National Park Service · Chickasaw National Recreation Area · OK

Buckhorn Campground (Chickasaw)

ReservableBookable through April 16; today opens April 17.
Book on recreation.govWe make nothing when you book
Right now
Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 16:21 UTC
A night
$20–$30Across the site types the agency prices
Sites
137134 on recreation.gov
60 ftLongest rig
940 ftElevation
431 ftWater · Lake of the Arbuckles
3.2 miS of Sulphur, OK
53%Tree cover

The place

the agency’s own description · what’s there · 3 notices

In the agency’s own words

Buckhorn Campground is a relaxed, family-friendly campground conveniently located 8 miles off Hwy 177. Popular recreational activities include boating, swimming, fishing, bicycling, and birding. Keep reading

Recreation

Bring your boats and jet skis to enjoy the lake or pack your fishing rods to catch some of the state's finest bass, catfish, and crappie. This area is most popular for water sports but hiking trails and bicycling are also great ways to explore the park and take in scenic views of Lake of the Arbuckles.

Facilities

Buckhorn C and D Loops have a mixture of electric and non-electric campsites. Water hookups are available at the electric sites. There are no sewer hookups, but a dump station is conveniently located less than a mile from the campgrounds. Restrooms have flush toilets, sinks, and showers. There are no firewood vendors in the park. Visitors can gather dead and downed wood in the campgrounds or drive to the nearby town of Sulphur to purchase firewood.

Natural Features

Set in the rolling Arbuckle Mountains, Buckhorn Campground is surrounded by unique flora, fauna, and geological formations. This area of Oklahoma is part of the Crosstimbers, where the western plains meet the eastern forests, and offers abundant opportunities for wildlife viewing and recreational enjoyment.

Nearby Attractions

Hike or bike on the unpaved Rock Creek Multi-Use Trail or head up Rock Creek for a visit to the Chickasaw Cultural Center. There, you can learn all about the Native Americans of the region through exhibits, videos and interactive displays.

Charges & Cancellations

Refunds will not be given due to inclement weather. Please read the official cancellation rules and policies above before booking your campsite.

What the agency tells you

Rule

Check out time is noon CST and check in time is 2:30 PM CST. Guests may check in early if the previous visitor has already left and the campsite has been cleaned.

Rule

Recreational and medical marijuana are not permitted in Chickasaw National Recreation Area at any time.

Rule

In case of emergency, call 911. If you have a non-emergency after hours and no Camp Host is available, the local dispatch number is 580-622-3918.

Tents and rigs

Sites
137 · 4 tent-only, 14 walk-in
Hookups
47 electric, 61 water, 1 sewer
Longest rig
60 ft
Paved pads
All
Accessible sites
4
Pets
Allowed
Campfires
Allowed, barring fire bans
Shade
Every site
Source: Recreation.gov campsite records · Aug 23, 2026

Facilities

Toilets
Flush Toilets
FLUSH TOILETS on 1 of 137 campsite records
Showers
Yes, the record doesn’t say what kind
“Restrooms have flush toilets, sinks, and showers.”
Drinking water
Yes
DRINKING WATER (HAND PUMP) on 1 of 137 campsite records
Dump station
Yes
recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
Firewood
Sold here
Camp host
On site
recreation.gov lists “Host”
Stay limit
60 nights
recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Source: Stated in the agency description · Aug 23, 2026

Around the campground

On the water
Lake, Creek
Biking
Boating
Fishing
Hiking
Hunting
Ranger programs
Swimming
Visitor center
Water sports
Night sky · 62nd darkest of 106 in OK
Bortle 4
Source: Recreation.gov activity records · Aug 23, 2026

3 of 82 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 16:21 UTC

recreation.gov lists 134 of the 137 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.

OpenBooked

Booking window6 months outBookable now through April 16, 2027. Today at 10 AM ET, availability opens through April 17, 2027.recreation.gov
Max stay60 nightsthe facility record
A night$20–$30plus $8 to reserve, once per bookingthe agency’s rate schedule
A weekend$48–$68DerivedFriday and Saturday, everything includedours, from the lines above
If plans change$10 to cancel$10 to change a reservation; this campground publishes its own terms toorecreation.gov’s schedule
Runs itNational Park ServiceBooked through recreation.govthe agency’s record
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Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.

Free forever, no booking kickbacks.
Book on recreation.gov

We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.

Every line of the receipt · 14

What you actually pay

The sign priceNational Park Service
A night, per site$20–$30
Standard Nonelectric$20
Loop C-Standard Electric$30
Standard Electric$30
Rates for the season the campground is in now, Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026.
The booking feerecreation.gov
Reservation fee, booked online$8
One fee per reservation, however many nights you book, and it’s non-refundable. $9 if you book by phone, $3 in person.
Pass discounts only apply to the recreation (or use) fee for the facility. Other charges such as electricity or water hookups, reservation or other fees are not eligible for a discount.
What a stay costs
One nightDerived$28–$38
A weekend, Friday and SaturdayDerived$48–$68

Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $20–$30 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.

If your plans changerecreation.gov
Change fee, moving to dates outside your booking$10
Cancellation fee$10
Cancelling the day before, or the day of$10 + your first night
No-show$20 + your first night

“Refunds will not be given due to inclement weather. Please read the official cancellation rules and policies above before booking your campsite.” · this campground’s own terms

Who keeps the booking fee

The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →

How we know this receipt · 6

recreation.gov availability, read 16:21 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this

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The sites

137 sites · which ones have room · the site map

The sites, ranked

from 90 mapped sites
67 ftbetween you and the next site, typically
74%of tent sites sit clear of electric or RV sites
Least roomLoop C 049C 20 ftLoop D 121D 20 ftLoop D 90D 26 ft

All 137 sites

90 of 137 sites located
Standard29Tent only4RV / electric43Walk, hike or boat in14
SleepsTakes aUp to

Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 90 of the 137 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.

The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 130 of the 137 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.

Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.

Loop A10Astandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop A11Astandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop A12Astandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop A13Astandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop A14Astandard nonelectric$20
Loop A15Astandard nonelectric$20
Loop A16Astandard nonelectric$20
Loop A17Astandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop A18Astandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop A19Astandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop A1Astandard nonelectric26 ftFlush Toilets listed$20
Loop A20Astandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop A3Astandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop A4Astandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop A5Astandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop A6Astandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop A7Astandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop A8Astandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop A9Astandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop B21Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B22Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B23Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B24Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B25Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B26Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B27Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B28Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B29Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B30Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B31Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B32Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B33Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B34Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B35Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B36Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B37Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B38Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B39Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B40Bstandard nonelectric$20
Loop B41Bstandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop B42Bstandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop B43Bstandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop B44Bstandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop B45Bstandard nonelectric26 ft$20
Loop C047Cstandard nonelectric26 ft138 ft415 ft405 ft$20
Loop C048Cstandard nonelectric24 ft94 ft301 ft401 ft$20
Loop C049Cstandard nonelectric20 ft20 ft366 ft310 ft$20
Loop C050Cstandard electric30 ft30 amp83 ft223 ft440 ft$30
Loop C051Cstandard nonelectric22 ft79 ft275 ft388 ft$20
Loop C052Cstandard electric45 ft30 amp79 ft197 ft466 ft$30
Loop C053Cstandard electric50 ft30 amp75 ft165 ft510 ft$30
Loop C054Cwalk to86 ft136 ft622 ft$20
Loop C055Cwalk to86 ft73 ft700 ft$20
Loop C056Cstandard electric32 ft30 amp75 ft98 ft585 ft$30
Loop C057Cwalk to52 ft40 ft564 ft$20
Loop C058Cwalk to52 ft78 ft566 ft$20
Loop C059Cstandard electric27 ft50 amp79 ft148 ft497 ft$30
Loop C060Cstandard electric32 ft50 amp62 ft206 ft419 ft$30
Loop C061Ctent only electric24 ft50 amp62 ft247 ft359 ft
Loop C062Ctent only electric16 ft50 amp108 ft191 ft391 ft
Loop C063Ctent only electric24 ft50 amp64 ft285 ft304 ft
Loop C064Ctent only electric20 ft50 amp67 ft343 ft239 ft
Loop C065Ctype not stated34 ft50 amp
Loop C066Cwalk to75 ft356 ft254 ft$20
Loop C067Cwalk to75 ft409 ft256 ft$20
Loop C068Cwalk toyes83 ft470 ft177 ft$20
Loop C069Cwalk to95 ft584 ft143 ft$20
Loop C070Cwalk to78 ft678 ft174 ft$20
Loop C071Cwalk to69 ft750 ft248 ft$20
Loop C072Cwalk to62 ft805 ft293 ft$20
Loop C073Cwalk to62 ft867 ft355 ft$20
Loop C074Cwalk to83 ft308 ft210 ft$20
Loop C075Cwalk to83 ft376 ft136 ft$20
Loop C076Cstandard electric54 ft50 ampyes98 ft631 ft129 ft$30
Loop C077Cstandard electric42 ft50 amp66 ft689 ft235 ft$30
Loop C078Cstandard electric45 ft50 amp76 ft729 ft224 ft$30
Loop C079Cstandard electric50 ft50 amp56 ft753 ft282 ft$30
Loop C080Cstandard electric27 ft50 amp76 ft803 ft300 ft$30
Loop C081Cstandard electric48 ft50 amp56 ft806 ft338 ft$30
Loop C082Cstandard electric49 ft50 amp69 ft883 ft381 ft$30
Loop C083Cstandard electric37 ft50 amp57 ft884 ft404 ft$30
Loop C084Cstandard electric40 ft50 amp56 ft940 ft460 ft$30
Loop C085Cstandard electric60 ft50 amp53 ft952 ft449 ft$30
Loop C086Cstandard electric48 ft50 amp56 ft995 ft515 ft$30
Loop C087Cstandard electric46 ft50 amp53 ft992 ft501 ft$30
Loop C088Cstandard electric40 ft50 amp68 ft1,062 ft576 ft$30
Loop D100Dstandard nonelectric40 ft50 amp37 ft244 ft188 ft$20
Loop D101Dstandard nonelectric40 ft50 amp34 ft281 ft187 ft$20
Loop D102Dstandard electric40 ft50 amp72 ft318 ft278 ft$30
Loop D103Dstandard nonelectric40 ft50 amp58 ft277 ft342 ft$20
Loop D104Dstandard nonelectric51 ft230 ft399 ft$20
Loop D105Dstandard nonelectric51 ft180 ft440 ft$20
Loop D106Dstandard nonelectric91 ft180 ft491 ft$20
Loop D107Dstandard nonelectric91 ft108 ft589 ft$20
Loop D108Dstandard nonelectric80 ft120 ft656 ft$20
Loop D109Dstandard nonelectric85 ft88 ft681 ft$20
Loop D110Dstandard nonelectric73 ft118 ft727 ft$20
Loop D111Dstandard nonelectric73 ft60 ft786 ft$20
Loop D112Dstandard electric40 ft50 amp104 ft233 ft358 ft$30
Loop D113Dstandard electric40 ft50 amp104 ft296 ft335 ft$30
Loop D114Dstandard electric40 ft50 amp63 ft383 ft331 ft$30
Loop D115Dstandard nonelectric40 ft50 amp63 ft422 ft269 ft$20
Loop D116Dstandard electric40 ft50 amp66 ft417 ft281 ft$30
Loop D117Dstandard nonelectric40 ft50 amp40 ft425 ft236 ft$20
Loop D118Dstandard electric40 ft50 amp71 ft482 ft181 ft$30
Loop D119Dstandard electric40 ft50 amp76 ft452 ft134 ft$30
Loop D120Dstandard nonelectric40 ft406 ft260 ft$20
Loop D121Dstandard nonelectric20 ft358 ft311 ft$20
Loop D122Dstandard nonelectric68 ft479 ft252 ft$20
Loop D123Dstandard nonelectric68 ft498 ft199 ft$20
Loop D124Dstandard nonelectric76 ft523 ft291 ft$20
Loop D125Dstandard electric40 ft50 ampyes57 ft403 ft115 ft$30
Loop D126Dstandard electric40 ft50 amp57 ft403 ft155 ft$30
Loop D127Dstandard electric40 ft50 amp81 ft483 ft223 ft$30
Loop D128Dstandard electric40 ft50 amp66 ft448 ft245 ft$30
Loop D129Dstandard electric40 ft50 amp70 ft520 ft310 ft$30
Loop D130Dstandard electric40 ft30 amp66 ft472 ft306 ft$30
Loop D131Dstandard electric40 ft50 amp72 ft544 ft371 ft$30
Loop D132Dstandard electric40 ft30 amp69 ft513 ft392 ft$30
Loop D133Dstandard electric40 ft50 amp63 ft574 ft437 ft$30
Loop D134Dstandard electric40 ft50 amp63 ft548 ft496 ft$30
Loop D135Dstandard electric40 ft30 amp88 ft474 ft549 ft$30
Loop D136Dstandard electric40 ft50 amp29 ft530 ft637 ft$30
Loop D137Dstandard electric40 ft30/50 amp29 ft533 ft666 ft$30
Loop D89Dstandard electric40 ft50 ampyes29 ft422 ft645 ft$30
Loop D90Dstandard electric40 ft30 amp26 ft405 ft623 ft$30
Loop D91Dstandard nonelectric40 ft50 amp38 ft361 ft645 ft$20
Loop D92Dstandard nonelectric40 ft50 amp26 ft383 ft611 ft$20
Loop D93Dstandard nonelectric40 ft50 amp33 ft297 ft591 ft$20
Loop D94Dstandard nonelectric40 ft50 amp52 ft326 ft532 ft$20
Loop D95Dstandard nonelectric40 ft50 amp33 ft280 ft575 ft$20
Loop D96Dstandard nonelectric40 ft50 amp141 ft271 ft471 ft$20
Loop D97Dstandard nonelectric40 ft50 amp45 ft181 ft139 ft$20
Loop D98Dstandard electric40 ft50 amp45 ft214 ft107 ft$30
Loop D99Dstandard electric40 ft50 amp34 ft276 ft153 ft$30
Scan and PayBuckhorn Scan and Paytype not stated26 ft
Scan and PayElectric Scan and Pay Buckhorntype not stated40 ft50 amp

25 of 137 listed

Getting there

the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Coordinate34.42889, -96.98972
The phone580-622-7234
The agency’s pageOfficial page ↗

Where it is

Getting there

From Interstate 35, take Exit 55 and drive towards the city of Davis, OK. Once in Davis, go east on Highway 7. Watch for the Chickasaw National Recreation Area signs. For Buckhorn Campgrounds, Pavilion, and Picnic Area, drive approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of Davis to the only 4 way STOP (Jct Hwy 7 and Hwy 177) in the city of Sulphur. Turn right on Hwy 177 and go approximately 7 miles to Buckhorn Road. Turn right at Buckhorn Road and drive all the way down until you reach your desired location. Follow the directional signs

The weather

the next four days · the thirty-year normal

Next four days, and the thirty-year normal

Forecast

Today63°Sunny
Tonight41°Clear
Sunday67°Sunny
Sunday Night44°Mostly Clear

NWS forecast for Sulphur, OK

Typical weather

Typical October night 50°F, day 75°F.

Coldest month of the year: typical January night 28°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.

100°32°20°

Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more

A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Augusts are colder than the August line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.

Measured at: CHICKASAW NRA, OK (USC00341745), 5 miles away and 107 ft higher

The land, and who answers for it

who answers for it

Who answers for this land

Tom Cole, official portrait

Buckhorn Campground (Chickasaw) is in Oklahoma’s 4th congressional district. Its representative, Tom Cole (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →

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How we know

every fact on this page, and where it came from
Right now: recreation.gov is offering sites on 30 of the next 30 nights, which isn’t something a closed campground does.
Cell signal: the Park Service’s own campground description, read as text by CAMPANAC. None of this is a measurement. It’s what the land manager published about the place, and phones, carriers and weather all disagree with each other; treat it as a warning, not a promise.