Potato Hills Central
- Right now
- Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 15:04 UTC
- A night
- $20–$24Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 82All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 4 notices
In the agency’s own words
Journey to southeastern Oklahoma for a picturesque getaway at Sardis Lake, where Potato Hills Central Campground offers fresh-air campsites shaded by blackjack oak, post oak and pines. Keep reading
Recreation
The lake is a popular fishing destination, with some of Oklahoma's largest species of prize bass. Catfish, walleye and crappie also reside in the lake. Other water sports include jet skiing, swimming and canoeing; hiking is also a popular pastime.
Facilities
All sites come with electric hookups. Young kids will enjoy the playground and everyone can make use of the accessible fishing dock. A hiking trail is reachable from the campground, and hot showers are a welcoming amenity at the end of an eventful day.
Natural Features
The waters of Sardis Lake are sourced from Jackfork Creek, a tributary of the Kiamichi River. Surrounding terrain extends out into the rolling foothills of the Ouachita Mountains.
Nearby Attractions
More than 8,000 acres of public land around Sardis lake is available for wildlife watching and hunting. Additional camping is also available at Potato Hills South Campground.
What the agency tells you
Firewood restrictions are in effect to prevent the spread of invasive insects and disease; http://dontmovefirewood.org/ Click here for more information
Pets must be on a six foot leash at all times. Pets are not allowed on the beach.
Equestrian trail riders: Please park behind the dumpster at the entrance to D-loop or in the grassy area to the east of campsite 94.
Everything else this campground posts · 1
Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 82 · 2 group
- Hookups
- 82 electric, 32 water
- Longest rig
- 96 ft
- Accessible sites
- None listed
- Pets
- Allowed at 76 of 82 sites
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Showers
- Yes, the record doesn’t say what kind
- “A hiking trail is reachable from the campground, and hot showers are a welcoming amenity at the end of an eventful day.”
- Playground
- Yes
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Creek
- Hiking
- Night sky · 13th darkest of 106 in OK
- Bortle 3
23 of 80 sites open on Sat, Oct 17read 15:04 UTC
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
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We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
Every line of the receipt · 15
What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $20–$24 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.
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 · 5
recreation.gov availability, read 15:04 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
82 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 82 mapped sitesAll 82 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 82 of the 82 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| LA | A01 | standard electric | 73 ft | 30 amp | 76 ft | 277 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A02 | standard electric | 34 ft | 30 amp | 76 ft | 202 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A03 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 114 ft | 88 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A04 | standard electric | 50 ft | 30 amp | 148 ft | 57 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A05 | standard electric | 62 ft | 30 amp | 88 ft | 172 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A06 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 80 ft | 42 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A07 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 80 ft | 98 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A08 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 81 ft | 71 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A09 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 89 ft | 88 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A10 | standard electric | 23 ft | 30 amp | 88 ft | 133 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A11 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 57 ft | 164 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A12 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 57 ft | 139 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A13 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 80 ft | 131 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A14 | standard electric | 66 ft | 50 amp | 65 ft | 110 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A15 | standard electric | 66 ft | 50 amp | 65 ft | 102 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A16 | standard electric | 66 ft | 50 amp | 41 ft | 73 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A17 | standard electric | 66 ft | 50 amp | 41 ft | 66 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A18 | standard electric | 19 ft | 50 amp | 54 ft | 56 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A19 | standard electric | 58 ft | 50 amp | 54 ft | 54 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A20 | standard electric | 63 ft | 50 amp | 73 ft | 68 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A21 | standard electric | 33 ft | 50 amp | 66 ft | 114 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A22 | standard electric | 51 ft | 50 amp | 66 ft | 135 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A23 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 41 ft | 128 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LA | A24 | standard electric | 58 ft | 50 amp | 41 ft | 119 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B25 | standard electric | 57 ft | 30 amp | 43 ft | 264 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B26 | standard electric | 36 ft | 30 amp | 43 ft | 221 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B27 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 72 ft | 117 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B28 | standard electric | 65 ft | 30 amp | 93 ft | 226 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B29 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 72 ft | 122 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B30 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 63 ft | 95 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B31 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 63 ft | 72 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B32 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 77 ft | 75 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B33 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 68 ft | 93 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B34 | standard electric | 62 ft | 30 amp | 61 ft | 134 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B35 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 61 ft | 74 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B36 | standard electric | 42 ft | 30 amp | 59 ft | 29 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B37 | standard electric | 75 ft | 30 amp | 59 ft | under 10 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B38 | standard electric | 30 ft | 30 amp | 70 ft | 12 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B39 | standard electric | 42 ft | 30 amp | 93 ft | under 10 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B40 | standard electric | 60 ft | 30 amp | 93 ft | 48 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B41 | standard electric | 68 ft | 30 amp | 75 ft | 65 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B42 | standard electric | 62 ft | 30 amp | 61 ft | 95 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B43 | standard electric | 62 ft | 30 amp | 61 ft | 134 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B44 | standard electric | 96 ft | 30 amp | 93 ft | 255 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B45 | standard electric | 59 ft | 30 amp | 72 ft | 177 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B46 | standard electric | 65 ft | 30 amp | 72 ft | 206 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B47 | standard electric | 75 ft | 30 amp | 65 ft | 255 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LB | B48 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 65 ft | 299 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LC | C57 | standard electric | 61 ft | 30 amp | 87 ft | 204 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LC | C58 | standard electric | 56 ft | 30 amp | 87 ft | 157 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LC | C59 | standard electric | 62 ft | 30 amp | 92 ft | 127 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LC | C60 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 83 ft | 135 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LC | C61 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 54 ft | 141 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LC | C62 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 54 ft | 106 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LC | C63 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 92 ft | 65 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LC | C64 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 108 ft | 52 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LC | C65 | standard electric | 27 ft | 30 amp | 51 ft | 48 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LC | C66 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 51 ft | under 10 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LC | C67 | standard electric | 63 ft | 30 amp | 56 ft | 101 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LC | C68 | standard electric | 57 ft | 30 amp | 56 ft | 150 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LC | C69 | standard electric | 59 ft | 30 amp | 91 ft | 207 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LC | Group Camp A - 49-56(8) | group standard electric | 30 amp | 198 ft | 224 ftSardis Lake | $150 | |
| LD | D76 | standard electric | 74 ft | 30 amp | 60 ft | 191 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LD | D77 | standard electric | 77 ft | 30 amp | 60 ft | 167 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LD | D78 | standard electric | 64 ft | 30 amp | 52 ft | 126 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LD | D79 | standard electric | 60 ft | 30 amp | 52 ft | 102 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LD | D80 | standard electric | 64 ft | 30 amp | 97 ft | 128 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LD | D81 | standard electric | 62 ft | 30 amp | 71 ft | 98 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LD | D82 | standard electric | 62 ft | 30 amp | 71 ft | 125 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LD | D83 | standard electric | 55 ft | 30 amp | 80 ft | 111 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LD | D84 | standard electric | 57 ft | 30 amp | 56 ft | 46 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LD | D85 | standard electric | 55 ft | 30 amp | 56 ft | under 10 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LD | D86 | standard electric | 40 ft | 30 amp | 61 ft | 18 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LD | D87 | standard electric | 72 ft | 30 amp | 87 ft | 48 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LD | D88 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 87 ft | 55 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LD | D89 | standard electric | 57 ft | 30 amp | 89 ft | 120 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LD | D90 | standard electric | 58 ft | 30 amp | 60 ft | 143 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LD | D91 | standard electric | 62 ft | 30 amp | 60 ft | 160 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LD | D92 | standard electric | 62 ft | 30 amp | 80 ft | 212 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LD | D93 | standard electric | 68 ft | 30 amp | 71 ft | 285 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LD | D94 | standard electric | 65 ft | 30 amp | 71 ft | 290 ftSardis Lake | $20–$24 |
| LD | Group Camp B - 70-75(6) | group standard electric | 30 amp | 462 ft | 308 ftSardis Lake | $150 |
OpenStreetMap has no toilet mapped within 1 km of this campground, so no site here carries a toilet distance. That’s a gap in the map, not a finding about the campground.
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Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Potato Hills South0.0 mi
Turkey Creek30 mi
Rattan Landing31 mi
Lost Rapids33 mi
Little River Park34 miBilly Creek Recreation AreaOuachita National Forest · 34 miFrom Mcalister, Oklahoma, go south 4 miles on US-69 to Indian Nations Turnpike. Go south on Indian Nations Turnpike to Daisy, Oklahoma, 26 miles. Go east on State Highway 43 to Sardis Lake Office, 33 miles. Then drive north on State Highway 2 for 2 miles.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Clayton, OK
Typical weather
Typical October night 49°F, day 75°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 29°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
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 Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Potato Hills Central is in Oklahoma’s 2nd congressional district. Its representative, Josh Brecheen (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →