USDA Forest Service · Arkansas
Horsehead Lake Recreation Area
USDA Forest Service · Arkansas, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 705 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- HORSEHEAD B (NFSR 1408B) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Ozark-St. Francis National Forests
- Nearest town
- Edna
- Phone
- N/A
About
Overview
This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature.
If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 31° | 8° | 67° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 55° | 35° | -2° | 72° | 9 of 11 |
| March | 65° | 45° | 28° | 80° | 5 of 11 |
| April | 72° | 52° | 34° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 79° | 64° | 51° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 87° | 70° | 58° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 73° | 65° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 91° | 73° | 63° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 87° | 69° | 56° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 72° | 54° | 35° | 86° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 64° | 45° | 22° | 80° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 53° | 38° | 23° | 71° | 7 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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