Hickory Creek Park (AR)
- Right now
- Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 16:03 UTC
- A night
- $24–$29Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 61All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 10 notices
In the agency’s own words
Hickory Creek Park sits along the vast shores of Beaver Lake in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas, offering spacious and sunny campsites and an abundance of recreational activities. Keep reading
Recreation
Fishing opportunities are plentiful near Hickory Creek Park. Beaver Lake has more than 28,000 surface acres of water, and anglers can try their luck at catching large and smallmouth bass, crappie, bream, white bass, stripers, and channel or spoon-bill catfish. Just below the dam, the cold waters of the upper White River provide the perfect habitat for pole-bending rainbow and record-sized German brown trout. Several trails snake throughout the Ozark Mountains, offering peaceful hiking, biking and wildlife viewing opportunities for visitors. Hunters will find game plentiful in northwest Arkansas. A mixture of hardwood and evergreen forest provides a good home to many different species of wildlife. While Beaver Lake is conveniently located near several population centers, within a short driving distance hunters can find remote areas filled with upland game such as deer, rabbits and squirrels. Many other sports and activities await campers, including boating, swimming, picnicking, scuba diving, water skiing, spelunking and sightseeing.
Facilities
Hickory Creek Park has large campsites with plenty of shade and room for activities, and is steps away from the lake shore. Campfire rings, picnic areas, drinking water and flush toilets all make for a comfortable camping getaway. Group picnic shelters are also available, making it the perfect site for large parties or family gatherings.
Natural Features
Towering limestone bluffs, natural caves and a variety of trees and flowering shrubs surround Hickory Creek Park, making it an ideal retreat for outdoor enthusiasts. Beaver Lake and Dam, completed in 1966, was constructed in the White River Basin and boasts 449 miles of beautiful shoreline at the top of the conservation pool. Although the dam was originally built for flood control, hydroelectric power and public water supply, it has also created a popular recreational oasis.
Nearby Attractions
Several marinas are located around the lake, offering groceries, fuel, boat rentals and storage, fishing guides and camping supplies. Click here for more information.
What the agency tells you
Please check in with camp host upon arrival. Check-in is at 4:00 p.m. the afternoon of your reservation. Check out time is 1:00 p.m.
Campsites can accommodate one RV and one tent, or three tents.
No parking in the grass.
Everything else this campground posts · 7
No dumping of household trash, gray water, rubbish, black water or any other waste material or waste liquid. All waste generated must deposed of at the dump station or removed from the project lands. Shower tents and bathroom tents, commonly referred to as changing tents, are not allowed.
There is a $5 area use fee per vehicle for non-campers. Failure to pay day use fees, and or properly display applicable receipt, permit or pass is prohibited.
No off-road vehicles or golf carts are permitted.
All pets must be physically restrained in pens, cages, or on a 6-foot leash at all times. No Exceptions! Pets may not be left at campsites unattended. Persons bringing animals onto project lands are responsible for the proper removal and disposal of any waste produced by these animals.
Camping at one or more campsites at any one water resource project such as Beaver Lake for a period longer than 14 days during any 30 consecutive day period is prohibited without the written permission of the District Commander.
DON'T MOVE FIREWOOD. Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
STOP THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES. Remove plants, seeds, animals, and mud from boots, gear, pets, and vehicles. Clean your gear before entering and leaving the recreation site. Stay on designated roads and trails and follow local guidelines for firewood. CLEAN, DRAIN, DRY boats and any other recreational equipment that contacts water. Dispose of unwanted bait, worms, fish parts, or other organisms into the trash and not into the environment. For more information visit https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/rec.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 61 · 1 tent-only
- Hookups
- 61 electric, 2 water
- Longest rig
- 92 ft
- Paved pads
- All
- Accessible sites
- 1
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets
- “…rings, picnic areas, drinking water and flush toilets all make for a comfortable camping getaway. Group…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- WATER SPIGOT on 1 of 63 campsite records
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Creek, Beach
- Boating
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Swimming
- Night sky · 156th darkest of 158 in AR
- Bortle 5
4 of 126 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 16:03 UTC
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
OpenBooked
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One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
Tell me when the season opens
Watch for the season to open
One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
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What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $24–$29 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 5
recreation.gov availability, read 16:03 UTC · rules read Oct 1, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
63 records · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 63 mapped sitesAll 63 records
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 60 of the 63 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| HICKORY CREEK | 01 | standard electric | 13 ft | 50 amp | 70 ft | 146 ftLittle Hickory Creek | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 02 | standard electric | 27 ft | 50 amp | 73 ft | 217 ftLittle Hickory Creek | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 03 | standard electric | 14 ft | 50 amp | 70 ft | 122 ftLittle Hickory Creek | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 04 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 73 ft | 208 ftLittle Hickory Creek | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 05 | standard electric | 10 ft | 50 amp | 62 ft | 106 ftLittle Hickory Creek | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 06 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 75 ft | 198 ftLittle Hickory Creek | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 07 | standard electric | 8 ft | 50 amp | 62 ft | 94 ftLittle Hickory Creek | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 08 | standard electric | 27 ft | 50 amp | 70 ft | 202 ftLittle Hickory Creek | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 09 | standard electric | 10 ft | 50 amp | 77 ft | 102 ftLittle Hickory Creek | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 10 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 70 ft | 195 ftLittle Hickory Creek | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 11 | standard electric | 6 ft | 50 amp | 91 ft | 79 ftLittle Hickory Creek | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 12 | standard electric | 23 ft | 50 amp | 78 ft | 185 ftLittle Hickory Creek | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 13 | standard electric | 6 ft | 50 amp | 72 ft | 116 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 14 | standard electric | 24 ft | 50 amp | 74 ft | 193 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 15 | standard electric | 14 ft | 50 amp | 72 ft | 145 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 16 | standard electric | 15 ft | 50 amp | 80 ft | 245 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 17 | standard electric | 6 ft | 50 amp | 76 ft | 181 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 18 | standard electric | 23 ft | 50 amp | 107 ft | 305 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 19 | standard electric | 12 ft | 50 amp | yes | 90 ft | 209 ft | $24–$29 |
| HICKORY CREEK | 20 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 111 ft | 184 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 21 | standard electric | 50 amp | 164 ft | 116 ft | $24–$29 | ||
| HICKORY CREEK | 22 | standard electric | 4 ft | 50 amp | 111 ft | 81 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 23 | standard electric | 5 ft | 50 amp | 123 ft | 238 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 24 | standard electric | 10 ft | 50 amp | 134 ft | 184 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 25 | standard electric | 10 ft | 50 amp | 71 ft | 298 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 26 | standard electric | 10 ft | 50 amp | 71 ft | 263 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 27 | standard electric | 10 ft | 50 amp | 106 ft | 240 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 28 | standard electric | 10 ft | 50 amp | 152 ft | 99 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 29 | standard electric | 16 ft | 50 amp | 112 ft | 102 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 30 | standard electric | 16 ft | 50 amp | 86 ft | 90 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 31 | standard electric | 28 ft | 50 amp | 164 ft | 121 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 32 | standard electric | 18 ft | 50 amp | 86 ft | 174 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 33 | standard electric | 92 ft | 50 amp | 43 ft | 239 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 34 | standard electric | 2 ft | 50 amp | 104 ft | 170 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 35 | standard electric | 7 ft | 50 amp | 44 ft | 136 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 36 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 44 ft | 91 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 37 | tent only electric | 5 ft | 50 amp | 74 ft | 273 ft | ||
| HICKORY CREEK | 38 | standard electric | 24 ft | 50 amp | 43 ft | 211 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 39 | standard electric | 9 ft | 50 amp | 60 ft | 136 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 40 | standard electric | 10 ft | 50 amp | 60 ft | 75 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 41 | standard electric | 13 ft | 50 amp | 80 ft | 111 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | 42 | standard electric | 50 amp | 74 ft | 230 ft | $24–$29 | ||
| HICKORY CREEK | 43 | standard electric | 5 ft | 50 amp | 94 ft | 163 ft | $24–$29 | |
| HICKORY CREEK | BLUFF | day use | yes | 1316 ft | 92 ft | $75 | ||
| HICKORY CREEK | WEST | day use | yes | 1099 ft | 127 ft | $75 | ||
| PINE | 44 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 184 ft | 336 ft | $24–$29 | |
| PINE | 45 | standard electric | 6 ft | 50 amp | 91 ft | 239 ft | $24–$29 | |
| PINE | 46 | standard electric | 5 ft | 50 amp | 77 ft | 213 ft | $24–$29 | |
| PINE | 47 | standard electric | 5 ft | 50 amp | 72 ft | 213 ft | $24–$29 | |
| PINE | 48 | standard electric | 23 ft | 50 amp | 72 ft | 283 ft | $24–$29 | |
| PINE | 49 | standard electric | 2 ft | 50 amp | 79 ft | 156 ft | $24–$29 | |
| PINE | 50 | standard electric | 24 ft | 50 amp | 74 ft | 242 ft | $24–$29 | |
| PINE | 51 | standard electric | 2 ft | 50 amp | 79 ft | 120 ft | $24–$29 | |
| PINE | 52 | standard electric | 3 ft | 50 amp | 74 ft | 222 ft | $24–$29 | |
| PINE | 53 | standard electric | 50 amp | 82 ft | 102 ft | $24–$29 | ||
| PINE | 54 | standard electric | 50 amp | 81 ft | 129 ft | $24–$29 | ||
| PINE | 55 | standard electric | 34 ft | 50 amp | 58 ft | 193 ft | $24–$29 | |
| PINE | 56 | standard electric | 8 ft | 50 amp | 77 ft | 153 ft | $24–$29 | |
| PINE | 57 | standard electric | 3 ft | 50 amp | 77 ft | 115 ft | $24–$29 | |
| PINE | 58 | standard electric | 1 ft | 50 amp | 73 ft | 85 ft | $24–$29 | |
| PINE | 59 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 58 ft | 170 ft | $24–$29 | |
| PINE | 60 | standard electric | 8 ft | 50 amp | 73 ft | 74 ft | $24–$29 | |
| PINE | 61 | standard electric | 9 ft | 50 amp | 60 ft | 200 ft | $24–$29 |
The agency files 2 more records here that aren’t sites for the night. It files them as day use. They’re in the table above, marked for what they are, and none of them is counted as a site.
OpenStreetMap has no toilet mapped within 1 km of this campground, so no site here carries a toilet distance. That’s a gap in the map, not a finding about the campground.
25 of 63 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
War Eagle Campground2.1 mi
Horseshoe Bend (Beaver Lake)3.2 mi
Prairie Creek (AR)7.8 mi
Rocky Branch Campground8.6 mi
Lost Bridge South13 mi
Starkey Campground14 miFrom Rogers, AR, take Highway 264 east for 4.5 miles. Turn right on Cow Face Road. After a mile, turn left on Hickory Creek Road. The park entrance sign is on the right after about a mile.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Springdale, AR
Typical weather
Typical October night 46°F, day 71°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 24°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Augusts are colder than the August line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land

Hickory Creek Park (AR) is in Arkansas’s 3rd congressional district. Its representative, Steve Womack (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: D-. See every public-lands vote →