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Chickasaw National Recreation AreaLittle Niagra in the spring
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Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Campground Reservations

Chickasaw National Recreation Area has partnered with Recreation.gov in accepting campground reservations at some campgrounds in the park. Selected sites are reservable from May 15th to September 15th each year. Visitors may contact Recreation.gov year-round to make reservations up to six months in advance (one year in advance for group sites). The remainder of the year open campground sites are available on a first-come, first-serve basis, as the campgrounds rarely fill during those periods.

The following sites are on the reservation system:

  • Group sites at Rock Creek, Central and Cold Springs Campgrounds - Rates are $24.00 per night per site. The Rock Creek group campsite is reservable year-round.
  • Buckhorn Campground:  Loop C - Rates are utility sites $20.00 (Loop C only) per night, per site; premium utility sites $22.00 (May through September - Loop C sites #4, 5, 6, and 7) per night, per site, and non-utility sites $14.00 per night, per site (Loop C).
  • The Point, upper loop (Sites 42-56) - Rates are utility sites $20.00 per night, per site and non-utility sites $14.00 per night, per site.
  • Handicap-accessible sites at Buckhorn Loop C (sites 22-$14.00, and 30-$20.00) and The Point campground (site 41-$20.00).  Other handicap-accessible sites throughout the park remain available on a first come, first serve basis.

Reservations for individual sites can be made up to 6 months (rolling windows) in advance and group sites 360 days in advance, both no later than 7 days from arrival date.

  • 2-day minimum reservation for weekends
  • 3-day minimum reservations for holidays

Reservations can be made via the Internet at www.recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777 or TDD 1-877-833-6777. Chickasaw National Recreation Area cannot make reservations.

Customer Service, for comments or questions concerning the reservations service, can be reached at 1-888-448-1474 or TDD 1-877-833-6777.

Current reservation policies are available on the Internet at http://www.recreation.gov/marketing.do?goto=/nrrsreservationpolicies.html

Park Ranger Forest Townsley at Platt National Park, 1910  

Did You Know?
In 1904 Forest Townsley was appointed the first park ranger in Platt National Park [the Platt Historic District in today's Chickasaw National Recreation Area]. In 1913 he transferred to Yosemite National Park, where he later became Chief Ranger.
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Last Updated: February 27, 2009 at 15:18 EST