Army Corps of Engineers · California
Buckhorn
Army Corps of Engineers · California, United States
- Sites
- 93
- Hookups
- 92 with water, 88 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Max RV length
- 150 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 499 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Black Butte Lake
- Nearest town
- ORLAND
- Address
- 19225 NEWVILLE ROAD, ORLAND, CA, 95963-8901
- Phone
- 530-865-4781
- Activities
- Biking, Boating, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Swimming, Wildlife Viewing
93 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Buckhorn Recreation Area is at Black Butte Lake, situated at the northern end of the Sacramento valley, 100 miles north of Sacramento, CA and 30 minutes south of Red Bluff, CA.
The lake is a popular meeting place for water sports and outdoor enthusiasts, so bring family and friends for an incredibly scenic getaway.
Recreation
Find excitement with wake boarding and sailing or explore the shoreline's 13 miles of fitness trails for hiking, running and biking.
Black Butte is renowned for its warm-water fishing, including catches such as crappie, channel catfish, and large and smallmouth bass.
Facilities
Buckhorn has 93 campsites, including a group campground and five walk-in sites. Conveniences include showers, a modern boat ramp complex, two playgrounds, an exercise area, and shoreline access. No sites have electric or water hookups. The area is open year-round.
Natural Features
Black Butte Lake was formed in 1963 with the completion of the Black Butte Dam on Stony Creek.
The lake's surface area measures 4,460 acres when water levels are high. Black basalt buttes and blue oak woodland hug the lake's 40 miles of shoreline.
Nearby Attractions
A 18 hole disc golf course can be accessed across from the Orland Buttes Campground. Horeseback riders can make use of the horse trails at Grizzly Flat and Burris Creek. Drive east to visit the Mendocino National Forest.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 40° | 28° | 75° | 2 of 11 |
| February | 59° | 41° | 29° | 77° | 4 of 11 |
| March | 63° | 42° | 32° | 84° | 1 of 11 |
| April | 69° | 48° | 35° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 84° | 58° | 43° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 92° | 66° | 53° | 108° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 101° | 73° | 62° | 113° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 99° | 71° | 62° | 109° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 91° | 65° | 54° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 80° | 54° | 43° | 95° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 63° | 46° | 35° | 83° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 56° | 39° | 29° | 71° | 1 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Orland Buttes · Army Corps of Engineers · 3 mi · 36 sites
- Rolling Hills Casino RV Park · Tribal Lands · 10 mi · 96 sites
- Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area · California State Parks · 16 mi
- Whitlock Campground · USDA Forest Service · 19 mi
- Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park · California State Parks · 20 mi
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