5
Pull-thru
USACETable Rock Lake · Arkansas
Cricket Creek
Overview Cricket Creek is a spacious and sunny campground located along the Long Creek Arm of Table Rock Lake in the Arkansas countryside.
Sites37all reservable
Elev.906ft
Comf.Mar-Dec10 months
Max rig80 ft5 pull-thru
Electric3737×50-amp
From Fayetteville2h01real 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 906 ft, Cricket Creek has a 10-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 30°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 37 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 5 pull-through, 37 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 80-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 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
Mar-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
77%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 6.
71°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Fayetteville
86 mi
2h01
02
Little Rock
164 mi
3h51
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 4.3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 37 SITES
Color byShow only
37 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
37
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
37
Sites
★ The standout
Site 04
CRICKET CREEK · good location · shaded.
To neighbor
91 ft
Location
Good
Max rig
64 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
25
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
4.3 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.