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Pull-thru
USACEDardanelle Lake · Arkansas
Old Post Road
Overview Download an Old Post park map HERE Old Post Road is a camping hotspot at Dardanelle Lake, with numerous opportunities for boating, biking, hiking and birding.
Sites4745 reservable
Elev.344ft
Comf.Mar-Dec9 months
Max rig83 ft
Electric4646×50-amp
From Little Rock1h35real 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 344 ft, Old Post Road has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 34°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 47 sites total: 45 reservable and 2 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 46 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 83-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 2 peaks, 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.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 9
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 25.
74°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Little Rock
79 mi
1h35
02
Fayetteville
116 mi
2h10
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.1 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 47 SITES
Color byShow only
47 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
46
50-amp
6
Accessible
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Prime
47
Sites
★ The standout
Site B20
B · shaded.
To neighbor
111 ft
Max rig
35 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
703
Peaks
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.1 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.