ReservableBookable through April 16; tomorrow opens April 17.
Book on recreation.govWe make nothing when you book
Right now
Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 16:06 UTC
A night
$16–$26Across the site types the agency prices
Sites
48All of them booked ahead
113 ftLongest rig
430 ftElevation
674 ftWater · an unnamed pond
In townBarling, AR
65%Tree cover

The place

the agency’s own description · what’s there · 3 notices

In the agency’s own words

Download a Springhill park map HERE Springhill Park sits along John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake in the lush, rolling hills of Arkansas. Campers come here for boating, birding and relaxing. Avid mountain bikers enjoy the Springhill Park Mountain Bike Trail, a 10-mile "fast" trail where experienced bikers race frequently. The trail is also a designated National Recreation Trail. Keep reading

Recreation

Year-round fishing for catfish, bream, crappie and white and largemouth bass is fantastic in the fertile waters of the Arkansas. From late fall until early spring, the tailwaters immediately below the lock and dam boasts some of the best sauger fishing in the country.

Facilities

Springhill Park offers several spacious sites with electric hookups, along with four large group picnic shelters. Additional amenities include showers, a dump station, playground and boat ramps.

Natural Features

John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake is on the James W. Trimble Lock and Dam of the Arkansas River. Some campsites line the river while others sit between the lake and Massard Creek. Bottomland hardwood timber banks, steep bluffs and open agricultural fields create the scenery.

Nearby Attractions

The Fort Smith Museum of History is located about 20 minutes away.

What the agency tells you

Rule

NOTICE: Group shelters are open for reservations, Please follow all CDC/State guidelines for social distancing, sanitizing, and face covering for COVID-19. NOTE: A special event application is required for any event including, but not limited to one or more of the following: 1. An entry, spectator, or participating fee is charged 2. If you have an anticipated attendance of 100 or more persons 3. An extraordinary impact on project resources is expected 4. Corps personnel provide additional patrols, surveillance, refuse collection, and/or crowd control 5. Event involves the use of concession tents and/or vendors 6. Event involves Bounce Houses/Bump N Jump Inflatables 7. Fishing Tournament 8. Music Festival: In addition to the special event application, you may be asked to submit the following information before approval can be granted: (1) proof of liability insurance; (2) event details & description; (3) schedule of events; (4) parking plans. PROHIBITED: Please note that livestock, exotic animals, explosives, loaded projectile firing devices, pinatas, water balloons, and commercial activities are prohibited on project lands unless written permission has been received from the District Commander. If commercial tents are permitted for your special event, please note that driving tent stakes into concrete or asphalt on project lands is prohibited.  For additional information regarding Special Event Applications & Permit Fees, please contact the Russellville Project Office at (501) 340-1762.

Rule

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.

Rule

• For Aquatic Facilities (Lake, Reservoir, or River Recreation): 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.     • For Terrestrial Facilities (Trailheads or Campsites): 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. For more information visit https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/rec .    • For Combined Aquatic and Terrestrial Facilities (Trailheads or Campsites with Lake, Reservoir, or River Recreation): 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
48 · 1 group
Hookups
41 electric, 37 water, 1 sewer
Longest rig
113 ft
Paved pads
All
Accessible sites
None listed
Pets
Allowed
Campfires
Allowed, barring fire bans
Shade
Every site
Source: Recreation.gov campsite records · Aug 23, 2026

Facilities

Showers
Yes, the record doesn’t say what kind
“Additional amenities include showers, a dump station, playground and boat ramps.”
Dump station
Yes
recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
Boat ramp
Yes
Playground
Yes
Stay limit
14 nights
recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Source: Stated in the agency description · Aug 23, 2026
Water, toilets and showers: read from the agency description, shown above · Sep 12, 2026

Around the campground

On the water
Lake, River, Creek
Biking
Birding
Boating
Fishing
Hiking
Night sky · 154th darkest of 158 in AR
Bortle 5
Source: Recreation.gov activity records · Aug 23, 2026

8 of 86 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 16:06 UTC

Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.

OpenBooked

Booking window6 months outBookable now through April 16, 2027. Tomorrow at 10 AM ET, availability opens through April 17, 2027.recreation.gov
Max stay14 nights2-night minimum on weekendsthe facility record
A night$16–$26plus $8 to reserve, once per bookingthe agency’s rate schedule
A weekend$40–$60DerivedFriday and Saturday, everything includedours, from the lines above
If plans change$10 to cancel$10 to change a reservationrecreation.gov’s schedule
Runs itU.S. Army Corps of EngineersBooked through recreation.govthe agency’s record
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Free forever, no booking kickbacks.
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What you actually pay

The sign priceU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
A night, per site$16–$26
Tent Site$16
30 Amp$24
50 Amp$26
50 Amp$26
Group areas, a night$30–$75
Rates for the season the campground is in now, Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026.
The booking feerecreation.gov
Reservation fee, booked online$8
One fee per reservation, however many nights you book, and it’s non-refundable. $9 if you book by phone, $3 in person.
Pass discounts only apply to the recreation (or use) fee for the facility. Other charges such as electricity or water hookups, reservation or other fees are not eligible for a discount.
What a stay costs
One nightDerived$24–$34
A weekend, Friday and SaturdayDerived$40–$60

Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $16–$26 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.

If your plans changerecreation.gov
Change fee, moving to dates outside your booking$10
Cancellation fee$10
Cancelling the day before, or the day of$10 + your first night
No-show$20 + your first night

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 16:06 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this

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The sites

53 records · which ones have room · the site map

The sites, ranked

from 49 mapped sites
73 ftbetween you and the next site, typically
80%of tent sites sit clear of electric or RV sites
Least roomB21 39 ftB22 39 ftA13 39 ft

All 53 records

52 of 53 records located
Standard3RV / electric41Type not stated3Day use5
SleepsTakes aUp to

Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 35 of the 53 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.

The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 45 of the 53 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.

Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.

AA01type not stated78 ft30 amp165 ftMassard Creek
AA02standard electric53 ft30 amp50 ft114 ftMassard Creek$24–$26
AA03standard electric42 ft30 amp50 ft89 ftMassard Creek$24–$26
AA04standard electric55 ft30 amp71 ft51 ftMassard Creek$24–$26
AA05standard electric49 ft30 amp71 ft55 ftMassard Creek$24–$26
AA06standard electric39 ft30 amp89 ft87 ftMassard Creek$24–$26
AA07standard electric52 ft30 amp65 ft96 ftMassard Creek$24–$26
AA08standard electric48 ft30 amp65 ft113 ftMassard Creek$24–$26
AA09standard electric40 ft30 amp65 ft126 ftMassard Creek$24–$26
AA10standard electric46 ft30 amp59 ft123 ftMassard Creek$24–$26
AA11standard electric52 ft30 amp59 ft118 ftMassard Creek$24–$26
AA12standard electric62 ft30 amp59 ft96 ftMassard Creek$24–$26
AA13standard electric30 ft30 amp39 ft125 ftMassard Creek$24–$26
AA14standard electric45 ft30 amp39 ft125 ftMassard Creek$24–$26
AA15standard electric57 ft30 amp57 ft140 ftMassard Creek$24–$26
AA16standard electric62 ft30 amp64 ft128 ftMassard Creek$24–$26
BB01standard electric48 ft50 amp112 ft523 ftArkansas River658 ft$24–$26
BB02standard electric52 ft50 amp112 ft615 ftArkansas River546 ft$24–$26
BB03standard electric52 ft50 amp114 ft479 ftArkansas River650 ft$24–$26
BB04standard electric49 ft50 amp109 ft505 ftArkansas River594 ft$24–$26
BB05standard electric52 ft50 amp93 ft444 ftArkansas River734 ft$24–$26
BB06standard electric48 ft50 amp93 ft433 ftArkansas River800 ft$24–$26
BB07standard electric52 ft50 amp108 ft313 ftArkansas River890 ft$24–$26
BB08standard electric52 ft50 amp107 ft368 ftArkansas River905 ft$24–$26
BB09standard electric53 ft50 amp91 ft280 ftArkansas River1,056 ft$24–$26
BB10standard electric53 ft50 amp91 ft370 ftArkansas River993 ft$24–$26
BB11standard electric44 ft50 amp120 ft304 ftArkansas River1,125 ft$24–$26
BB12standard electric56 ft50 amp113 ft559 ftArkansas River941 ft$24–$26
BB13standard electric46 ft50 amp71 ft456 ftArkansas River1,063 ft$24–$26
BB14standard electric55 ft50 amp71 ft391 ftArkansas River1,118 ft$24–$26
BB15standard electric48 ft50 amp83 ft335 ftArkansas River1,157 ft$24–$26
BB16standard electric69 ft50 amp113 ft600 ftArkansas River878 ft$24–$26
BB17standard electric113 ft50 amp73 ft574 ftArkansas River889 ft$24–$26
BB18standard electric40 ft50 amp112 ft703 ftArkansas River760 ft$24–$26
BB19standard electric59 ft50 amp73 ft612 ftArkansas River831 ft$24–$26
BB20standard electric30 ft50 amp119 ft805 ftArkansas River656 ft$24–$26
BB21standard electric59 ft50 amp39 ft951 ftArkansas River527 ft$24–$26
BB22standard electric56 ft50 amp39 ft968 ftArkansas River520 ft$24–$26
BB23standard electric23 ft50 amp67 ft1,028 ftArkansas River476 ft$24–$26
BB24standard electric22 ft50 amp84 ft1,073 ftArkansas River449 ft$24–$26
BB25type not stated85 ft50 amp1,060 ftArkansas River257 ft
BB26standard electric50 ftElectricity Hookup195 ft936 ftArkansas River247 ft$24–$26
BB27type not stated38 ft50 amp977 ftArkansas River112 ft
BB28standard electric38 ftElectricity Hookup195 ft830 ftArkansas River259 ft$24–$26
BGCA01group standard nonelectric20 ft$30
EE01standard nonelectric31 ft126 ft212 ft1,970 ft$16
EE02standard nonelectric31 ft60 ft89 ft1,852 ft$16
EE03standard nonelectric31 ft60 ft97 ft1,812 ft$16
SPRINGHILLGS1day use20 ftyes413 ft375 ftMassard Creek$35
SPRINGHILLGS2day use20 ftyes51 ft366 ftArkansas River2,930 ft$75
SPRINGHILLGS3day use20 ft15 ampyes109 ft396 ftArkansas River702 ft$75
SPRINGHILLGS4day use20 ft15 ampyes411 ft1,109 ft232 ft$75
SPRINGHILLGS5day use20 ftyes51 ft370 ftArkansas River2,980 ft$35

The agency files 5 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.

25 of 53 listed

Getting there

the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Coordinate35.34111, -94.29694
The phone479-452-4598
The agency’s pageOfficial page ↗

Where it is

Getting there

From Barling, Arkansas, take SR-59 north for 1.5 miles and follow signs into campground.

The weather

the next four days · the thirty-year normal

Next four days, and the thirty-year normal

Forecast

This Afternoon63°Mostly Sunny
Tonight44°Mostly Clear
Saturday66°Sunny
Saturday Night42°Clear

NWS forecast for Barling, AR

Typical weather

Typical October night 51°F, day 76°F.

Coldest month of the year: typical January night 30°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.

100°32°20°

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 Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.

Measured at: FT SMITH RGNL AP, AR (USW00013964), 4 miles away and at about the same elevation

The land, and who answers for it

who answers for it

Who answers for this land

Steve Womack, official portrait

Springhill 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 →

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How we know

every fact on this page, and where it came from
Right now: recreation.gov is offering sites on 30 of the next 30 nights, which isn’t something a closed campground does.
Cell signal: the Army Corps’s own campground description, read as text by CAMPANAC. None of this is a measurement. It’s what the land manager published about the place, and phones, carriers and weather all disagree with each other; treat it as a warning, not a promise.