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Pull-thru
USACEJohn Paul Hammerschmidt Lake · Arkansas
Springhill
Overview Download a Springhill park map HERE Springhill Park sits along John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake in the lush, rolling hills of Arkansas.
Sites5349 reservable
Elev.446ft
Comf.Mar-Dec8 months
Max rig113 ft
Electric4426×50-amp
From Fayetteville1h12real 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 446 ft, Springhill has a 8-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 34°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 53 sites total: 49 reservable and 4 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 26 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 113-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, 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 · Sep
Mar-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
74%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 17.
75°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Fayetteville
60 mi
1h12
02
Little Rock
160 mi
2h53
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.9 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 53 SITES
Color byShow only
52 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
26
50-amp
5
Accessible
0
Prime
53
Sites
★ The standout
Site B28
B · shaded.
To neighbor
153 ft
Max rig
38 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
311
Peaks
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.9 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.