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PARKER CREEK
Parker CreekPlayground
USACELake Greeson · Arkansas

Parker Creek

Overview Parker Creek Campground is located on Lake Greeson on the beautiful Little Missouri River in Pike County, Arkansas.
Sites6059 reservable
Elev.686ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rig50 ft1 pull-thru
Electric5755×50-amp
From Little Rock2h46real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 686 ft, Parker Creek has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 37°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 60 sites total: 59 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 1 pull-through, 55 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 50-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 3 peaks, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
76%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 25.
74°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Little Rock
114 mi
2h46
02
Fayetteville
200 mi
4h35
By drive time
Little Rock · 2h46Fayetteville · 4h35Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 6.4 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 60 SITES
Color byShow only

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

1
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
55
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
60
Sites
★ The standout
Site 53
PARKER CREEK · shaded.
To neighbor
168 ft
Max rig
24 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Peaks
3

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
6.4 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.

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