LOTO, Table Rock & Grand are all within 3 hours of one another & 2 of the 3 are in Missouri.
LOTO has tons of bars as does Grand.
I've been on LOTO & it is pretty nasty for smaller boats. Grand is cool & similar to LOTO.
Table Rock is not on the list, but it is home base & never too rough for even a 20'er.
Table Rock has the best water too.

Texhoma?

I would be up for LOTO, but also would like to check out some new water so maybe Cumberland or something like that. I am 9 hrs from LOTO, so what's another 3 or 4 gonna matter .

Cumberland doesn't really have any lodging on the water does it? Houseboats yes but hotels or resorts??

Jamestown and the State Dock both have hotels on the water. Also cabins are available. If a non-holiday weekend is picked, we should be fine for accommodations.

Where?

Not sure I want to go where they have HOMO's.

Where is Old man Jay on this?

I'm been to three of the five listed.

We boat a lot on Norman and it is a very nice lake. Not large but nice and there are FIVE bars / resturants on the lake but ZERO hotels. You cannot get more than about 20 boats at any one place. Poker runs America came back in September and we had to rent a house boat for our lunch stop and raft all the boats off of it. There are several hotels off the water that are close at exits 36, 33, 28 and 25.

LOTO is not a bad tow for most. I would disagree that it is rough for the smaller boats. IT IS ROUGH FOR EVERY BOAT. We broke a hatch, cracked a cuddy door and lost an anchor there but I would go back if that is the place we select. There is a lot happening there for sure.

I'm been to Cumberland twice and it is a nice lake. Unlike the others it is a CORP lake and does not offer much in the way of accommodations. We have stayed in the lodge at James Town and in a log cabin at James Town and they do have nice docks. The docks accross at State Dock are very nice also and they have a lodge / hotel up there as well. You pretty much have to bring your own party with you up there.

I would sure consider Table Rock it is a beautiful lake.

I can sure see us all up at Kelly's Island and then rafted at Put In Bay! That area offers a LOT.

For those not afraid of salt water Charleston SC is AWESOME as is Destin Florida.

Nap time

LOTO is pretty central,,,, ALOT of lodging and things to do.

That would be my vote