Buckhorn

19225 Newville Road, Orland, California, United States
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Warning

General

Buckhorn Campground – Limited Restroom FacilitiesDue to ongoing sanitation infrastructure issues, flushing toilets and showers will not be available. Portable restrooms and handwashing stations will be in place to support public health and safety. These facilities will be located near existing restroom areas.Potable water and dump stations will remain available for visitor use.We appreciate the public’s patience and apologize for any inconvenience.For more information, please contact the Project Office at (530) 865-4781.

Warning

General

Due to a PG&E power line issue, a generator is operating 24 hours a day to maintain power to the campground water system. Campsites 1–10 may be most impacted by generator noise.We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.For questions, please contact the office at (530) 865-4781.

Buckhorn Recreation Area
Sunset over the Coast Range as viewed from Buckhorn Recration Area
Day use area picnic site with table and barbecue pedestal.
Campsite within Buckhorn Campground showing picnic table, firepit, and the view of the lake.
Campsite within Buckhorn Campground showing picnic table, firepit, and lake in background.

Featured amenities

Parking Parking
Picnic Table Picnic Table
Restrooms Restrooms
Fire Pit Fire Pit
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About Buckhorn

Buckhorn Recreation Area is at Black Butte Lake, situated at the northern end of the Sacramento valley, 100 mi north of Sacramento, CA and 30 minutes south of Red Bluff, CA. The lake is a popular meeting place for water sports and outdoor enthusiasts, so bring family and friends for an incredibly scenic getaway.

Available sites

92 total sites
RV Sites 55 sites Check Availability Tent Sites 37 sites Check Availability

Activities & Attractions

Nearby

Boating

Boating

Spring Summer Fall
Fishing

Fishing

Year-round
Kayaking

Kayaking

Spring Summer Fall
Swimming

Swimming

Summer
Water Activities

Water Activities

Spring Summer Fall

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

Current season
Upcoming seasons
Past seasons
Closed periods
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Currently open - Oct 1 to Dec 31

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Parking Parking
Picnic Table Picnic Table
Restrooms Restrooms
Fire Pit Fire Pit
RV Utilities and Hookups

RV Utilities and Hookups

  • Dump station on site
Site Setup and Access

Site Setup and Access

  • Shaded Site
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Potable Water
  • Restrooms
Cooking and Fire

Cooking and Fire

  • Picnic Table
  • Fire Pit
Parking and Transport

Parking and Transport

  • Parking
Water Access

Water Access

  • Lake Access
  • Boat Ramp / Launch
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see availability.

92 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 BH01, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 BH02, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH03, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH04, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH05, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH06, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH07, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH08, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH09, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH10, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH11, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH12, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH13, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH14, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH15, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH16, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH17, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH18, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH19, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH20, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH21, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH22, Loop: 1-22 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
⛺ BH23, Loop: 23-6 Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
⛺ BH24, Loop: 23-6 Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
⛺ BH25, Loop: 23-6 Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
⛺ BH26, Loop: 23-6 Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
⛺ BH27, Loop: 23-6 Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
⛺ BH28, Loop: 23-6 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ BH29, Loop: 23-6 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 BH30, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH31, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
⛺ BH32, Loop: 23-6 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ BH33, Loop: 23-6 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ BH34, Loop: 23-6 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 BH35, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH36, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH37, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH38, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH39, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH40, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH41, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH42, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH43, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH44, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH45, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH46, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH47, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH48, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH49, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH50, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH51, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH52, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH53, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH54, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH55, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH56, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH57, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH58, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH59, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH60, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 BH61, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH62, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH63, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH64, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 BH65, Loop: 23-6 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
⛺ BH66, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH67, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH68, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH69, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH70, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH71, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH72, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH73, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH74, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH75, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH76, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH77, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH78, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH79, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH80, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH81, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH82, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH83, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH84, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH85, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH86, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH87, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH88, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH89, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH90, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH91, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺ BH92, Loop: 66-8 Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly

Reviews

304 reviews

Summary

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Buckhorn Campground offers beautiful views and spacious sites, making it a great location for rustic camping. Many guests appreciated the cleanliness of the porta-potties and the peaceful environment, especially during off-peak times. However, the lack of functional restrooms, noise from nearby generators, and occasional pest issues detracted from the overall experience, leading to mixed reviews about maintenance and amenities.

Based on guest feedback

3.8

Overall rating

Based on 304 reviews

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5 stars 37.8% (115)
4 stars 28.6% (87)
3 stars 16.1% (49)
2 stars 9.2% (28)
1 star 8.2% (25)

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Tammy S

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December 19, 2019 Stayed at: BH38, Loop: 23-6

Perfect site, had a wonderful time, will be back!

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Tod G

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January 16, 2020 Stayed at: BH41, Loop: 23-6

Very clean campground. Spacious campsites. Beautiful views. Will definitely come here again

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John R

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January 17, 2020 Stayed at: BH65, Loop: 23-6

Clean and well maintained camps. Great stop off I5 north or south bound. Black butte lake is great. The buttes surround the lake and are beautiful.

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Darryl W

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January 31, 2020 Stayed at: BH49, Loop: 23-6

Buckhorn camp grounds at Black Butte lake is a pleasant place to camp, picnic, swim and water ski among other activities like fishing and hunting. And it's a short 15 min. drive back to town for gas. food, groceries and supplies.

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Jesus P

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February 12, 2020 Stayed at: BH60, Loop: 23-6

I like this place x my kids,because they enjoyed swimming in warm waters

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Leah W

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May 27, 2021 Stayed at: BH39, Loop: 23-6

The campground is awesome and clean including bathrooms. We got winded out though and our tent ruined! Darn that nature LOL

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Adrian G

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May 28, 2021 Stayed at: BH08, Loop: 1-22

Very nice clean campground. Beautiful view of the lake and many hiking trails. It was very windy the 2 days we were there so be aware of that possibility.

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Andrew D

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May 30, 2021 Stayed at: BH14, Loop: 1-22

First off this lake is not what it used to be , I've been coming to this lake for over 25 years , used to be quiet and they had a person at the booth that would take your money and give you a campsite , Now you have to go online and jump through hoops to make a reservation then pay online , covid is over take payments at the booth !!! OK now to my rant when i made reservations online which i hate i told them i want a quiet place for me to sleep , it was 8pm so they said they will give me campsite 18 and they said there was 200 ft in both directions from the nearest campsite ok fine paid for it online , go to the booth to check in and the guy which was a very nice person said campsite 18 was already booked and reserved ( nice going online booking guy) so after about an hour of the very nice person at the booth trying to figure out what's going on he had no choice but to find me another campsite which he did and only had one campsite as a choice so is said ok which was campsite 14 !! right in the middle of every load mouth camper , I am not blaming the nice guy at the booth it was not his fault , so i go to campsite 14 and tried to sleep HA not a chance too many people talking at 10 pm very loud talking ,so i got fed up and left , googled free campsites and found peace in haven at cowboy campground this place is so unreal quiet , black butte lake used to be like this place very quiet and they even had a free campground which i camped at many times but times have changed .

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Vincent K

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May 31, 2021 Stayed at: BH15, Loop: 1-22

Always a good and safe time!

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Inam H

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May 31, 2021 Stayed at: BH30, Loop: 23-6

Great views.

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Location & Directions for Buckhorn

19225 Newville Road, Orland, CA 95963-8901 United States

Elevation: 158 ft

Nearest town

Orland, CA - 14 mi

About 20 min to downtown

Policies & Rules

General

  • Limited Sanitation Facilities Due to ongoing sanitation infrastructure issues, flushing toilets and showers will not be available. Portable restrooms and handwashing stations will be in place to support public health and safety. These facilities will be located near existing restroom areas. Potable water and dump stations will remain available for visitor use.
  • Vehicle Pass Info: Each campsite allows up to 4 vehicles* (up to 40 vehicles for group use area). Please print your reservation or write your reservation # and the reserved camper’s last name, and place it on the dashboard of each vehicle while in the recreation area. (*Please note: 4 vehicles may not fit within each campsite’s parking area.)
  • Please adhere to all road signs. Traffic for sites 1 through 22 is one way in, one way out. All vehicles must face with the flow of traffic in case of an emergency.
  • There are no electric/water/sewer hookups. A dump station and water filling station is available.
  • No fireworks allowed
  • No off-road vehicles
  • Entrance gates close at 10 pm from April 1 through Sept. 30th.
  • 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.

Warnings & Advisories

Warning

General

Buckhorn Campground – Limited Restroom FacilitiesDue to ongoing sanitation infrastructure issues, flushing toilets and showers will not be available. Portable restrooms and handwashing stations will be in place to support public health and safety. These facilities will be located near existing restroom areas.Potable water and dump stations will remain available for visitor use.We appreciate the public’s patience and apologize for any inconvenience.For more information, please contact the Project Office at (530) 865-4781.

Warning

General

Due to a PG&E power line issue, a generator is operating 24 hours a day to maintain power to the campground water system. Campsites 1–10 may be most impacted by generator noise.We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.For questions, please contact the office at (530) 865-4781.

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