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Buckhorn

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.

About Buckhorn

Buckhorn Recreation Area is at Black Butte Lake, situated at the northern end of the Sacramento valley, 100 miles 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.

Number of accommodations: 91

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently open - Apr 1 to Sep 30

Sites & Availability

91 Sites Available

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Price
🚐 BH01, Loop: 1-22
No Hookups
$18.00
/ per night
🚐 BH02, Loop: 1-22
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH03, Loop: 1-22
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH04, Loop: 1-22
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🚐 BH05, Loop: 1-22
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$18.00
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🚐 BH06, Loop: 1-22
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH07, Loop: 1-22
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH08, Loop: 1-22
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH09, Loop: 1-22
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH10, Loop: 1-22
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH11, Loop: 1-22
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH12, Loop: 1-22
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH13, Loop: 1-22
No Hookups
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🚐 BH14, Loop: 1-22
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$18.00
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🚐 BH15, Loop: 1-22
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH16, Loop: 1-22
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH17, Loop: 1-22
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH18, Loop: 1-22
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH19, Loop: 1-22
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH20, Loop: 1-22
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH21, Loop: 1-22
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH22, Loop: 1-22
No Hookups
$18.00
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BH23, Loop: 23-6
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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BH24, Loop: 23-6
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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BH25, Loop: 23-6
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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BH26, Loop: 23-6
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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BH27, Loop: 23-6
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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BH28, Loop: 23-6
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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BH29, Loop: 23-6
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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🚐 BH30, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH31, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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BH32, Loop: 23-6
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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BH33, Loop: 23-6
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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BH34, Loop: 23-6
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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🚐 BH35, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH36, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH37, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH38, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH39, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH40, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH41, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH42, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH43, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH44, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH45, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH46, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH47, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
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🚐 BH48, Loop: 23-6
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🚐 BH49, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH50, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH51, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH52, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH53, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH54, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH55, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH56, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH57, Loop: 23-6
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🚐 BH59, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH60, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
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🚐 BH61, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH62, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH63, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH64, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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🚐 BH65, Loop: 23-6
No Hookups
$18.00
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BH66, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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BH67, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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BH68, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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BH69, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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BH70, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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BH71, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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BH72, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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BH73, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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BH74, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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BH75, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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BH76, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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BH77, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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BH78, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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BH79, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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BH80, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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BH81, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
/ per night
BH82, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
/ per night
BH83, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
/ per night
BH84, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
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BH85, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
/ per night
BH86, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
/ per night
BH87, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
/ per night
BH88, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
/ per night
BH89, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
/ per night
BH90, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
/ per night
BH91, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
/ per night
BH92, Loop: 66-8
8 guests · Pet Friendly
$18.00
/ per night

Reviews (269)

What Guests Are Saying

Buckhorn Campground offers a beautiful setting with well-maintained grounds, clean bathrooms, and excellent access to nature and water activities, making it a great choice for a peaceful getaway. Many campers appreciated the cleanliness of their sites, the friendly park hosts, and the enjoyable atmosphere for family activities. However, some guests noted ongoing issues with restroom maintenance, noise from a generator, and the need for better site descriptions and accessibility improvements. Overall, visitors expressed a desire to return despite minor inconveniences.

Review Summary

3.8
269 reviews
5
39.8%
107
4
27.1%
73
3
16.0%
43
2
9.3%
25
1
7.8%
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Carol B

Verified

December 5, 2022 Stayed at: BH65, Loop: 23-6

3

Bathrooms need a lot of attention. They need to be cleaned more frequently and kept in useable order.

Lora D

Verified

November 27, 2022 Stayed at: BH11, Loop: 1-22

5

Nice place, thanks.

O J

Verified

November 27, 2022 Stayed at: BH34, Loop: 23-6

5

There is a wind chill at night and being right next to the water also makes it a tad bit chillier so keep that in mind.

Guy F

Verified

November 24, 2022 Stayed at: BH40, Loop: 23-6

4

Very nice place, level camp spots, clean bathrooms. The sites are well marked, but very hard to locate in the dark (that's my only complaint).

kirk s

Verified

November 23, 2022 Stayed at: BH08, Loop: 1-22

3

Well maintained and good cell service

Joseph A

Verified

November 17, 2022 Stayed at: BH16, Loop: 1-22

4

Beautiful site, lots of room, clean

Craig S

Verified

November 13, 2022 Stayed at: BH38, Loop: 23-6

5

Clean campgrounds, restrooms with sinks real toilets and shower. Playgrounds for the little ones. Hiking trails for the average person without too much effort. And tons of water activities. Great place to visit and get away.

Daniel A

Verified

November 6, 2022 Stayed at: BH18, Loop: 1-22

4

We really enjoyed our stay at Buckhorn. This was our first time here and was very satisfied. We have a 27 ft toy hauler trailer. Our site (#18) was more than big enough for the truck and trailer with the ramp down. We didn't have a lakeside site but we could see the lake and sunrise off the back. Sites are well spaced. We never visited the site restrooms since we had our own. There is a dump station that I didn't use but from a far it looked like a really tight turn getting into it which may be a problem for bigger rigs. There is an ohv area nearby and lake access/ boat ramp at the campground. Our visit was in October. This is a spring/fall campground because in the summer it is HOT! The pull thru sites are tandem style sites. The road is 2 lanes wide with no vehicles at the sites. That makes the sites well spaced. There is a volleyball pit and horseshoe pits located in the center of the campground. We will camp here again.

Ken T

Verified

November 3, 2022 Stayed at: BH50, Loop: 23-6

4

Some of the roads are on the narrow side with lots of up and down, but no problem for 30' trailer and 20' tow vehicle. A bit crowded on the weekend, but very nice during the week. Nice sunsets with the change of weather. We plan to return.

Lynn F

Verified

October 25, 2022 Stayed at: BH08, Loop: 1-22

2

Directions to specific campsites was confusing. Driving in at dusk was hard to find campsite #. Seemed odd that the higher numbered sites were towards the entrance and the lower numbers at the end. Never found our campsite, so since there were only 3 other campers in the park, just pulled into one for the night.

Location Buckhorn

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

Latitude & Longitude: 39.8121 / -122.367

Elevation: 158 feet

Policies & Rules

Category About
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.

General

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.)

General

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.

General

There are no electric/water/sewer hookups. A dump station and water filling station is available.

General

No fireworks allowed

General

No off-road vehicles

General

Entrance gates close at 10 pm from April 1 through Sept. 30th. Quiet hours are from 10 pm to 6 am.

General

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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