Buckhorn Campground (Chickasaw)

Pretty place with great hosts. The dump station was closed while I was there (early April 2022) because a needed part for a pump was backordered. Fortunately, there is a state park nearby that I could have used, but I decided just to wait until my next stop. As others have noted, there is a lot of gunfire in the woods surrounding the campground (is there such a thing as spring hunting?), so I'm not sure the area is great for exploring by foot. The boat launch seemed nice, and I enjoyed just hanging out looking at the lake.

Beautiful place with easy access to the water. The shower houses were very clean as well as the whole campground. James was very nice and helpful both times I have camped here. 😊

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The location was about 5 miles from the trails at Sulphur Springs. No cell service. Great camp host. Nice showers and bathrooms. We’ll definitely be back.

As always clean and great sites!! The camp host went out of his way make sure trash was picked up out side of the campgrounds. This is one of our favorite places to camp with the nature, scenery, clean facilities and the area. We have already made plans to return a couple of times this summer.

The campground was well maintained. We stayed at Loop C. The shower house/ restroom was very clean and well supplied. It was a short walk to the lake and a short drive to the trails.

The campsites are great for tent camping and RV camping. The pads are great sizes for both. Host was helpful, friendly and informative.

Very beautiful and peaceful. Returning for more in 2 weeks.

Beautiful Park! We loved our trail hike trail 1 and trail 4. We hunted all our down fall wood and enjoyed being in and interacting with the woods and fishing. Thank you!

We were totally unfamiliar with the Chickasaw National Rec Area. So when the direction took us to the visitors center (remember, driving a large rig here) we couldn't just stop and park so we continued on. I quickly pulled our reservation and typed in Buckhorn. Much to my surprise it was a "known" destination. I just wonder with all the emails sent prior to the trip something couldn't have been said about the direction. Here we were probably 8 miles away from what looked to be an interesting area that would have been nice to be able to explore. Here again, we knew nothing of the area and what was available. Buckhorn itself was pretty, hilly and the site seemed to be nice, at least ours was. However, where are the trails? There was one noted on a map but we never found it. I think you had to traverse down a busy road. Great idea if you have kids on bikes huh? Would we come back? No. We were disappointed. The only walks we took were around the Buckhorn sites and the lake. Not enough to keep you busy and challenged.