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Pull-thru
USACELake Greeson · Arkansas
Cowhide Cove
Overview Cowhide Cove Campground is located on Lake Greeson on the beautiful Little Missouri River in Pike County, Arkansas.
Sites5048 reservable
Elev.627ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rig54 ft8 pull-thru
Electric5048×50-amp
From Little Rock2h27real 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 627 ft, Cowhide Cove has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 36°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 50 sites total: 48 reservable and 2 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 8 pull-through, 48 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 54-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 5 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and shade. 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.
72%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 27.
74°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Little Rock
105 mi
2h27
02
Fayetteville
187 mi
4h06
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 5.1 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 50 SITES
Color byShow only
50 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
48
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
50
Sites
★ The standout
Site 50
COWHIDE 2 · shaded.
To neighbor
120 ft
Max rig
38 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Peaks
5
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
5.1 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.