USDA Forest Service · Arkansas
Spring Lake Recreation Area
USDA Forest Service · Arkansas, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 512 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- SPRING LAKE REC AREA MAIN ROAD (NFSR 1602A) · asphalt · high degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Ozark-St. Francis National Forests
- Nearest town
- Stafford
- 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 | 48° | 32° | 10° | 68° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 56° | 36° | -1° | 75° | 8 of 11 |
| March | 64° | 46° | 29° | 84° | 3 of 11 |
| April | 73° | 52° | 37° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 81° | 65° | 50° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 89° | 71° | 60° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 75° | 65° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 92° | 74° | 66° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 88° | 69° | 57° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 73° | 54° | 38° | 88° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 65° | 46° | 25° | 82° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 54° | 38° | 26° | 73° | 5 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Sorghum Hollow · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi · 4 sites
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- Mount Nebo State Park · Arkansas State Parks · 11 mi · 34 sites
- Mount Magazine State Park · Arkansas State Parks · 11 mi · 18 sites
- Cove Lake Recreation Area · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi · 37 sites
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