Cabins for rent near the Illinois River in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, range from rustic one-room units to four-bedroom houses. Most resorts with cabins also rent kayaks, canoes and rafts to float the river.
Each cabin at Falcon Floats Resort in Tahlequah has a living room area with a bed and pullout sofa, as well as a loft with a bed. There’s no kitchen, but each unit has an outside grill and picnic table. The property has a swimming pool, gift and snack shop and volleyball court. Rent a canoe, raft, kayak or inner tube at the office. The resort owns All American Floats, a mile from the cabins, which has a seven-story water slide, miniature golf course and go-karts.
Cabins at Diamondhead Resort are equipped with full-sized kitchens. Each has a deck, two full-sized beds and eight single bunk beds that can sleep up to 12 people. This property has a bar with four television sets, free Wi-Fi, marked swimming areas on the river, a disc golf course, basketball court, horseshoe pit and sand volleyball court.
At Eagle Bluff Resort, rent a camping cabin or a fully equipped river cabin. The one-room camping cabins have screened porches and kitchenettes, but no bathrooms. Restrooms and showers are in a bathhouse about 100 yards away. The one-bedroom, one-bath river cabin has an additional sleeping area with four sets of bunk beds, a fireplace and kitchen with dishwasher. The resort’s Treetop Cantina is an open-air restaurant that features build-your-own hamburgers and omelets. Rent canoes, kayaks and rafts at the office.
A marina with 150 boat slips is at Burnt Cabin Marina Resort with Jet Skis and boats available for rental. The property’s cabins include one-bedroom units and one-bedroom cabins with sleeping lofts. Some have kitchenettes, and some have full-size kitchens. Each cabin has a view of Lake Tenkiller, an Illinois River reservoir. A store with a restaurant inside is on the property.
Purdy Cabin is a four-bedroom furnished property overlooking the Illinois River. The unit has two bedrooms with queen-size beds, one with a full bed and with four single beds. The cabin has a fully equipped kitchen, two bathrooms, washer and dryer, three television sets and two DVD players. Shelves with DVD movies, board games and puzzles are in the living room. Boat rental operations are nearby.
Cabins at Arrowhead-Thunderbird Resort range from one-room units with two beds to three-bedroom cabins with double beds in each room. The smaller units have kitchenettes, outdoor grills and picnic tables. Each three-bedroom unit has two bathrooms, a covered deck, dining area and full-size kitchens. Rent rafts, canoes and kayaks at the resort.
Rent rafts, canoes or kayaks for 6-mile or 13-mile trips on the Illinois River at Riverside Resort. Each one-room cabin has a river view. Each is equipped with two beds, a kitchenette with a two-burner hotplate, bathroom with shower, a private deck and outside barbecue grill. A snack bar and gift shop is on the property.
Rent a two-bedroom A-frame cabin with wood exterior and interior or a rock farmhouse at War Eagle Resort. The three-bedroom, two-bath farmhouse has an electric fireplace, full-size kitchen, porch and deck. Guests can use the resort’s swimming pool, which is equipped with a water slide, tennis court and game room. Rent a canoe or a kayak at the resort.
In addition to one-bedroom A-frame cottages with kitchenettes, Peyton’s Place has a two-bedroom log cabin with two queen futon couches in the living area. Rent canoes, rafts and fishing boats at this property located just outside Tahlequah. The store and restaurant serves sandwiches and sells picnic supplies.
At Sparrow Hawk Camp, you can sing karaoke on most Friday and Saturday nights at an outdoor stage that also is the site of the RiverStomp Music Festival in the fall. Each of the one-bedroom cabins has a full-size kitchen. Raft, canoe, kayak and inner tube rentals are available to rent for daytrips on the Illinois River.
