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Pull-thru
USACEDardanelle Lake · Arkansas
Shoal Bay
Overview Download a Shoal Bay park map HERE This shady campground sits on the scenic Shoal Bay arm of Lake Dardanelle, offering an excellent setting for boating, swimming and wildlife viewing.
Sites79all reservable
Elev.377ft
Comf.Mar-Dec9 months
Max rig82 ft2 pull-thru
Electric7913×50-amp
From Little Rock1h59real 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 377 ft, Shoal Bay has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 34°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 79 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 13 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 82-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak.
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.
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
98 mi
1h59
02
Fayetteville
109 mi
2h11
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 79 SITES
Color byShow only
79 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
13
50-amp
3
Accessible
0
Prime
79
Sites
★ The standout
Site A2
A · shaded.
To neighbor
322 ft
Max rig
30 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Peaks
1
Water & Access
To nearest major road
1.6 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.