National Park Service · Arkansas
Rush Campground
National Park Service · Arkansas, United States · in Buffalo National River
- Sites
- 12
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Elevation
- 541 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1 · certified dark-sky place
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Buffalo National River
- Nearest town
- St. Joe
- Address
- St. Joe, AR, 72675
- Phone
- (870) 449-4311
About
Rush Campground has 12 tent only sites with no electrical amenities and no flush restrooms. Reservations are required to camp at Rush Campground through recreation.gov or by calling 877-444-6777. Drinking water is available when fees are collected from approximately March 15 - November 14. It is free to camp at Rush in the winter. All sites are limited to 6 people per site, and each site is $16 per night.
Fees
Rush Campground Fee: $16. Sites at Rush are $16.00 per site, per night with a total of 6 people permitted on each site. Fees are charged when water is available (approximately March 15 - November 14). No fees are charged during the winter when water systems are shut down. A vault restroom is available, no flush restrooms. All sites are available only by reservation through recreation.gov or by calling 877-444-6777.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 30° | 8° | 68° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 54° | 33° | -7° | 76° | 9 of 11 |
| March | 63° | 44° | 24° | 84° | 4 of 11 |
| April | 73° | 51° | 34° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 80° | 64° | 48° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 71° | 58° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 74° | 65° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 90° | 73° | 63° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 87° | 68° | 55° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 72° | 52° | 35° | 87° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 63° | 43° | 21° | 81° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 52° | 38° | 21° | 73° | 8 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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