Grand Lake's entertainment hub — a peninsula packed with resorts, waterfront dining, bars, and boats stacked ten deep on summer weekends.
Monkey Island is a peninsula on the northeast arm of Grand Lake — home to Shangri-La Resort, waterfront restaurants, live music, and on July 4th probably the busiest square mile in Oklahoma.
Location
Northeast arm
County
Delaware
Anchor Resort
Shangri-La
Golf
36 holes
Marinas
5+
Access
Hwy 125 causeway
Why it's called Monkey Island
Early settlers kept a colony of monkeys on the peninsula — the monkeys are long gone but the name stuck. Today Monkey Island is Grand Lake's entertainment epicenter.
The Landings — waterfront restaurants including Whitecap
South 125 Bar & Grill — a Monkey Island institution
The Anchor — casual waterfront dining and drinks
Live music at Pelican's Landing and around the point most summer weekends
Getting there
Monkey Island is reached by land via State Highway 125 and the causeway from Afton, or by water from anywhere on the lake. Cherokee Yacht Club, Monkey Island Marina, and The Landings all offer transient slips for restaurant-goers arriving by boat.
