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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.
Gate House Hours: 10am-6pm Monday through Saturday, 12pm-6pm Sunday.
Boating, fishing, water sports, and wildlife viewing are all popular pastimes at the campground. Hunting opportunities for white-tailed deer, waterfowl, and small game are available on nearby public lands. Lake O' the Pines fishing includes largemouth, spotted, and white bass along with crappie, catfish, and sunfish. In addition to boat fishing there are areas for bank fishing along the shore and below the dam along Big Cypress Bayou. Birdwatchers are also encouraged to bring their binoculars as numerous resident and migratory bird species inhabit the area. Bald eagle sightings are a common occurrence in fall and winter and they are occasionally sighted in spring and summer.
Buckhorn Creek features 57 RV campsites with water and electric hookups. There are also 38 non-electric tent campsites which have a tent pad, picnic table, fire ring, and lantern pole. Restrooms with showers are located in each section of the park. Trash receptacles are located throughout the park. A boat ramp, courtesy dock, playground, and sewer dump station are also provided.
Lake O' the Pines includes about 18,700 acres of water and 9,000 acres of land, encompassing an area so large it spans five counties.
The lake was created by the construction of the Ferrell's Bridge Dam on the Big Cypress Bayou. The reservoir was originally created as part of the overall plan for flood control in the Red River Basin below Denison Dam in Oklahoma, and has now become a recreational oasis for outdoor enthusiasts.
The nearby towns of Jefferson and Marshall offer plenty of historic and tourist attractions, and Texas Wildflower Trail routes are located along the roads surrounding the lake.
From Jefferson, TX, travel 3.8 miles northwest on Highway 49. Turn left onto FM 729 and continue for 3.5 miles, then turn left again onto FM 726. Travel 2.5 miles. The park entrance is on the right.
Beautiful cove off the main lake. Separate tent & camper camp sites. Easily accessible swimming & fishing. Very well kept park. Kids had a blast & will definitely stay again!
Park is nice; RV spaces nice, but the grass is over grown, bathrooms at Near E-101 is completely out of order the far end bathroom showers are buggy and dirty, one toilet barley works in the womens, my husband said the showers are name in Men’s and no toilets work in men in the hill.
The only working clean decent bathroom is in the premium RV parking area! I know many don’t like using their RV showers bc of space and some don’t have showers in their campers, so a state park or RV park it’s essential to have proper working and clean bathrooms.
This time of year, it’s not safe to have overgrown grass, walking with kids and pets. All camp sites need a mowing and weeded!
Ant beds are like crazy on the camping areas…
I feel this lake being so beautiful; the park managers or host could take better care of the area. I don’t know for sure if there just a lack of help or these are being ignored.
Been camping here twice and each time was great. First was great when it was a slow weekend and very quite and caught some big catfish right from campsite. Second time was a holiday weekend but we got a sight farther back and found a nice hidden honey hole just behind our campsite where the kids swam and caught a nice 5-6 pound bass
