Army Corps of Engineers · Arkansas
Little Coon Creek Park
Army Corps of Engineers · Arkansas, United States
- Sites
- 11
- Hookups
- 11 electric, 10 with water
- Season
- Year-round
- Max RV length
- 70 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 587 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)
- Lake
- Gillham Lake
- Nearest town
- Grannis
- Address
- 384 POLK 3, Grannis, AR, 71944
- Phone
- 870-385-7126
- Activities
- Boating, Camping, Canoeing, Fishing, Kayaking
11 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Little Coon Creek Campground is located on Gillham Lake in southwestern Arkansas on the Cossatot River. The rugged terrain around the lake creates stunning views and provides for many opportunities for boating, fishing, hunting, and swimming.
Recreation
Visitors enjoy the lake for its vast boating opportunities, and a boat ramp is provided for easy water access.
Anglers will find smallmouth, largemouth, and spotted bass, saugeye, crappie, channel and flathead catfish and various species of sunfish in the river. Hunting is allowed north of Little Coon Creek Park and on the eastern shore of the lake. Check with the Arkansas Game and Fish for Season Dates and Regulations. Lake maps are also available from any Park Attendant at the lake.
Facilities
Little Coon Creek provides 10 campsites and a group picnic shelter; each site has water and 50-amp electric hookups available. Additional amenities include hot showers with restrooms, a boat ramp with a handicap accessible fishing pier, a playground and a dump station nearby.
Natural Features
Gillham Lake spans 1,370 surface acres and boasts 36 miles of shoreline. The Dam was completed in 1975 and stems from the Cossatot River, which has been designated as a National Wild and Scenic River.
Nearby Attractions
The Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area and the Queen Wilhelmina State Park are both within driving distance just north of Gillham Lake. Both of these attractions offer great scenery, hiking, and interpretive programs that are fun for all ages.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 32° | 10° | 70° | 8 of 11 |
| February | 57° | 39° | -2° | 74° | 8 of 11 |
| March | 65° | 47° | 30° | 81° | 2 of 11 |
| April | 73° | 54° | 37° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 82° | 66° | 52° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 89° | 72° | 62° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 75° | 65° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 94° | 76° | 67° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 88° | 70° | 59° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 73° | 56° | 39° | 88° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 66° | 48° | 25° | 82° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 56° | 40° | 27° | 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
- Big Coon Creek · Army Corps of Engineers · 1 mi · 32 sites
- Cossatot Reefs · Army Corps of Engineers · 2 mi · 31 sites
- Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area · Arkansas State Parks · 6 mi · 23 sites
- Jefferson Ridge · Army Corps of Engineers · 9 mi · 87 sites
- Blue Ridge Park · Army Corps of Engineers · 9 mi · 21 sites
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