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Pull-thru
USACEBeaver Lake · Arkansas
Indian Creek Campground (AR)
Overview Indian Creek Campground sits along the vast shores of Beaver Lake in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas, offering spacious and sunny campsites with an abundance of recreational activit
Sites33all reservable
Elev.1,201ft
Comf.Mar-Dec10 months
Max rig35 ft7 pull-thru
Electric33sites
From Fayetteville1h14real 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 1,201 ft, Indian Creek Campground (AR) has a 10-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 31°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 33 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 7 pull-through, and the longest takes a 35-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 6 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. 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
49 mi
1h14
02
Little Rock
236 mi
4h23
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 4 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 33 SITES
Color byShow only
33 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
8
Prime
33
Sites
★ The standout
Site 014
INDIAN CREEK CAMPGROUND · prime location · shaded.
To neighbor
96 ft
Location
Prime
Max rig
30 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
21
Peaks
6
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
4 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.