want to consider that when choosing home foundation types, etc.

South Shore Acres, being in the community of Lake Raymond Gary, is a “no wake” addition since Raymond Gary Lake, an Oklahoma Department of Wildlife lake, is a “no wake” lake through-out.  To ski, it’s a very short drive to Hugo Lake on the east side of Hugo, Oklahoma.

Even though Fort Towson only has a population of about 600 people, it’s only about a 15 minute drive to Hugo, Oklahoma for picking up the basics at the grocery store (Wal-Mart and Save-A-Lot)  or a little longer drive to Paris, Texas (Just about anything that you could be looking for).  Hugo has a population of about 5400 and Paris, Texas has a population of about 26,000.

City utilities include a pressurized sewer system, city water, and garbage collection.  Electrical service is supplied by either AEP-PSO, or by Choctaw Electric Co-op

 

Lee’s Kitchen is about 5 minutes away and The Corner Store about the same. Milner’s Hardware is about 10 minutes in Valliant, Oklahoma (74764).


Life in South Shore Acres is a little slower paced than a lot of places.  There is no home owners association in South Shore Acres.  There is a voluntary lake association at Lake Raymond Gary.  The Lake Association is involved in decorating the Raymond Gary State Park at Christmas time with lights in the trees along the shore.  A Decorated Boat Parade around the lake.  And in a fireworks display on the fourth of July. 

To get to South Shore Acres, take highway 109 on the west side of Fort Towson south for 1 1/2 miles which is the first intersection to the west.  Go west 3/4 of a mile and the lake is on your right.  Interested in living in South Shore Acres on Raymond Gary Lake?  Call me Judi Barrett, Broker – Integrity Real Estate Services, Idabel, OK 74745.

 

Lakefront Water Front Lakeview Addition Raymond Gary Lake Community Fort Towson Hugo Oklahoma Paris Texas

Lakefront Water Front Lakeview Addition Raymond Gary Lake Community Fort Towson Hugo Oklahoma Paris Texas

The LakeView Addition on the west side of Lake Raymond Gary is one of the older and smaller additions on this Oklahoma Department of Wildlife lake.  The Oklahoma Department of
Wildlife manages 15 lakes within the state of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife stocks the lake with catfish from time to time and installs natural habitat (cedar tops) around the fish feeders.  Rules for use of Oklahoma Department of Wildlife lake in Oklahoma are posted online. Waterfowl Hunting is NOT is allowed at Raymond Gary Lake.

LakeView Addition has various styles and sizes of homes within it.  It is located on Spillway Road.  To get to LakeView Addition on Raymond Gary Lake, take main street south from highway 70 in Fort Towson, Oklahoma (74735) for 1 1/2 miles.  The road will make a 90 degree turn, take the turn.  If you go straight you will be in some of The Pauline Bailey Addition.  Spillway Road makes another 90 degree turn in about a 1/4 of a mile, to the left.  If you look to your left, you are looking at homes in the LakeView Addition of Raymond Gary Lake.

LakeView Addition is directly across the road

from undeveloped pasture land.  It is a quiet and peaceful area.
  Some of the lots on the north end of LakeView Addition are the flatest lots in the addtion.  LakeView Addition has good shoreline with good fishing.  You can fish right from your yard, or build that boat dock or fishing pier that you’ve always wanted.   

 

There are a few things to keep in mind when building in LakeView Addition or anywhere else on Raymond Gary Lake. 

  • One is that the State of Oklahoma has flowage easement on Raymond Gary Lake up to the 410 elevation but the lake normallly is at the 401 elevation.  Building below the 410 elevation may cause your lender to require flood insurance.  Most home builders do not want to build below the 410 elevation.

 


LakeView Addition on the west side of Raymond Gary Lake is south of Noble Acres Addition and north of The George Caldwell Survey Addition
.  It is one of about a dozen additions on Lake Raymond Gary. 

If you think you’d like to live in Southeast Oklahoma and live on the water, call me, Judi Barrett, broker at Integrity Real Estate Services.  My office is in Idabel, Oklahoma but I work between Idabel and Hugo including the areas of:  Idabel, Millerton, Garvin, Valliant, Swink, Fort Towson, Raymond Gary Lake, Sawyer, and Hugo, Oklahoma.  580-212-5946.  I’m passionate about the area that I live and work in.  Want to know why…call me.

 

 

 

Holiday Lake Estates – Lake Front Subdivision East Side of Lake Raymond Gary, Fort Towson, Oklahoma – Hugo Waterfront

Holiday Lake Estates – Lake Front Subdivision East Side of Lake Raymond Gary, Fort Towson, Oklahoma – Hugo Waterfront

Holiday Lake Estates is one of the older subdivisions in the community of Lake Raymond Gary which is inside the city limits of Fort Towson,
Oklahoma near Hugo, Oklahoma and Paris, Texas
.  Holiday Lake Estates plat was originally surveyed in July of 1958 and the original can be found at the Choctaw County Courthouse in plat book 2, page 13A.

There are 106 lots in Holiday Lake Estates – Lake Front Subdivision on the east side of Lake Raymond Gary, inside the city limits of Fort Towson, Oklahoma near Hugo, Oklahoma and Paris, Texas.  Forty (40) of those lots are waterfront (lake front) lots and the state of Oklahoma has 2 additional lots on the shore in Holiday Lake Estates.

To get to Holiday Lake Estates on the east side of Lake Raymond Gary in Choctaw County, take highway 209 which intersects highway 70 on the east side of Fort Towson, Oklahoma.
  Highway 209 dead ends at the Raymond Gary State Park (about 1 1/2 miles) but you’re not going that far. Take Holiday Drive east, (right turn) at the first intersection to the right.  It’s a paved road.  When you come to the fork, take the right. You will be looking at the lake on your right.


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There are varying styles of homes in Holiday Lake Estates and some mobile homes.


I often get asked about the covenants or restrictions in various subdivisions ar

ound the lake.  Some of the wording from the covenants:

  • No building shall be erected or maintained on any lot in Holiday lake Estates other than a private residence and a private garage for the sole use of the owner or occupant.
  •  Any garage must conform in appearance and construction to the residence on such lot.
  • No residential building shall be erected or maintained on any lot in Holiday lake Estates having a ground floor area of less than 400 square feet.
  • No building in Holiday lake Estates closer than 10 feet from the front lot line, nor closer than 5 feet from the back or side lot lines.
  • No animals or birds, other than household pets.
  • Building exteriors must be brick, frame or block construction, and wood exterior or block exterior must be painted.
  • Easements are reserved along and within 5 feet of the rear line, front line, and side lines of all lots in this subdivision for the construction and perpetual maintenance of conduits, poles, wire and fixtures for electric lights, telephones, water mains, sanitary and storm sewers, road drains, and other public and quasi-public utilities and to trim any trees which at anytime may interfere or threaten to interfere with the maintenance of such lines, with right of ingress to and egress from said premises.


Mr. Harold C. Duke was the developer of Holiday Lake Estates.  Walter B Hall did the survey for Mr. Duke
.  This was about the time that Lake Raymond Gary was actually constructed.  You will find names such as Noble and Groves in the Holiday Lake Estates abstract prior to it being platted
Those families are still in the area and at Lake Raymond Gary.  The area history runs deep for Holiday Lake Estates and for Lake Raymond Gary. 

Just as a side note here.  Lake Raymond Gary is named for a former governor of Oklahoma form 1955 to 1959, Raymond Gary.  He was the first governor to be born in Oklahoma after statehood.  The lake at Fort Towson had been started but not finished due to lack of funds (yes they had those problems back then too).  I have read that one of this campaign promises was that he would work to get the lake finished.  AND he did, hence it was named for him.  I have been
told that he would bring his staff to Lake Raymond Gary at times, landing the helicopter on the dirt dam on the south end of the lake where the park now is.


Holiday Lake Estates is on the main channel of the lake and about a mile from the State Park where there are boat ramps, a playground, rv hook ups, fishing piers, bath houses etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If interested in Holiday Lake Estates or in Lake Raymond Gary, call me, Judi Barrett, broker at Integrity Real Estate Services, and let’s talk about the hidden gem of Lake Raymond Gary in Southeast Oklahoma.

 

 

 

Raymond Gary Lake, The Only Lakefront Community in Choctaw County with Boat Ramps – Near Hugo, Oklahoma

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 Baily Survey,
  • Pauline Bailey Survey Lots,
  • Billy Bailey Survey,
  • The Point Addition,
  • Noble Acres,
  • George Caldwell Survey,
  • South Shore Acres,
  • South Shore Acres East Addition,
  • Lakeside
  • 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.

 


Raymond Gary Lake is a “no wake” lake.  Speed limit is officially set at 6 mph.  There are many different types of boats and different types of motors used on the lake.  Several residents that enjoy skiing, live on Raymond Gary Lake where they can live on the water, and then they travel to Hugo Reservoir or Pine Creek Lake to ski or participate in faster water sports.  Hugo Lake is about 15 minutes away and Pine Creek Lake about 45 minutes away from Raymond Gary Lake.

The various subdivisions around the lake are all within the city limits of Fort Towson, Oklahoma and enjoy paved streets along with city utilities.  Fort Towson is located on a four-lane highway, highway 70.
  The Raymond Gary Lake Association is a very moderately priced voluntary lake associations.  They are involved in decorating the State Park at Christmas time, hosting the annual Christmas Boat Parade and also hosting a fireworks display on the Fourth of July every year. 

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The Subdivisions in the Raymond Gary Lake community have a whole range of home styles. Our office has sold homes from the $60,000 range up to $450,000 range.  Vacant lots that we’ve sold around the lake have been from around $15,000 up to around $35,000.  It’s about a 15 minute drive to Hugo and about 50 minutes or less to Paris, Texas.  Many people drive to Paris for shopping, health care, restaurants, and entertainment.  There also is a junior college, Paris Junior College located there.

Raymond Gary Lake, The Only Lakefront community in Choctaw County with boat ramps, near Hugo, Oklahoma.  IT is a great waterfront community in Southeast Oklahoma.  Call me and let’s talk about it.


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In The Land Before Time ~ Meet My Ocean Front in Oklahoma

In The Land Before Time ~ Meet My Ocean Front in Oklahoma

One of the most fascinating discoveries about Southeast Oklahoma is that waaaaay back there In The Land
Before Time we were ocean front…
 a shallow gulf sea covered the areas that I call home and where I work. ”  Small crustaceans were plentiful in this shallow water. They are still plentiful here but in the form of Limestone.

Now if I advertised some ocean front property in Oklahoma for sale,

they’d probably either have me arrested or committed, one or the other.

Even if I told you that your Raymond Gary Lake Front property used to be ocean front, you’d still look at me like I was missing a wheel somewhere.

So get ready to look at me sideways…  because we were ocean front.  One of the best places to get a good look at some of the evidence is around Raymond Gary Lake.  The large flat limestone outcropping around much of the lake are made up tiny crustacean creatures that died millions and probably billions of years ago.  Its pretty amazing that their shells are still laying there for us to see.


I’ve been doing quite a bit of reading about the limestone formations in McCurtain County and Choctaw County Oklahoma
with one source stating that in southern McCurtain County, the limestone formation is 190 feet thick.

 

What we see around the lake is mostly large limestone rocks mixed with black Swink-Hollywood Soil.  (This type of soil is formed from Limestone rock. It seems odd that white rock produces black soil.)


I have seen what appears to be solid limestone bedrock in the bottom of the lake in some places also.  The large limestone rocks that have not been disturbed have the small cretaceous creatures’ shells very evident all on the top of the rocks.

 

Concrete is rather expensive to pour if you’re doing a large quanity of it.  These huge limestone  rocks remind me of concrete.  Many of them run in ledge formations as though someone somewhere decided to pour a patio just the right size for patio furniture or picnic tables.

 

Many years ago when I first saw these large flat rock ledges on a Raymond Gary Waterfront Lot that we
had at that time, I remember telling Don that God had poured us a concrete deck overlooking the lake, just for us to enjoy.  Many people look at those rocks and consider them a nuisance.. I love them.  They make me feel rich… concrete poured by God just for me.  Of course, you have to have a pretty good sized machine to move them around and arrange them.

The rock pit that was featured in this blog is just west of Idabel Oklahoma.  It is a limestone rock pit.  You do not see the fossils in these rocks. By the time they are quarried and crushed, they appear to just be white rocks…

 

There are also blue shale beds around Valliant Oklahoma.  That’s another rock formed from sea creatures.

Native rocks have been used forever here in construction.  Including both limestone and river rock.

One of my clients that purchased waterfront property on Raymond Gary Lake, site unseen was very excited when they visited their lot a year later and he found a “fossil” on his lot!  He took his fossil back to the east coast with him, where they live.

An  ocean in Southern Oklahoma?  Sure enough.. back In The Land Before Time and it’s evidence is with us today and ever so fascinating.

Would you like to own some large Limestone Rocks and your own Hollywood-Swink Soil that has been formed from those rocks?  Call me.. let’s talk limestone!

The Oklahoma Geological Map is courtesy of An Oklahoma Governmental Agency site, the Oklahoma Geological Survey.