National Park Service · Arkansas
Spring Creek Campground
National Park Service · Arkansas, United States · in Buffalo National River
- Sites
- 12
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Elevation
- 545 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
Spring Creek Campground is a first come, first serve campground near Harriet, Arkansas. Spring Creek has 12 tent only sites with no electrical amenities, no flush restrooms, and no water.
Fees
Spring Creek Campground Fee: free. Sites at Spring Creek are free, with a total of 6 people permitted on each site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 30° | 8° | 67° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 54° | 33° | -7° | 75° | 9 of 11 |
| March | 63° | 44° | 25° | 83° | 4 of 11 |
| April | 72° | 51° | 35° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 80° | 64° | 48° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 71° | 58° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 74° | 65° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 90° | 73° | 63° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 88° | 69° | 55° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 72° | 53° | 35° | 87° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 63° | 44° | 21° | 80° | 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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- Barkshed Campground · USDA Forest Service · 19 mi · 4 sites
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