Rock Creek Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Crystal C.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2018

Huge Campground With Group Camping

My first impression of this campground was a little fear.... but let me explain....

When I pulled into this campground it looked like a festival had set up shop right inside the gate with dozens of tents in a clearing. It was a little overwhelming and I was afraid that with the closure of one of the local camps, I felt the overflow had come mostly to this camp and that it was not going to have an ounce of privacy.

But... turns out that it was just a Boy Scout group in the group camp which is positioned right inside the gate. So my fear of overcrowding subsided and as I traveled a bit deeper into camp I noticed it wasn't to bad, in fact there were tons of places because this campground has over 100 sites, spread over several loops. This gave me not only a great confidence that I could find something perfect, but also something removed from the sounds of the populated group camp and enjoy a little time away from it all.

Sites at this camp vary, there are both pull through and back in sites. The strange however, was that online on Receation.gov (where you typically book any sites located on government lands) this campground is known only to be a "group camp". However clearly there are individual sites, and you can access these through the kiosk just inside camp.

The site I selected had a strange configuration for parking, you park beside the spot, but in a large truck it seemed to be a bit in the way of the road, in my car it would have by far been a bit better fit. I was positioned on a corner which meant I had a lot of space and my campsite had both a picnic table and fire ring with attached grill in addition to the lantern post. Overall minus the parking the site was pretty ideal with big shade trees and a pretty even place to set up a tent.

I did notice around camp not all sites are created equally, while my site had a nice even space not he table top some of the sites still were utilizing the older tables which were warped from weather.

TIPS:

  • If you aren't a group wait til you get here to select a site because online there doesn't seem to be a good reservation system for regular campers.

  • If you are a rig which uses solar, the sites on the furthest loops might be a better fit, the first loop of camp is pretty tree covered.

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  • Review photo of Rock Creek Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Crystal C., October 21, 2018
  • Review photo of Rock Creek Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Crystal C., October 21, 2018
  • Review photo of Rock Creek Campground — Chickasaw National Recreation Area by Crystal C., October 21, 2018