Free camping near Heavener, OK
Yes. 30 of the 34 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Heavener, OK are listed as free; 4 charge a fee. The closest free one is Ouachita WMA (Le Flore Unit) primitive camp #3, 12 miles southwest, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Cedar Lake, 9.4 miles southwest, a fee campground.
The circle crosses a state line: AR and OK.
All 34 camps near Heavener, OK
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Lake | 9.4 | Fee | Cedar Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Zoe | — |
| Ouachita WMA (Le Flore Unit) primitive camp #3 | 12 | Free | — | 7.9 mi to Whitesboro | — |
| Ouachita WMA (Le Flore Unit) primitive camp #2 | 13 | Free | — | 7.1 mi to Whitesboro | — |
| Winding Stair | 13 | Fee | — | 9.0 mi to Hodgen | — |
| Winding Stair | 13 | Fee | — | 9.0 mi to Hodgen | — |
| Ouachita WMA (Le Flore Unit) primitive camp #1 | 13 | Free | — | 7.3 mi to Whitesboro | — |
| Billy Creek | 16 | Free | Billy Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Muse | — |
| Dispersed camp #8 — Le Flore County, OK | 16 | Free | Bohannon Creek (stream) | 6.4 mi to Lenox | — |
| Dispersed camp #9 — Le Flore County, OK | 17 | Free | Bohannon Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Whitesboro | — |
| Dispersed camp #7 — Le Flore County, OK | 17 | Free | Bohannon Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Whitesboro | — |
| Dispersed camp #4 — Le Flore County, OK | 17 | Free | — | 5.7 mi to Summerfield | — |
| Dispersed camp #6 — Le Flore County, OK | 17 | Free | Bohannon Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Whitesboro | — |
| Camping (Wister WMA) | 17 | Free | — | 2.6 mi to Fanshawe | — |
| Dispersed camp #5 — Le Flore County, OK | 17 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Summerfield | — |
| Dispersed camp #10 — Le Flore County, OK | 18 | Free | Bohannon Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Whitesboro | — |
| Dispersed camp #3 — Le Flore County, OK | 18 | Free | — | 6.1 mi to Summerfield | — |
| Dispersed camp #11 — Le Flore County, OK | 18 | Free | Bohannon Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Whitesboro | — |
| Dispersed camp #14 — Le Flore County, OK | 18 | Free | Buzzard Creek (stream) | 5.9 mi to Lamberson | — |
| Dispersed camp #13 — Le Flore County, OK | 18 | Free | Frazier Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Lamberson | — |
| Dispersed camp #12 — Le Flore County, OK | 19 | Free | — | — | — |
| Dispersed camp #15 — Le Flore County, OK | 19 | Free | Buzzard Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Lamberson | — |
| Dispersed camp #16 — Le Flore County, OK | 19 | Free | — | — | — |
| Little Pines | 19 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Boles | — |
| Dispersed camp #2 — Le Flore County, OK | 19 | Free | Buzzard Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Lamberson | — |
| Dispersed camp — Le Flore County, OK | 20 | Free | Buzzard Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to Lamberson | — |
| Dispersed camp #17 — Le Flore County, OK | 20 | Free | Buzzard Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Lamberson | — |
| Dispersed camp #18 — Le Flore County, OK | 20 | Free | Buzzard Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to Lamberson | — |
| Dispersed camp #19 — Le Flore County, OK | 20 | Free | Buzzard Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Lamberson | — |
| Dispersed camp #20 — Le Flore County, OK | 20 | Free | Buzzard Creek (stream) | 3.9 mi to Lamberson | — |
| Dispersed camp #21 — Le Flore County, OK | 21 | Free | Buzzard Creek (stream) | 3.8 mi to Lamberson | — |
| Lake Wilhelmia Primitive Camping Area | 24 | Free | — | — | — |
| Lake Wilhelmina Camping Area #3 | 24 | Free | — | — | — |
| Lake Wilhelmina Camping Area #1 | 25 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Mena | — |
| Lake Wilhelmina Camping Area #2 | 25 | Free | — | — | — |
Who manages the camps near Heavener, OK
Who manages them: 21 on an agency our record does not name; 8 on the Forest Service; 4 on AGFC; 1 spread across 1 other manager.
- Ouachita National Forest — 26 camps: 22 free, 4 fee
- AGFC — 4 camps: 4 free
- The Forest Service — 3 camps: 3 free
- Wister WMA — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 34 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Heavener, OK
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Heavener, OK, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.