Sightseers may view the lake from the 2.5-mile stretch of State Highway 58A that crosses over Canton Dam. Three parking areas with fishing jetties are located on the dam. Other features include a nature trail, overlook visitor center, outdoor amphitheater with scheduled weekend programs, a scenic drive and an active prairie dog town. A major attraction for hunters is the 14,862-acre public hunting area managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. This area primarily offers hunting for bobwhite quail, deer, waterfowl, squirrel, wild turkey and dove.
Canton Lake is Oklahoma's leading fisherman's paradise .
It provides several species of fish, including carppie, white bass, hybrid bass, channel catfish and largemouth bass. Canton is widely know for an abundance of walleye and has become the primary source of walleye eggs used by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife to stock other Oklahoma lakes. Canton lake is host to Oklahoma's oldest and largest fishing tournament. The 33rd Annual Walleye Rodeo will be held May 18-21, 2000. Each year an estimated 93,000 visitors from several states attend the Canton area.