Black Kettle NG RD
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
- best months
Is Black Kettle NG RD open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Black Kettle National Grassland. It doesn't name Black Kettle NG RD, so check the source for the area it covers.
Temporary Area Closure for Youth Deer Hunt.
Agency closure covering Black Kettle National Grassland · Order 03-03-06-26-23 · USFS · Black Kettle National Grassland
As of · Source: USFS · Black Kettle National Grassland. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Black Kettle National Grassland's fishing access on Black Kettle NG RD sits within the Black Kettle National Grassland ranger district of Cibola National Forest, alongside CLO Lands, in Oklahoma. The State Land Board manages the land. The most comfortable time to visit is spring or fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 71°F and October highs around 73°F, with July peaking near 94°F. Nearby, the NFS Trail is under a mile away and the Battlefield Trail is about 1.6 miles off. The Washita River, about 6 miles away, offers paddling, and Black Kettle Campground lies roughly 9 miles away.
- NFS TrailHiking0.9 mi
- Battlefield TrailHiking1.6 mi
Washita RiverCanoeingPhoto: unknown NOAA employee, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)6 mi- Croton CreekHiking8.1 mi
- CREEK TRAIL SPURHiking9.3 mi
- Creek TrailHiking9.3 mi
- Black Kettle CampgroundCamping9.4 mi
- Upper LakeHiking9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Dead Warrior LakeLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- Upper Washita Site 40 ReservoirLake fishing · ~28 min drive
- Lake Elk CityLake fishing · ~39 min drive
- Barnitz Creek Site 35 ReservoirLake fishing · ~46 min drive
- Lake CindyLake fishing · ~46 min drive
- Barnitz Creek Site 5 ReservoirLake fishing · ~48 min drive
- Soil Conservation Service Site 25 ReservoirLake fishing · ~48 min drive
- Turkey Creek Site 10 ReservoirLake fishing · ~54 min drive
- Clinton-Sherman Reservoir ReservoirLake fishing · ~57 min drive
- M K Brown ReservoirLake fishing · ~60 min drive
Best time to visit Black Kettle NG RD
Best months: March–May and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
50° / 28°
Feb
53° / 30°
Mar
63° / 38°
Apr
71° / 47°
May
79° / 57°
Jun
88° / 66°
Jul
94° / 70°
Aug
91° / 68°
Sep
84° / 61°
Oct
73° / 49°
Nov
60° / 38°
Dec
50° / 29°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cheyenne 6sw Mesonet, OK, 5.7 mi away at 2,277 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
