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HIGHWAY 125 PARK BULL SHOALS
HIGHWAY 125 PARK BULL SHOALSHIGHWAY 125 PARK BULL SHOALS
USACEBull Shoals Lake · Arkansas

Highway 125 Park Bull Shoals

Overview Enjoy the beautiful scenery overlooking Bull Shoals Lake, known in the area as a water sports paradise.
Sites38all reservable
Elev.653ft
Comf.Mar-Dec9 months
Max rig50 ft
Electric3829×50-amp
From Fayetteville2h42real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 653 ft, Highway 125 Park Bull Shoals has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 31°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 38 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 29 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 50-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Mar-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 27
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 14.
72°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Fayetteville
104 mi
2h42
02
Little Rock
162 mi
3h54
By drive time
Fayetteville · 2h42Little Rock · 3h54Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 5.8 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 38 SITES
Color byShow only

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

0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
29
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
38
Sites
★ The standout
Site B24
BLOO · shaded.
To neighbor
131 ft
Max rig
42 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Peaks
1

Water & Access

To nearest major road
5.8 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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