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Pull-thru
USACEBlue Mountain Lake · Arkansas
Waveland Park
Overview Waveland Park Campground is located on the beautiful Blue Mountain Lake near Waveland, Arkansas.
Sites52all reservable
Elev.453ft
Comf.Feb-Dec9 months
Max rig70 ft1 pull-thru
Electric5235×50-amp
From Little Rock2h27real 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 453 ft, Waveland Park has a 9-month comfortable window (Feb-Dec). Winter nights average around 34°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 52 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 1 pull-through, 35 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 70-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 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 · Dec
Feb-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
71%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 8
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 19.
74°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Little Rock
115 mi
2h27
02
Fayetteville
116 mi
2h30
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.5 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 52 SITES
Color byShow only
52 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
35
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
52
Sites
★ The standout
Site 06
WAVE · shaded.
To neighbor
163 ft
Max rig
32 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.5 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.