Free camping near Howe, OK
Yes. 28 of the 32 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Howe, OK are listed as free; 4 charge a fee. The closest free one is Ouachita WMA (Le Flore Unit) primitive camp #3, 14 miles southwest, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Cedar Lake, 13 miles south, a fee campground.
The circle crosses a state line: AR and OK.
All 32 camps near Howe, OK
| 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 |
Who manages the camps near Howe, OK
Who manages them: 21 on an agency our record does not name; 8 on the Forest Service; 3 on ODWC.
- Ouachita National Forest — 26 camps: 22 free, 4 fee
- The Forest Service — 3 camps: 3 free
- Sans Bois WMA — 2 camps: 2 free
- Wister WMA — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 2 of the 32: 0 open, 0 closed, 2 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Howe, 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 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.