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A photo of facility JOHNSON CREEK with Shade
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USACELake Texoma · Oklahoma

Johnson Creek

Overview Johnson Creek Campground is located on Lake Texoma in Oklahoma's Cross Timbers Region.
Sites5554 reservable
Elev.656ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rig90 ft
Electric5521×50-amp
From Oklahoma City2h38real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 656 ft, Johnson Creek has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 38°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 55 sites total: 54 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 21 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 90-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on reservability and shade. 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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
79%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 28.
77°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Oklahoma City
139 mi
2h38
02
Tulsa
173 mi
3h24
By drive time
Oklahoma City · 2h38Tulsa · 3h24Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.1 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 55 SITES
Color byShow only

54 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
21
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
55
Sites
★ The standout
Site 02
JCRE · shaded.
To neighbor
101 ft
Max rig
40 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
2

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.1 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.

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