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Pull-thru
USACEMillwood Lake · Arkansas
Beard'S Bluff Park (AR)
Overview Beard's Bluff is located 13 miles east of Ashdown on State Highway 32.
Sites22all reservable
Elev.354ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rigtents5 pull-thru
Electric2121×50-amp
From Little Rock2h38real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 354 ft, Beard'S Bluff Park (AR) has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 39°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 22 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 5 pull-through, 21 with 50-amp. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
76%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 25.
76°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Little Rock
141 mi
2h38
02
Fayetteville
230 mi
4h43
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.4 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 22 SITES
Color byShow only
13 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
21
50-amp
0
Accessible
21
Prime
22
Sites
★ The standout
Site 024
BEARDS BLUFF PARK (AR) · prime location · shaded.
To neighbor
228 ft
Location
Prime
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
3.4 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.