Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights6 sites open for every nightA forested campground near fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.
Buckhorn Recreation Area sits on the western shore of Black Butte Lake at the northern end of the Sacramento Valley, about 100 miles north of Sacramento and roughly a 30-minute drive south of Red Bluff. The lake itself was created in 1963 with the completion of Black Butte Dam on Stony Creek and can reach about 4,460 acres at high water, with roughly 40 miles of shoreline backed by dark basalt buttes and pockets of blue oak woodland.











Length limits vary by campsite.
Availability on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 93 sites.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| BH23 walk to | ✓ | ✓ | $18 |
| BH27 walk to | ✓ | ✓ | $18 |
| BH24 walk to | ✓ | ✓ | $18 |
| BH25 walk to | ✓ | ✓ | $18 |
| BH26 walk to | ✓ | ✓ | $18 |
| BH13 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH12 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH15 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH18 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH35 standard nonelectric |
Hookups (individual campsites): 87 no-hookup individual sites · group site listed separately (1 no-hookup).
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“The only thing I wish was a little better (no complaints here though) is that the area to place a tent at BH29 is sloped on the hillside. Maybe flatten the area out a little bit more. My stay was great and the weather was beautiful”
“Always love stopping here, great campground. ”
| ✓ |
| $20 |
| BH57 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH55 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH62 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH41 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH53 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH17 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH01 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH21 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH28 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH06 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH20 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH05 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH02 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH54 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH33 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH63 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH03 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH45 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH36 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH09 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH64 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH19 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH56 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH29 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH44 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH16 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH32 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH30 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH07 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| BH14 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights6 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights10 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every nightRentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 74 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Class C motorhome · 31 ft · sleeps 10 · 29 mi from campground
$250/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 36 ft · sleeps 7 · 91 mi from campground
$155/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 31 ft · sleeps 6 · 94 mi from campground
$130/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
View rentalstays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).
Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.
| Month | Open | Booked | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 66% | 5% | 29% |
| Dec 2026 | 25% | 0% | 75% |
| Jan 2027 | 25% | 0% | 75% |
| Feb 2027 | 25% | 0% | 75% |
| Mar 2027 | 25% | 0% | 75% |
| Apr 2027 | 71% | 0% | 29% |
| May 2027 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Seasonal loop closures in this window: 66-8 (Nov 2026, Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027, Apr 2027); BUCK (Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027).
For May weekends, book about 81 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 20 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 days ahead | 7 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 3 days ahead |
| February | 6 days ahead | 18 days ahead | 2 days ahead | 10 days ahead |
| March | 11 days ahead | 31 days ahead | 3 days ahead | 14 days ahead |
| April | 7 days ahead | 29 days ahead | 4 days ahead | 25 days ahead |
| May | 20 days ahead | 81 days ahead | 8 days ahead | 55 days ahead |
| June | 14 days ahead | 49 days ahead | 8 days ahead | 46 days ahead |
| July | 16 days ahead | 52 days ahead | 10 days ahead | 50 days ahead |
| August | 13 days ahead | 45 days ahead | 6 days ahead | 44 days ahead |
| September | 12 days ahead | 43 days ahead | 0 days ahead | 11 days ahead |
| October | 3 days ahead | 19 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 7 days ahead |
| November | 3 days ahead | 16 days ahead | 5 days ahead | 25 days ahead |
| December | 2 days ahead | 9 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 9 days ahead |
Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.
Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (21,058 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.
92 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7 · 1 group site listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
Tent, van or small RV, no power
87 sites · $20, $18/night
53 open Nov 13–Nov 15
5 sites · $18–$20/night
5 open Nov 13–Nov 15
1 site · $200/night
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15