The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area

Fishing enthusiasts and lake campers will find The Point Campground positioned on a hillside overlooking Lake of the Arbuckles, with both RV sites accommodating rigs up to 60 feet and walk-in tent platforms tucked among mature trees. The campground divides into upper and lower loops, with the upper section better suited for larger RVs while the lower area caters to tent and car camping.

The walk-in tent sites require only a short carry from parking areas but offer notable privacy between campsites. Teresa T. notes it's a "unique campground covering a hill, but with numerous views of the lake." Multiple reviewers mention the well-spaced layout and tree coverage that provides natural separation. Cell service remains spotty throughout most of the campground, with one reliable signal area near the restroom facilities.

Lake access for fishing draws many visitors, though the campground sits above the water rather than directly lakeside. The recreation area's main attractions—including waterfalls, natural springs, and the nature center—require a drive rather than walking access. Wildlife activity increases at dusk, with deer commonly passing through campsites and showing little fear of campers.

The National Park Service maintains clean restroom facilities with solar-heated timed showers, and sites include picnic tables with level gravel pads. Generator hours run 7-9 AM and 7-9 PM, though multiple campers report rarely hearing generators during their stays. Erin-Frannie R. observed that "when the sun starts setting the wildlife start to appear." Reservations fill quickly during peak seasons, particularly weekends, though tent sites often remain available when RV spots book solid.

The campground serves as a quieter alternative to nearby Guy Sandy Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area, with Sulphur's services including Walmart located five miles away for supplies and fuel.

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The Point Campground will be CLOSED from June 15 - 25, 2026 for road repaving and construction. Reservations cannot be made during this time.

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Map & DirectionsThe Point Campground is located in Oklahoma near Sulphur

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Directions

From I-35, take Exit 55 and drive towards the city of Davis, OK. Once in Davis, go east on Highway 7 until you reach the stoplight at Cooper Memorial Road in Sulphur. Turn right on Cooper Memorial Road and drive approximately 8 miles to reach The Point Campground Road. Watch for signage.

Address

901 West 1st Street
Sulphur, OK 73086

Coordinates

34.46 N
97.02 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.
  • Hike-In
    Backcountry sites.
  • Boat-In
    Sites accessible by watercraft.

Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Dispersed
  • Tent Cabin

Features

For Campers

  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Firewood Available
  • Phone Service
  • Reservable
  • Drinking Water
  • Electric Hookups
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump
  • Water Hookups
  • 50 Amp Hookups
  • Big Rig Friendly

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Many visitors reported excellent site quality with level, well-spaced campsites and clean facilities including modern bathrooms. Campers regularly cited the heavy tree coverage providing good privacy and friendly staff maintaining the grounds well.

Reviewed May. 16, 2026

Well spaced sites and quiet!

Really beautiful scenery; the sites are pretty well spaced with the upper loop being better for larger RVs and the lower loop more for tent and car camping. Sites are extremely well maintained and the campground is very peaceful. We stayed in 42 which only had one neighbor but our fav site was 54. It is farther out than Buckhorn but closer proximity to a wal mart and just perfect for us. Buckhorn is busier.

Site42
Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Jennifer O., May 16, 2026
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Jennifer O., May 16, 2026
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Jennifer O., May 16, 2026
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Reviewed May. 16, 2026

Peaceful and private

This campground is away from the chaos of the main part of Chickasaw National Recreation area.

Site44
Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by christy W., May 16, 2026
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by christy W., May 16, 2026
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by christy W., May 16, 2026
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Reviewed Feb. 6, 2026

Nicest campground in the park

Unique campground covering a hill, but with numerous views of the lake. Really? Like the walk in tent sites, I think they're quiet and private and really well laid out. Has all the amenities of formal campground, including a very nice bathroom.

Site24
Month of VisitFebruary
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Teresa T., February 6, 2026
Reviewed May. 30, 2025

Surprised the tent sites were empty.

 We've never been to Chickasaw National Recreation Area so I tried to reserve a site online but they were ALL booked (Memorial Day Weekend). We drove down Thursday night to try to snag a FCFS site. We drove first to Buckhorn but almost every site was full. This seems like the popular grounds for campers with kids. A bit active for our taste so we made the 30 minute drive over to The Point expecting the same. We found all of the tent sites at The Point were empty. I don't know why, the energy was much calmer and quieter. We walked around to found the best site for us. By Friday night the RV sites were all full but there were only a few other tent campers. On the topic of RV’s… The generator hours are 7AM-9AM, 7PM-9PM. We didn’t hear a single generator over our 4 days there. 

The tent sites are walk-in, not too far from the parking spots. Each are pretty secluded and quiet until Saturday when one of the tent sites decided to play their music loud enough for half of the grounds to hear all day long. There is NO cell or internet signal other than one sweet spot by the bathrooms, so you may get a surge of texts and missed call notifications while you're doing your business. 

The grounds are very well kept, bathrooms clean, roads clear, and minimal trash at the sites. The timed showers are solar heated and the water temp was pleasant. 

When the sun starts setting the wildlife start to appear. 3 deer passed right by our campsite with no fear. And I watched a family of squirrels having a good day in a tree we had our tarp tied to. We’ll be going back to experience all of the touristy stuff that we missed due to last minute planning.

Site13
Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Erin-Frannie R., May 30, 2025
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Erin-Frannie R., May 30, 2025
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Erin-Frannie R., May 30, 2025
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Reviewed Jun. 26, 2024

Nice and quiet

Sites arent all packed together so you get a little privacy compared to some other places ive stayed. Fairly close to the boat ramp

Site44
Month of VisitMay
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2024

The point

Ok camping No bike trails No Buffalo No river Unless you go closer to town

Site20
Month of VisitJune
Reviewed Jun. 27, 2023

A Well Cared for Campground

I spent a very relaxing week at The Point Upper Campground at the Chickasaw National Recreation Area. Because my reservation was for seven days, I didn't have a very good choice of sites, but mine was clean, level and had good utilities.  The dump station was easily accessible. Only one complaint is that the wash out hose did not have a threaded hoses connection to attach to my tank flush on my trailer. No big deal, but it would have helped. The Park Service personnel kept the area clean and mowed and had a very good presence in the campground. I checked in on a Sunday and was pretty much alone except for one other site near me until Friday evening when the place filled up QUICK. I'm glad that I checked out the next morning because it was really busy with traffic, kids in the road having fun, and lots of background noise. The Main area of the Rec Area is right off of the main thoroughfare in Sulphur OK where there is a nature center, trails, waterfalls and great swimming holes on the creeks. The Bison herd was in the East pasture and was easily accessible from the Veterans Trail. The herd is small now, but they were expecting some "red dogs" and mamas in the next few days when I was there. Glad to have a new bison herd in Oklahoma. 

The Point Campground is close (5 miles) to fuel, groceries, beer, ice and of course a Wal-Mart. I would recommend this campground. There are several others in CNRA too, and the whole experience is worth the cost of the campsite. Be sure to visit the Nature Center Area, it is located near the waterfalls and creeks. A good side trip, along with the Bison Herd nearby.

  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Bob N., June 27, 2023
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Bob N., June 27, 2023
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Bob N., June 27, 2023
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Reviewed May. 13, 2023

Great space between sites!

We went in late March and although cool it was a beautiful time of year to visit. If you haven’t been to the Recreation area it’s a must in the spring. The campground was quiet, LOTS of privacy, and some great scenery.

Site54 Upper Loop
Month of VisitMarch
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Jennifer O., May 13, 2023
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Jennifer O., May 13, 2023
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Reviewed Oct. 18, 2022

Well-finished campground

Each site is thoroughly bounded with retaining walls, making them perfectly flat. Driveway lengths vary dramatically, so check the details! Shower house has two decent push button showers. Dumpsite is clean and accessible, water pressure is average, 20/30/50 plugs at each site. Superb for tent camping, walk-in sites are ideal. RV pads are asphalt. Reservations required. Generally a great campground.

Site54
Month of VisitOctober
Reviewed Jan. 18, 2022

3 day trip

We stayed at the point for 3 nights. Very nice well kept camp sites for rv camping as well as tent camping. Clean bathrooms and showers. It is however not within walking distance of the trails and nature center. Which is a must see beautiful area with trails and natural springs and waterfalls ..

Sitesite 49
Month of VisitJanuary
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2021

Lake of the Arbuckles

We spend our summers boating and camping at the Lake of the Arbuckles. The Pointe campground is our favorite campground to stay at. Nice clean and well taken care of restrooms and large camp sites.

Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Jennifer , October 12, 2021
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Jennifer , October 12, 2021
Reviewed Jun. 29, 2021

Nice Campground on Lake of the Arbuckles

This is a beautiful COE campground on the Lake of the Arbuckles near Sulphur, OK in the Chickasaw National Recreation Area. There’s a variety of tent and RV sites from lakeside to sites enclosed in trees. 50, 30, 20 amp service with water, mostly level and easy to back-in. The shower house was clean though a little dated. The dump station worked as it should and had easy access.

Site42 Upper Camp
Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Randy , June 29, 2021
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Randy , June 29, 2021
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Randy , June 29, 2021
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Reviewed Jun. 20, 2021

Clean and quiet

While traveling through Oklahoma, we wanted to find a good, clean campsite and after reading nightmarish reviews of lake Thunderbird, we decided to go here instead. And boy am I glad we did. The bathrooms were large, clean, and very well maintained. They even have a nice shower. It’s quiet, heavily wooded, private enough from other campsites, and felt very safe. We slept great! Bonus, they’re are fireflies everywhere!

Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Natalie C., June 20, 2021
Reviewed Jun. 7, 2021

Tarantulas in Oklahoma?!?!

Long parking area makes for nice seclusion. Woods crowd you in, lake nearby. Watch for creepy crawlies; I had no idea they had tarantulas.

Siteupper camp area, site 043
Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Fabein D., June 7, 2021
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Fabein D., June 7, 2021
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Fabein D., June 7, 2021
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2020

Great place to get away.

Have camped here twice with family and with friends and it has been great. Camp host has always been super nice. We have always stayed in the north end of The Point, the bathrooms are good and not that far of a walk. I really like that the camp sites are not close together and well treed. 

Will be coming back again this May for a weekend away with friends.

A few things I don't like about this particular location:

Not as close to the water as I would prefer.

A bit of a drive to the swim beach.

Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Jon B., February 10, 2020
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2018

Quiet and Clean

I just spent two days at this campground and really enjoyed it. Clean bathrooms and campsites, nice neighbors and plenty to do. Swimming is plentiful and the campground host was present and friendly. Can’t wait to go again!

Site21
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Lindsay S., August 9, 2018
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Lindsay S., August 9, 2018
Reviewed Sep. 21, 2016

The Point Campground beats expectations

I really liked the Point Campground in the Chickasaw National Recreation Area. There are great walk-in campsites. They are not far from the parking lot but they have great shade and nice level platforms for your tent. If you have a hammock there are great trees for hanging out.

There are great camper and RV sites with electricity. The bathrooms are modern but could be kept a little cleaner. That is why I didn't give it 5 stars.

The lake is beautiful and there are several campsites along the lake with awesome views. The scenery and hiking trails make this a great stop.

  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Matt S., September 21, 2016
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Matt S., September 21, 2016
  • Review photo of The Point Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Matt S., September 21, 2016
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Reviewed Aug. 8, 2016

Best campground in OK

The place is picture perfect. Up on a hill, lots of trees for shade, great fire pits and tables, very well kept. The lake is nice cool water year round, and clear. I love my time in the Arbuckle wilderness, lots to do. You can boat, hike, trail ride, got into town and go to the Cultural Center, Little Niagara isn't very far.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is The Point Campground located in Chickasaw National Recreation Area?

The Point Campground is situated in the Chickasaw National Recreation Area near Sulphur, Oklahoma. It's specifically located on the Lake of the Arbuckles, offering both lakeside sites and spots nestled among trees. The campground sits on elevated terrain with plenty of shade trees throughout the area. While the campground itself is somewhat separate from other recreation area attractions, it provides a peaceful setting with beautiful views. The location in the Arbuckle wilderness area offers access to boating, hiking, and trail riding opportunities within the broader recreation area.

Is there a map available for The Point Campground in Sulphur, Oklahoma?

Maps for The Point Campground are available through the Chickasaw National Recreation Area's official channels. The campground is divided into sections, including The Point Upper Campground, with various sites spread throughout the area. Maps show the layout of tent sites, RV sites (with varying driveway lengths), bathrooms, shower facilities, and the dump station location. For the most current and detailed maps, visitors should check the National Park Service website or contact the recreation area's visitor center directly.

What amenities and facilities are available at The Point Campground?

The Point Campground offers numerous amenities and well-maintained facilities. Campsites feature fire pits, picnic tables, and many have level platforms ideal for tent camping. For RVers, the sites include 20/30/50 amp electrical hookups with water. The campground has clean bathrooms and shower houses with push-button showers. A dump station is available and easily accessible. Many sites are bounded by retaining walls making them perfectly flat. The campground provides a mix of lakeside spots and sites surrounded by trees, offering good privacy and spacing between campsites. Nearby Lake of the Arbuckles offers swimming and boating opportunities.

Are there RV rental options near The Point Campground in Sulphur, Oklahoma?

While specific RV rental services directly at The Point Campground aren't available, several options likely exist in the broader Sulphur, Oklahoma area. The campground itself is well-equipped for RVs with sites featuring 20/30/50 amp electrical hookups and water connections. Driveway lengths vary significantly between sites, so checking specific site details when planning is important. For RV rentals, visitors should check with local outfitters in Sulphur or nearby communities. The campground's dump station and level sites make it suitable for various RV sizes, though confirming your rental vehicle matches your reserved site dimensions is advisable.