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Arkansas River Access
Notrebes Bend ParkNotrebes Bend Park
USACEArkansas River - Wilbur D. Mills Pool · Arkansas

Notrebes Bend Park

Overview This small, quiet campground contains 30 campsites and sits on the Arkansas River just below Wilbur D.
Sites30first-come
Elev.174ft
Comf.Jan-Dec11 months
Max rig50 ft
Electric3030×50-amp
From Little Rock3h14real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 174 ft, Notrebes Bend Park has a 11-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 38°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 30 sites are first-come, first-served. No reservations, so arrive early. Of the sites, 30 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 50-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on quiet and cool nights. Softest on reservability.

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
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
69%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 8
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 26.
75°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Little Rock
125 mi
3h14
02
Fayetteville
305 mi
6h21
By drive time
Little Rock · 3h14Fayetteville · 6h21Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 4.3 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 30 SITES
Color byShow only

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

0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
30
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
30
Sites
★ The standout
Site C05
NOTREBES BEND PARK .
To neighbor
141 ft
Max rig
50 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
12

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
4.3 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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