Camping
Reservations - Camping & Pavilions
Picnic Pavilions
Picnic pavilions at Veterans Lake and the Buckhorn area of Lake of the Arbuckles may be reserved for $30.00 a day. Reservations can be made by calling 580/622-3161, x7220.
Camping Reservations
The following sites at Chickasaw National Recreation Area are on the reservation system:
Handicap accessible site are not on the reservation system.
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.
Reservations can be made via the internet at www.recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777 or TDD 1-877-833-6777.
Customer Service, for comments or questions concerning the reservations service, can be reached at 1-888-448-1474 or TDD 1-877-833-6777.
Requests for changes and cancellations should be made by calling 1-877-444-6777 or TDD 1-877-833-6777.
Recreation.gov Billing information: With the introduction of the new Recreation.gov web site, customer's monthly credit card statements will reflect "Recreation.gov 888-448-1474", for reservation transactions.
Changes and Cancellations
Camping: A $10.00 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation for Camping Reservations (including Campsites or Group sites.
Late Cancellations
Individual campsites: If an individual cancels an individual campsite reservation the day before arrival, or on the day of arrival they will be charged the $10.00 service fee and forfeit the first night use fee. Cancellations for a single night's use will not be assessed a service fee.
Group campsites: If a customer cancels a group overnight facility reservation within 14 days of the scheduled arrival date they will be charged the $10.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's use fee. Cancellations for a single night's use will not be assessed a service fee.
No Show
Camping: If the customer does not arrive at the campground or group facility and do not cancel the reservation by the times listed above they will be assessed a $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night use fee.
Refunds
Refunds must be requested no later than 14 days after your scheduled departure date.
Emergency Closures: In th event of an emergency closure, the NRRS̢̢̉ will attempt to notify users and offer alternate dates and sites. If this is not possible, all fees paid will be refunded.
Golden Age or Golden Access Passports have been Replaced with the Interagency Senior or Interagency Access Passports: Holders of the Interagency Senior and Access Passes (and the Golden Age and Access Passes) may receive a fifty-percent discount on the basic recreation use fee or individual campsites. The discount card, a photo ID, and the reservation number must be presented when the customer picks up tickets at the facility.
Current reservation policies are available on the internet at http://www.recreation.gov/marketing.do?goto=/nrrsreservationpolicies.html
Chickasaw In Depth
News from the Parks
National Parks Escape, This Time Around
January 8, 2009 - 5:17pm
Unlike the last two years, popular recreation areas in Western Washington have escaped serious damage from this week’s heavy rain. Mount Rainier National Park and Gifford Pinchot National Forest were devastated by flooding in 2007. Last year, flooding hit Olympic National Park.
January 8, 2009 - 5:17pm
Unlike the last two years, popular recreation areas in Western Washington have escaped serious damage from this week’s heavy rain. Mount Rainier National Park and Gifford Pinchot National Forest were devastated by flooding in 2007. Last year, flooding hit Olympic National Park.
Dorgan with Game and Fish
January 8, 2009 - 5:06pm
Sen. Byron Dorgan, (D-N.D.) said he agrees with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department on the elk situation at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Since the unveiling of the National Park Service’s Draft Elk Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement on Dec. 17, Game and Fish officials have voiced their displeasure that the document did not include their “Alternative G,” as a viable option.
January 8, 2009 - 5:06pm
Sen. Byron Dorgan, (D-N.D.) said he agrees with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department on the elk situation at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Since the unveiling of the National Park Service’s Draft Elk Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement on Dec. 17, Game and Fish officials have voiced their displeasure that the document did not include their “Alternative G,” as a viable option.
Coming to the Inauguration? Read This First, Then Think Again
January 8, 2009 - 5:05pm
All roads will lead to Washington on Inauguration Day, but many of them will be closed. With packed trains, buses and planes, how will as many as 2 million people who are hoping to witness history crowd into a city whose subway system usually accommodates 718,000 a day?
January 8, 2009 - 5:05pm
All roads will lead to Washington on Inauguration Day, but many of them will be closed. With packed trains, buses and planes, how will as many as 2 million people who are hoping to witness history crowd into a city whose subway system usually accommodates 718,000 a day?
Scientists Ready to Analyze Yellowstone Park Quake Data
January 8, 2009 - 5:01pm
Between Dec. 27 and Jan. 2, more than 500 small earthquakes shook Yellowstone National Park. The swarm of quakes was centered below Yellowstone Lake, beginning southeast of Stevenson Island and migrating north toward Fishing Bridge before quieting.
January 8, 2009 - 5:01pm
Between Dec. 27 and Jan. 2, more than 500 small earthquakes shook Yellowstone National Park. The swarm of quakes was centered below Yellowstone Lake, beginning southeast of Stevenson Island and migrating north toward Fishing Bridge before quieting.
Haleakala National Park Gets New Superintendent
January 8, 2009 - 5:00pm
Sarah Creachbaum, a 15-year veteran of the National Park Service, has been named superintendent of Haleakala National Park.
January 8, 2009 - 5:00pm
Sarah Creachbaum, a 15-year veteran of the National Park Service, has been named superintendent of Haleakala National Park.
