Lake Murray, Reservoir and state park in south-central Oklahoma, United States

Lake Murray is a 5,700-acre man-made reservoir in south-central Oklahoma, near Ardmore, formed by damming Anadarche and Fourche Maline Creeks. It lies entirely within Lake Murray State Park, Oklahoma's largest state park at over 12,500 acres. A long wooden pier on light brown planks and thin vertical posts extends over the water, widening near its far end into a raised platform.

The idea of a lake here surfaced in 1929, when Ada Chamber of Commerce secretary George C. Gibbons had the site inspected; Senator Elmer Thomas sought $250,000 in federal funds, but the Biological Survey report was never finished. Governor William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray revived the plan as Depression relief, and on April 10, 1933, the legislature appropriated $90,000 for about 10,000 acres in Carter and Love Counties. CCC and WPA crews built the park in National Park Service rustic style; the lake was completed in 1937 and opened in 1938.

Tucker Tower stands as a striking stone structure built during the park's early years, housing displays of local meteorites and mineral specimens. The building's castle-like design reflects a distinctive architectural choice that shaped the park's character and draws visitors interested in the region's geology.

Lake Murray lies wholly inside Lake Murray State Park, Oklahoma's largest state park at over 12,500 acres, so plan for driving between the lake's west-shore lodge and the nine RV campgrounds with more than 300 sites. An airstrip, marina with rentals and an ATV area serve different users; the park is near Ardmore in Carter County.

Tucker Tower, the castle-like stone building begun in 1933, was left unfinished in 1935 without windows, doors, floors or ceilings after federal officials judged it too slow and costly; it stood open to the public and the weather. It was modeled on photographs of a European castle taken during World War I by Senator Fred Tucker, the local legislator it is named for.