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Pull-thru
USACEBeaver Lake · Arkansas
Prairie Creek (AR)
Overview Prairie Creek Campground sits along the vast shores of Beaver Lake in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas, offering spacious and sunny campsites and an abundance of recreational activit
Sites114113 reservable
Elev.1,119ft
Comf.Mar-Dec10 months
Max rig37 ft2 pull-thru
Electric10865×50-amp
From Fayetteville0h46real 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 1,119 ft, Prairie Creek (AR) has a 10-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 30°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 114 sites total: 113 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 65 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 37-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 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.
70%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 5
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 6.
71°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Fayetteville
28 mi
0h46
02
Little Rock
214 mi
3h55
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 114 SITES
Color byShow only
114 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
65
50-amp
5
Accessible
0
Prime
114
Sites
★ The standout
Site 033
PCRE · shaded.
To neighbor
181 ft
Max rig
10 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
34
Viewpoints
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
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.