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Camping in Buffalo National River

Thirteen designated campgrounds are accessible by car and are open year round on a first-come, first-served basis except that Buffalo Point Campground offers some campsites by reservation through or calling 1-877-444-6777. Tyler Bend(all year) and Buffalo Point (Mar 15-Nov 15) offer restrooms, showers, and trailer dump stations; camping fees are charged at both locations from Mar 15-Nov 15. Buffalo Point has water and electrical hookups. Buffalo Point Campground fills most weekend evenings from Memorial Day to mid-August. The steep roads to Steel Creek and Kyles Landing and winding roads to Mt. Hersey are not recommended for large trailers, buses, or motorhomes.
  • Buffalo Point. Modern campground with eighty-three drive in campsites and twenty walk in campsites. Three drive in campsites are accessible for disabled persons. Picnic tables, fire grates, drinking water available year round in B LOOP; showers, flush toilets, water and electric hookups, and a dump station are available Mar 15-Nov 15. Camping and pavilion fees required Mar 15-Nov 15. Drive in sites: $17 - Day , Walk in sites: $12 - Day, Pavilion: $50 - Day
  • Carver, Semi-developed campground with eight campsites, available first-come/first-serve. Picnic tables and vault toilets available. Camping fees required Mar 15-Nov 15. $10 - Day
  • Erbie, Modern campground with fourteen drive-in campsites, sixteen walk in campsites, and ten group sites available first-come/first-serve. One drive in and one walk in campsite are accessible for disabled persons. Picnic tables, fire grates, drinking water, and flush and vault toilets available. Camping fees required Mar 15-Nov 15. $10 - Day
  • Kyles Landing,Modern campground with thirty-three campsites, available first-come/first-serve. No campsites are accessible for disabled persons. Picnic tables, fire grates, drinking water, and flush toilets available during Mar 15-Nov 15. Camping fees required Mar 15-Nov 15. $10 - Day
  • Lost Valley, Modern campground with fifteen campsites, available first-come/first-serve. Two campsites are accessible for disabled persons. Picnic tables, fire grates, drinking water, and flush toilets available April - October. Camping fees required Mar 15-Nov 15. $10 - Day
  • Maumee South, Primitive campground with open camping, available first-come/first-serve. No campsites are accessible for disabled persons. Vault toilets available. No camping fees required.
  • Mt. Hersey, Primitive campground with open camping, available first-come/first-serve. No campsites are accessible for disabled persons. Fire grates and vault toilets available. No camping fees required.
  • Ozark, Modern campground with thirty-five campsites, available first-come/first-serve. No campsites are accessible for disabled persons. Picnic tables, fire grates, drinking water, and flush toilets available Mar 15-Nov 15. Camping and pavilion fees required Mar 15-Nov 15. Camping: $10 - Day, Pavilion: $25 - Day
  • Rush, Semi-developed campground with twelve campsites, available first-come/first-serve. No campsites are accessible for disabled persons. Drinking water, fire grates, and vault toilets available. Camping fees required Mar 15-Nov 15. $10 - Day
  • Spring Creek, Semi-developed campground with fourteen campsites, available first-come/first-serve. No campsites are accessible for disabled persons. Picnic tables, fire grates and vault toilet available. No drinking water. Camping is free.
  • Steel Creek, Modern campground with twenty-six campsites, available first-come/first-serve. No campsites are accessible for disabled persons. Picnic tables, fire grates, drinking water (Mar 15-Nov 15 only), and vault toilets available. Camping fees required Mar 15-Nov 15. Additional horse campground with fourteen sites available. Fees charged. $10 - Day
  • Tyler Bend, Modern campground with twenty eight drive in campsites and ten walk in campsites, available first-come/first-serve. Five group sites (for tent camping groups of ten to twenty-five) are available by reservation. One drive in, one walk in, and one group campsites are accessible for disabled persons. Picnic tables, fire grates, and drinking water available year round; showers, flush toilets, and dump station available April - October. No water and electricy at the campsite. Picnic pavilion available by reservation. Camping and pavilion fees required Mar 15-Nov 15. Camping: $12 - Day, Pavilion: $50 - Day
  • Woolum, Primitive campground with open camping, available first-come/first-serve. No campsites are accessible for disabled persons. Fire grates and vault toilets available. No camping fees required. Horse campsites are available.
  • Primitive Camping on Gravel Bars Primitive camping with campfires is allowed along the river on the numerous gravel bars. This is a popular option for both locals and those floating a portion of the river. The gravel bars have no developed facilities, but also have few or no snakes, insects or poison ivy.

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