Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge
Learn about camping and boondocking on lands managed by Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge
Free Camping at Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge
Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located in southern Oklahoma, just south of the town of Tishomingo, OK. Camping is restricted to either the NWR's designated campground, or one of seven single campsites located within the Wildlife Management Unit.
Lost Lake Campsite, Tishomingo, OK
Lost Lake Campsite is a free, developed single site offered by Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge. It's located at the end of a spur from Management Unit Rd, overlooking Lost Lake. This is a small site, suitable only for cars, trucks, and pickup truck campers. Teardrop trailers are fine, though anything larger will have trouble turning around.
Rattlesnake River Access, Tishomingo, OK
Rattlesnake River Access is a free, developed single site offered by Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge. It's located at the end of a spur along Management Unit Road, with an access to Washita River. It's a small site suitable only for cars, vans, and pickup truck campers. There isn't any room for trailers with the exception of teardrops, otherwise there isn't much room for turn-around.
Reeves Ravine South, Tishomingo, OK
Reeves Ravine South is a free, developed single campsite offered by Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge. Located along Management Unit Rd, it's on a spur road on the south shore of Reeves Ravine Reservoir. It's a small site suitable only for cars, vans, and pickup truck campers, though it's possible for small trailers, under 20 feet to make it in here, though you should scout this site first before towing in a trailer.
Reeves Ravine North, Tishomingo, OK
Reeves Ravine North is a free, developed single campsite offered by Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge. Located along Management Unit Road, it sits on the north shore of Reeves Ravine Reservoir within the Tishomingo Wildlife Management Unit. This is one of seven official campsites within the Management Unit, and is one of the more popular.
Clifton River Access, Tishomingo, OK
Clifton River Access is a free, developed single site offered by Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge. It's located along the very southern-tip of Muel Lake. The site itself is small, suitable only for cars, vans, and pickup truck campers. Trailers cannot camp here because there is no turn-around, and the right-angle back-in into this site is cumbersome.
McAdams Pond Campsite, Tishomingo, OK
McAdams Pond Campsite is a free, developed single site offered by Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge. Located at the end of McAdams Pond Rd, within the Tishomingo Wildlife Management Unit, this site is large enough for small to medium-sized trailers, perhaps no larger than 22 feet in length due to the limited turn-around restrictions.
McAdams Pond River Access Campsite
McAdams Pond River Access Campsite is a free, developed single campsite offered by Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge. Comes with only a picnic table and fire ring, it's a small site suitable for cars, vans, and pickup truck campers. A small trailer can fit, but perhaps no more than 20 feet.
Tishomingo NWR Campground, Tishomingo, OK
This is the main campground serving Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge. It's free to camp here, no reservations, first-come, first-serve. There are six (6) back-in sites with one additional handicapped site. Each of the sites are large, capable of accommodating full-sized RVs. The sites are not quite level, but easily corrected with leveling blocks.
