U.S. Forest Service · Cibola National Forest and Grasslands · Oklahoma

Black Kettle Campground

Campground is located at an elevation of 2,100 feet and has 12 camping units.

Open nowFirst-come, first-served

More like this: first-come in Oklahoma

Black Kettle Campground
Photo from the area. Annika Lindqvist (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons

Season & status

StatusOpen
SeasonYear Round
ForestCibola National Forest and Grasslands

Cibola National Forest and Grasslands recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Black Kettle Campground30°40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 0.89 inches of precipitationFebruary: 0.85 inches of precipitationMarch: 1.70 inches of precipitationApril: 2.91 inches of precipitationMay: 3.97 inches of precipitationJune: 3.45 inches of precipitationJuly: 2.62 inches of precipitationAugust: 3.06 inches of precipitationSeptember: 2.42 inches of precipitationOctober: 2.64 inches of precipitationNovember: 1.27 inches of precipitationDecember: 1.05 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 38.5°F averageFebruary: 41.9°F averageMarch: 50.7°F averageApril: 58.8°F averageMay: 68.1°F averageJune: 76.7°F averageJuly: 81.9°F averageAugust: 79.6°F averageSeptember: 72.2°F averageOctober: 60.7°F averageNovember: 48.9°F averageDecember: 39.7°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Cheyenne 6Sw Mesonet, 14 miles from the campground at 2,277 feet, station USC00341743 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 27 inches a year.

Getting there

Coordinates35.7452° N, 99.7143° W · Directions ↗
Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or directions in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.

Explore

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Black Kettle Campground Oklahoma. Gorgeous area to camp at.

Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • 0.1 mi
    Creek Trail
    0.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 0.1 mi
    Creek Trail Spur ↗
    0.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 0.4 mi
    Upper Lake
    1.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Black Kettle Campground?

No. Black Kettle Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Forest Service

Is Black Kettle Campground open right now?

Open as of Oct 16, 2026. Season Year Round.

Source: Forest Service status

Is there cell service at Black Kettle Campground?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 4G LTE, and T-Mobile 5G at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

What if Black Kettle Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Spring Creek Campground (7.3 mi, first-come), Beaver Point (55.9 mi, partly first-come), and Supply Park (56.1 mi).

Source: Campgrounds nearby