Army Corps of Engineers · Arkansas
Springhill
Army Corps of Engineers · Arkansas, United States
- Sites
- 53
- Hookups
- 44 electric, 42 with water, 6 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Max RV length
- 113 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 446 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 5
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake
- Nearest town
- BARLING
- Address
- 1700 LOCK AND DAM ROAD, BARLING, AR, 72923
- Phone
- 479-452-4598
- Activities
- Biking, Birding, Boating, Camping, Fishing, Hiking
52 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Download a Springhill park map HERE
Springhill Park sits along John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake in the lush, rolling hills of Arkansas. Campers come here for boating, birding and relaxing.
Avid mountain bikers enjoy the Springhill Park Mountain Bike Trail, a 10-mile "fast" trail where experienced bikers race frequently. The trail is also a designated National Recreation Trail.
Recreation
Year-round fishing for catfish, bream, crappie and white and largemouth bass is fantastic in the fertile waters of the Arkansas. From late fall until early spring, the tailwaters immediately below the lock and dam boasts some of the best sauger fishing in the country.
Facilities
Springhill Park offers several spacious sites with electric hookups, along with four large group picnic shelters. Additional amenities include showers, a dump station, playground and boat ramps.
Natural Features
John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake is on the James W. Trimble Lock and Dam of the Arkansas River. Some campsites line the river while others sit between the lake and Massard Creek.
Bottomland hardwood timber banks, steep bluffs and open agricultural fields create the scenery.
Nearby Attractions
The Fort Smith Museum of History is located about 20 minutes away.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 31° | 8° | 69° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 57° | 35° | -7° | 74° | 8 of 11 |
| March | 65° | 46° | 28° | 81° | 3 of 11 |
| April | 74° | 53° | 37° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 81° | 65° | 51° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 89° | 71° | 59° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 92° | 74° | 67° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 92° | 75° | 65° | 107° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 90° | 68° | 56° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 73° | 54° | 36° | 90° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 65° | 44° | 24° | 83° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 55° | 37° | 22° | 74° | 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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