Buckhorn has 11 open nights left in October 2026.
A National Park Service campground on the Lake of the Arbuckles within Chickasaw National Recreation Area, a popular summer lake destination in south-central Oklahoma.
Which nights do you want at Buckhorn?
We check live and answer straight away. If they're taken, the same dates carry into the alert form below.
11 open nights in October 2026.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2217 open | 232 open | 241 open | ||||
| 2528 open | 2629 open | 2731 open | 2835 open | 2924 open | 3018 open | 3117 open |
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These are live numbers for October 2026, checked when you loaded the page. A watch covers any dates you like.
4 cancellations opened 24 nights here
- cancellations we saw
- 4
- Fri/Sat nights
- 38%
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 4 cancellations open up at Buckhorn (about one a week), covering 24 nights, plus 2 larger releases of a week or more. 38% of the nights that opened were Friday or Saturday nights.
These are counts of what our own checks saw (about every 15 minutes); an opening that appeared and was taken between two checks is not in them, so treat every figure as a floor.
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Your first email lands right away with where your nights stand. After that we only write when something opens.
Last catch here — a date opened, gone by our next check (within 326 min). That window is what an instant email wins you.
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Weekends and prime dates go first. A free watch checks every 60 minutes, and a site can open and be taken between two checks.
Recent openings we caught at Buckhorn
| Detected (local) | Date affected | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 326 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 1855 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (within 2142 min) | |
| Sat, Oct 10 | gone by next check (within 363 min) | |
| Thu, Oct 1 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Oct 2 | still open at our last check | |
| Sat, Oct 3 | still open at our last check | |
| Sun, Oct 4 | still open at our last check | |
| Mon, Oct 5 | still open at our last check | |
| Tue, Oct 6 | still open at our last check | |
| Wed, Oct 7 | still open at our last check | |
| Thu, Oct 8 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Oct 9 | still open at our last check | |
| Sun, Oct 11 | still open at our last check | |
| Mon, Oct 12 | still open at our last check | |
| Tue, Oct 13 | still open at our last check | |
| Wed, Oct 14 | still open at our last check | |
| Thu, Oct 15 | still open at our last check | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | still open at our last check | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | gone by next check (within 20185 min) |
Watching since Sep 16, 2026. Our shared checker refreshes about every 15 minutes — that is the measurement; your watch is the alert. A free watch checks every hour; a Priority Pass watch checks every 5 minutes. We can only report what we saw between checks — a change that appeared and vanished inside one interval is invisible to us, so these are floors, not totals.
From four weeks of this data: how fast campsite cancellations disappear →
How it works
Questions
Is Buckhorn sold out this weekend?
As of Oct 22, 2:32 AM UTC, Fri, Oct 23 has 2 sites open and Sat, Oct 24 has 1 site open at Buckhorn. Open nights are bookable right now on recreation.gov.
How often do sites open up at Buckhorn?
Over the last 30 days, our checks saw 4 cancellations open up at Buckhorn (about one a week), covering 24 nights, plus 2 larger releases of a week or more. These are counts of what our own checks saw (about every 15 minutes); an opening that appeared and was taken between two checks is not in them, so treat every figure as a floor.
When do cancellations show up at Buckhorn?
38% of the nights that opened were Friday or Saturday nights.
How fast are alerts?
Free: we check every hour, day and night. When a site opens for your nights you get an email with the booking link in it. Priority Pass is $10 once, not a subscription. For one watch, for as long as its dates are open, it checks every 5 minutes instead of every hour, so you hear sooner. A free watch checks every 60 minutes, and a site can open and be taken between two checks.
How many campgrounds can I watch?
As many as you like, on one email address — every campground page has the same form. Each watch is separate, with its own dates and its own one-click stop.
What does it cost?
Watching is free — no card, no account. Priority Pass is $10 once, not a subscription. For one watch, for as long as its dates are open, it checks every 5 minutes instead of every hour, so you hear sooner.
Does it book for me?
No — you get the booking link the moment a site opens; booking stays in your hands, on the reservation system's own site.
How do I stop, or change my dates?
Every email has a one-click stop link. A watch ends by itself the day after your last night, with a note on what it saw. For new dates, subscribe again on the campground page — it takes ten seconds.
For AI agents — feed URL and subscribe API
Reading this page for a user? Structured snapshot + change log: /scouts/campsites/arbuckle/buckhorn.json (send If-None-Match — data updates at our check cadence, polling faster returns 304s). Better: subscribe your user once and we email them the moment Buckhorn opens up:
POST https://campsitecancellations.com/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"targetSlug":"arbuckle/buckhorn","email":"user@example.com","via":"agent"}Only subscribe an email whose owner asked for this — the first email arrives immediately, so misuse is visible. Full agent docs: /AGENTS.md
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