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Pull-thru
USACEBeaver Lake · Arkansas
Dam Site Lake Campground
Overview Dam Site Lake Campground sits along the vast shores of Beaver Lake in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas, offering spacious and sunny campsites and an abundance of recreational activit
Sites4845 reservable
Elev.1,122ft
Comf.Mar-Dec10 months
Max rig82 ft9 pull-thru
Electric4741×50-amp
From Fayetteville1h24real 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 1,122 ft, Dam Site Lake Campground has a 10-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 31°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 48 sites total: 45 reservable and 3 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 9 pull-through, 41 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 82-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 4 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
Mar-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
76%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 23
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 6.
72°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Fayetteville
55 mi
1h24
02
Little Rock
210 mi
4h22
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.5 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 48 SITES
Color byShow only
48 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
41
50-amp
1
Accessible
31
Prime
48
Sites
★ The standout
Site 019
DAM SITE LAKE CAMPGROUND · prime location · shaded.
To neighbor
154 ft
Location
Prime
Max rig
9 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
7
Peaks
4
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.5 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.