Weekend availability at Springhill
Live from Recreation.gov · checked Sep 18, 2:14 PM PT- Fri, Sep 18Limited5/25 sites
- Fri, Sep 25Limited3/31 sites
- Fri, Oct 2Open16/44 sites
- Fri, Oct 9Open26/44 sites
- Fri, Oct 16Open18/44 sites
- Fri, Oct 23Open27/44 sites
Friday + Saturday nights, sites bookable both nights. Counts come from a rotating sweep and can lag a cancellation by up to a day — alerts watch your exact dates within minutes.
Campsites & amenities
Site-level details from Recreation.gov's official catalog.
- Campsites
- 53
- Electric sites
- 48
- Water hookups
- 37
- Sewer hookups
- 1
About this campground
Overview 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. 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.
Getting there
From Barling, Arkansas, take SR-59 north for 1.5 miles and follow signs into campground.
Activities
- HIKING
- FISHING
- CAMPING
- BOATING
- BIRDING
- BIKING
Nearby federal campgrounds
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