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Pull-thru
USACEBeaver Lake · Arkansas
Horseshoe Bend
Overview Horseshoe Bend 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 activi
Sites190187 reservable
Elev.1,152ft
Comf.Mar-Dec10 months
Max rig53 ft2 pull-thru
Electric18682×50-amp
From Fayetteville0h50real 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 1,152 ft, Horseshoe Bend has a 10-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 31°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 190 sites total: 187 reservable and 3 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 82 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 53-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 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.
75%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 22
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 11.
72°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Fayetteville
28 mi
0h50
02
Little Rock
215 mi
3h59
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 190 SITES
Color byShow only
190 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
82
50-amp
3
Accessible
0
Prime
190
Sites
★ The standout
Site 096
HORSESHOE BEND · shaded.
To neighbor
155 ft
Max rig
20 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
29
Viewpoints
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
6 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.