Free camping near Howe, OK
Within 25 straight-line miles of Howe, OK there are 32 camps: 28 free, 4 fee. The closest is Cedar Lake, 13 miles south of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Ouachita WMA (Le Flore Unit) primitive camp #3, 14 miles out. Today's season read covers 2 of them: 0 open, 0 closed, 2 worth a call. The circle crosses a state line: AR and OK.
Who manages them: 21 on an agency our record does not name; 8 on the Forest Service; 3 on ODWC.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Lake | 13 | Fee | Cedar Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Zoe | — |
| Ouachita WMA (Le Flore Unit) primitive camp #3 | 14 | Free | — | 7.9 mi to Whitesboro | — |
| Ouachita WMA (Le Flore Unit) primitive camp #1 | 14 | Free | — | 7.3 mi to Whitesboro | — |
| Ouachita WMA (Le Flore Unit) primitive camp #2 | 14 | Free | — | 7.1 mi to Whitesboro | — |
| Camping (Wister WMA) | 15 | Free | — | 2.6 mi to Fanshawe | — |
| Winding Stair | 16 | Fee | — | 9.0 mi to Hodgen | — |
| Winding Stair | 16 | Fee | — | 9.0 mi to Hodgen | — |
| Dispersed camp #8 — Le Flore County, OK | 17 | Free | Bohannon Creek (stream) | 6.4 mi to Lenox | — |
| Dispersed camp #4 — Le Flore County, OK | 17 | Free | — | 5.7 mi to Summerfield | — |
| Dispersed camp #5 — Le Flore County, OK | 17 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Summerfield | — |
| Dispersed camp #9 — Le Flore County, OK | 18 | Free | Bohannon Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Whitesboro | — |
| Dispersed camp #7 — Le Flore County, OK | 18 | Free | Bohannon Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Whitesboro | — |
| Dispersed camp #3 — Le Flore County, OK | 18 | Free | — | 6.1 mi to Summerfield | — |
| Dispersed camp #6 — Le Flore County, OK | 18 | Free | Bohannon Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Whitesboro | — |
| Dispersed camp #10 — Le Flore County, OK | 18 | Free | Bohannon Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Whitesboro | — |
| Billy Creek | 19 | Free | Billy Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Muse | — |
| Dispersed camp #14 — Le Flore County, OK | 19 | Free | Buzzard Creek (stream) | 5.9 mi to Lamberson | — |
| Dispersed camp #11 — Le Flore County, OK | 19 | Free | Bohannon Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Whitesboro | — |
| Dispersed camp #13 — Le Flore County, OK | 19 | 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 #2 — Le Flore County, OK | 19 | Free | Buzzard Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Lamberson | — |
| Dispersed camp #16 — Le Flore County, OK | 19 | Free | — | — | — |
| Dispersed camp — Le Flore County, OK | 19 | 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 | 21 | 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 | — |
| Ridgetop (Sans Bois WMA) | 21 | Free | — | 2.7 mi to McCurtain | Check |
| Little Pines | 22 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Boles | — |
| North (Sans Bois WMA) | 22 | Free | — | 1.4 mi to McCurtain | Check |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Howe, 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.