The park is nice and clean but the hosts were horrible. This couple cant stand there campers having fun. A whole page of very strictly managed rules assures NO FUN while camping. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 5 / 10 ]
June 2007
$20
Was a nice RV park. Needs more trees. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Rate was for 4 adults. The park was average. Small pool. Nice pond. Other campers were fishing. Our site overlooked the pond. We enjoyed the view and the geese. The park was very wet due to recent rains. The gravel site was very soft and we had a hard time finding a level spot due to the soft gravel. It was an ok stopover but well off the interstate. We would only use it again if we had to. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We camped here with another family (8 children in all - YIKES!) for three days and two nights. Of note is the fact that between the pool, the nicely shaded playground, the fishing pond (catch and release), the library and the general opportunities for exploration, everyone (yes, all 8!) had a fun, relaxing time. Upon check-in we requested a fire ring for our campfires. Within an hour or so, one was delivered to our site. They required a $20 fully-refundable deposit. The "ring" was the most interesting little thing. It was a smallish cylinder about 18" high with a hollow tube in the middle (like a large Bundt pan, if you can imagine that). It had tiny holes all around the outside. Our first campfire was a success. The embers were completely contained and we enjoyed watching the fire through all the little holes in the fire ring. The next day, we were told that our "fire ring" was actually the inside of the tub of a top-loading washing machine!! We enjoyed two more campfires, and felt that the children were much safer from things like popping embers than with a traditional ring or pit. Ingenious! Additionally, we all thoroughly enjoyed the shade of the sprawling tree, located next to site number 10, which came complete with a tire swing. We chose the Arbuckle RV Resort because it was near Turner Falls. When we visited Turner Falls and saw the campsites there, we knew we had made the right choice with the Arbuckle RV Resort. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Nice spacious park with level gravel sites, all back-in's, but angled well for easy entry. Park is well-maintained, with the best Wi-Fi we've seen in a private RV park. Owners just converted an old goat pen into an enclosed dog run; another nice touch was the bag dispensers and trash cans for dog waste placed throughout the park. Two private catch/release fish ponds with some decent fish in them. Large community room available for group events. Park is very quiet, despite being only 1 mile from town. Chickasaw National Recreation Area is only a couple miles away, with great fishing areas, and miles of well-maintained hiking trails. Small pool which was still closed for winter. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
The park was very clean. There is a nice swimming pool, and a private fishing pond. No license was required. The owners were very accommodating, giving us two adjacent sites and letting us put two tents on one of them. The bathrooms and showers were clean. However, they were old, and didn't have anything to hold your shampoo and "stuff". We would stay there again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Best kept secret in South Central Oklahoma. Less than a three hour drive from Oklahoma City & Dallas, so it's very popular for boating. Half the sites are reservable, and the other half are first come-first served. Chickasaw is run by the National Park Service, which is a much higher standard than you find at many state parks in Oklahoma. Just about every site is in shade under oak trees, and there are only a few sites where you feel right on top of the neighbors. Most have a fire ring and a place to stake down a tent. All sites are blacktop and fairly level, and have a lantern hook and picnic table. A few sites back up to water, and it's not uncommon to see people's boats tied off there for the weekend as opposed to trailering at the end of the day. Park is open year round, although only one loop remains open for the winter months. Shopping and restaurants are only about 15 minutes north of the campground. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This is a Coast to Coast private park. It's mostly for seasonally campers and NOT travelers like us. It's difficult to get to. Even though the C2C rate is good, I would not recommend this park. The bathhouse is nearly a quarter mile from the camp sites and is not well attended to. Stay in the National Forest campground just outside Sulphur. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Small park with 24-hour security and a large storm cellar. Some sites are shaded and are fairly large. Several of the sites are on a hillside and do not appear to be too level. There are some sites which would accomodate big rigs. Laundry facilities available. No water in the pool when we were there. Quiet park but surrounded on 3 sides by permanent rv sites with many old, junky campers since it is close to Chickasaw Lake. Church services in one of the buildings on Sundays. We would camp there again. They take Passport America. We camped there in a 5th wheel. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Nice COE park: level pad, fire pit, lots of shade, quiet, lake access, dump station, good security through park rangers, attractions nearby wildlife park, National Recreation area and casino. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Chickasaw National Recreation Area is one of the most beautiful places we have been. It is actually a combination of 3 areas of land. The original National park was called Platt National Park. Then the National Park Service joined 2 more parcels of land with the CCC built Platt Natl. Park and renamed it Chickasaw Natl. Rec. Area in honor of the Chickasaw Indians who deeded the park to the Federal government. There are two RV area, Buckhorn and The Point. We camped in The Point and were very glad we did. We have a 38'+ 5th wheel and did not have trouble getting it into the space. On many sites in this area there is an additional space for you vehicle. There are also very nice camping pads at each site with picnic tables. The showers and restrooms are some of the cleanest I have seen. A few miles on down the road you come to a paradise. This is the original CCC built Platt area. Wonderful hiking trails, and swimming in mineral and fresh water spring creeks. The waterfalls are so pretty. The nature center offers the Junior Ranger program and our grandson participated in it. Overall it is just a beautiful place and we will definitely go back again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.