USDA Forest Service · Arkansas
Bard Springs
USDA Forest Service · Arkansas, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,309 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- BARD SPRINGS CAMPING (NFSR 501) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
About
US Forest Service campground. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 31° | 8° | 69° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 57° | 37° | -3° | 73° | 8 of 11 |
| March | 62° | 45° | 27° | 80° | 4 of 11 |
| April | 71° | 53° | 34° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 80° | 64° | 49° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 86° | 70° | 59° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 72° | 63° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 90° | 73° | 64° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 85° | 67° | 56° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 72° | 54° | 35° | 86° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 65° | 46° | 22° | 79° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 53° | 38° | 25° | 70° | 6 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
- Shady Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 55 sites
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- Star of The West · Army Corps of Engineers · 14 mi · 13 sites
- Blue Ridge Park · Army Corps of Engineers · 14 mi · 21 sites
- Arrowhead Point · Army Corps of Engineers · 15 mi · 26 sites
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