Openings · last 7 days
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01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-233439
When Buckhorn reopens
Buckhorn's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
9
Openings · last 90 days
16
Only 16 openings in the last 90 days: not enough recent activity for a reliable pattern. A free Campsite Sniper alert watches around the clock instead, and pings you the moment one opens.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027 · of 93 monitored sites
Of the 17,019 tracked site-nights (Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027): 7,193 open for online reservation · 198 reserved · 9,628 closed.
Where the open windows are
57.7% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 7,193 of 17,019 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027Not open online57.7%
Open site-nights7,193 / 17,019
Reserved (of online inventory)198 / 7,391
Weekday openings4,080
Weekend openings3,113
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 4,080 fall on weekdays and 3,113 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Mar 2027October holds the most room. 1,967 of 2,883 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 93 sites| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open | |
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 64 | Open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 65 | Open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 65 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 23 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 23 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 23 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 23 | Open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: 64 sites are available for the complete three-night stay. Christmas: 23 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. New Year: 23 sites are available for the complete two-night stay.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| BH01 | 183 |
| BH02 | 183 |
| BH03 | 183 |
| BH05 | 183 |
| BH14 | 183 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
Next windows
As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshotNext open dateFri · Sep 18
Next open weekendFri · Sep 18
The next bookable night is Sep 18; the first open weekend starts Sep 18. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
7,193 open site-nights across 66 sites at Buckhorn, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 112 2-night, 108 3-night, 98 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 18 at site BH01.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 150 ft. 84 sites take 25 ft, 50 sites take 35 ft, 42 sites take 40 ft. 5 sites of 93 have no recorded maximum and are not counted.
Showing 60 of 66 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH01 | 28 ft | None | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| BH02 | 24 ft | None | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| BH03 | 31 ft | None | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| BH05 | 31 ft | None | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| BH14 | 70 ft | None | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| BH15 | 50 ft | None | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| BH16 | 62 ft | None | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| BH18 | 73 ft | None | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| BH19 | 69 ft | None | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| BH20 | 34 ft | None | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| BH21 | 46 ft | None | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| BH23 | Not recorded | None | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| BH06 | 30 ft | None | 182 | 182 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30 +170 more |
| BH09 | 60 ft | None | 181 | 167 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +169 more |
| BH22 | 68 ft | None | 181 | 181 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +169 more |
| BH04 | 91 ft | None | 179 | 139 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +167 more |
| BH07 | 77 ft | None | 179 | 139 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +167 more |
| BH13 | 74 ft | None | 179 | 153 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +167 more |
| BH10 | 65 ft | None | 175 | 110 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30 +163 more |
| BH12 | 50 ft | None | 174 | 167 nights | Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +162 more |
| BH17 | 55 ft | None | 173 | 139 nights | Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +161 more |
| BH08 | 89 ft | None | 172 | 139 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +160 more |
| BH11 | 65 ft | None | 168 | 110 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +156 more |
| BH25 | Not recorded | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH26 | Not recorded | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH27 | Not recorded | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH28 | 25 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH31 | 66 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH32 | 35 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH40 | 45 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH41 | 100 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH42 | 45 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH43 | 45 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH45 | 35 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH46 | 60 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH47 | 39 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH53 | 37 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH54 | 35 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH55 | 40 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH56 | 66 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH57 | 40 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH58 | 100 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH59 | 35 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH60 | 45 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH61 | 60 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH62 | 150 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH63 | 135 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH64 | 80 ft | None | 74 | 74 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +62 more |
| BH24 | Not recorded | None | 73 | 65 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30 +61 more |
| BH36 | 20 ft | None | 73 | 53 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +61 more |
| BH39 | 45 ft | None | 73 | 46 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +61 more |
| BH30 | 100 ft | None | 72 | 72 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +60 more |
| BH35 | 45 ft | None | 72 | 37 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +60 more |
| BH65 | 90 ft | None | 72 | 43 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +60 more |
| BH29 | 20 ft | None | 71 | 67 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +59 more |
| BH33 | 36 ft | None | 71 | 71 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +59 more |
| BH44 | 50 ft | None | 71 | 46 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +59 more |
| BH37 | 20 ft | None | 70 | 49 nights | Sep 20, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +58 more |
| BH52 | 35 ft | None | 70 | 53 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +58 more |
| BH34 | 30 ft | None | 69 | 65 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +57 more |
About Buckhorn
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.
93 monitored sitesRVs up to 150 ftNo hookups63 shadedPets OKFire pitsMax party 80Min-stay sites
Getting there
From Interstate 5, take the Black Butte Lake exit at Orland, CA. Travel west on County Road 200/Newville Road for 12 miles. Turn left on Buckhorn Road and enter the Buckhorn Recreation area.
19225 Newville Road, Orland, CA 95963-8901530-865-4781
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FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Buckhorn?
Reservations for Buckhorn are made through Recreation.gov. 7,193 of 17,019 tracked site-nights are currently open (42.3%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 16 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
Does Campsite Sniper book this campground for me?
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
How current is this availability data?
Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 14:17 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
How often do new openings appear at Buckhorn?
Campsite Sniper detected 16 site-date openings here over the last 90 days, none in the last 7. A free alert watches around the clock and pings you the moment one appears.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Buckhorn?
108 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 18 at site BH01. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Buckhorn fit a 35-foot RV?
50 of the 93 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 150 ft. 88 of those 93 sites have a recorded maximum length and 5 do not; they are not counted as fitting.
Which month has the most availability at Buckhorn?
October 2026, with 1,967 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 2,883.
When is the next open date at Buckhorn?
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Fri, Sep 18 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 18. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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