Arkansas / Carroll County

Dam Site Lake Campground

Closed — Closed for the season. Typically operates April through October. Reservations available through Recreation.gov.

About

Dam Site Lake Campground 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. The campground features 48 electric campsites with large, shaded spaces and one group shelter, all with fire rings and picnic tables. Flush toilets, drinking water, and a dump station provide comfortable amenities. Located steps from the lake shore and near Beaver Dam, the campground is positioned before the dam on Highway 187. Beaver Lake offers more than 28,000 surface acres of water with 449 miles of shoreline, providing exceptional fishing opportunities for large and smallmouth bass, crappie, bream, white bass, stripers, and channel or spoonbill catfish. Just below the dam, the cold waters of the upper White River provide habitat for rainbow and German brown trout. The area features towering limestone bluffs, natural caves, and diverse forest with hardwood and evergreen trees. Visitors enjoy swimming, boating, water skiing, scuba diving, picnicking, hiking, biking, spelunking, wildlife viewing, and hunting in the surrounding Ozark Mountains. Several marinas around the lake offer groceries, fuel, boat rentals, fishing guides, and camping supplies.

Directions

From Eureka Springs, take Highway 62 West for nearly 4 miles. Turn left on Highway 187 and continue for about 6 miles. Turn left at park entrance and continue to the site, located before the dam. From Rogers, take Highway 62 East for nearly 24 miles. Turn right on Highway 187 and travel 3 miles, crossing the dam. The park entrance is the first right after the dam.

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