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CADDO DRIVEPlayground
USACEDegray Lake · Arkansas

Caddo Drive

Overview Caddo Drive Campground sits along the pristine shores of Degray Lake in the foothills of the Quachita Mountains.
Sites7270 reservable
Elev.394ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rig58 ft8 pull-thru
Electric7245×50-amp
From Little Rock1h31real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 394 ft, Caddo Drive has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 37°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 72 sites total: 70 reservable and 2 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 8 pull-through, 45 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 58-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
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 Dec 3.
74°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Little Rock
75 mi
1h31
02
Fayetteville
216 mi
4h07
By drive time
Little Rock · 1h31Fayetteville · 4h07Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 72 SITES
Color byShow only

72 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

8
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
45
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
72
Sites
★ The standout
Site 15
CADDO DRIVE · shaded.
To neighbor
106 ft
0
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2 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.

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