43
Pull-thru
USACELake O' The Pines · Texas
Buckhorn Creek
Overview Buckhorn Creek Campground is situated along the banks of Lake O' the Pines in the Ark-La-Tex portion of the Pineywoods of east Texas near the states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.
Sites9594 reservable
Elev.253ft
Comf.Jan-Dec9 months
Max rig135 ft43 pull-thru
Electric5656×50-amp
From Dallas3h11real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 253 ft, Buckhorn Creek has a 9-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 41°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 95 sites total: 94 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 43 pull-through, 56 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 135-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
81%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 28
Last spring frost; first fall frost Dec 12.
76°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Dallas
162 mi
3h11
02
Houston
244 mi
4h44
03
Austin
303 mi
5h57
04
San Antonio
381 mi
7h25
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 4.3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 95 SITES
Color byShow only
79 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
56
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
95
Sites
★ The standout
Site E206
R2 · shaded.
To neighbor
399 ft
Max rig
65 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
9
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
4.3 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.