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Pull-thru
USACESardis Lake · Oklahoma
Potato Hills South
Overview Located on the shoreline of Sardis Lake in beautiful southeast Oklahoma, Potato Hills South Campground offers outdoor recreation activities for all interests, whether its water sports in the
Sites20all reservable
Elev.574ft
Comf.Jan-Dec9 months
Max rig84 ft
Electric2sites
From Tulsa3h09real 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 574 ft, Potato Hills South has a 9-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 35°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 20 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. 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 · 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 19.
74°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Tulsa
148 mi
3h09
02
Oklahoma City
187 mi
3h36
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 20 SITES
Color byShow only
20 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
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50-amp
2
Accessible
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Prime
20
Sites
★ The standout
Site 018
POTATO HILLS SOUTH · shaded.
To neighbor
100 ft
Max rig
62 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
22
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.3 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.