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Pull-thru
USACEBull Shoals Lake · Arkansas
Lead Hill
Overview Lead Hill Campground is a splendid, sizable campground with plenty of waterfront sites along the shores of Bull Shoals Lake.
Sites6362 reservable
Elev.653ft
Comf.Mar-Dec9 months
Max rig50 ft2 pull-thru
Electric6318×50-amp
From Fayetteville2h21real 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 653 ft, Lead Hill has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 30°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 63 sites total: 62 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 18 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 50-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and quiet. 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.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 23
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 13.
72°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Fayetteville
96 mi
2h21
02
Little Rock
161 mi
3h53
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 9.2 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 63 SITES
Color byShow only
63 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
18
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
63
Sites
★ The standout
Site E13/E14
ELOO · pull-through.
To neighbor
222 ft
Max rig
30 ft
Type
Pull-thru
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
14
Peaks
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
9.2 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.