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Pull-thru
USACEDardanelle Lake · Arkansas
Piney Bay
Overview Download a Piney Bay park map HERE Piney Bay Campground sits along Dardanelle Lake in western Arkansas.
Sites9291 reservable
Elev.335ft
Comf.Mar-Dec8 months
Max rig80 ft1 pull-thru
Electric874×50-amp
From Little Rock1h45real 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 335 ft, Piney Bay has a 8-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 34°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 92 sites total: 91 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 1 pull-through, 4 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 80-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 2 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 · Jul
Mar-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
76%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 8
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 20.
74°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Little Rock
91 mi
1h45
02
Fayetteville
107 mi
2h00
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 92 SITES
Color byShow only
89 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
4
50-amp
5
Accessible
0
Prime
92
Sites
★ The standout
Site F4
F · pull-through · shaded.
To neighbor
124 ft
Max rig
30 ft
Type
Pull-thru
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
11
Peaks
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.6 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.