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Cove Lake Recreation Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AR · 35.22318, -93.62153
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Cove Lake Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,032 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cove Lake Recreation AreaNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Cove Lake Recreation Area · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- WWater5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- DDump20 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- PPropane39 mi
- AAir-up56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Cove Lake Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,032 ft
State
AR
Coordinates
35.22318, -93.62153
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Cove Lake Recreation Area · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCove Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townCorley · ~1.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.9 mi
- FuelCove Creek Supply Company · ~1.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.3 mi
- GroceriesHarps · ~7.3 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~7.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicMercy Hospital Paris · ~7.4 mi
EV charging — from Cove Lake Recreation Area · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.1 mi straight-line NE — Walmart 66 (Clarksville, AR) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 57 within 100 · 154 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)24.8 mi — Ozark, AR - Tesla Supercharger, Ozark
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.7 mi — Mount Nebo State Park - Tesla Destination, Dardanelle, AR (at a park) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 121814 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cove Lake Recreation Area · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCove Lake Recreation Area · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomCameron Bluff · ~3.6 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomMagazine Lodge Complex · ~4.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSorghum Hollow · ~8.9 mi E · USFS
Open Cove Lake Recreation Area elsewhere
Other camps near Cove Lake Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sorghum Hollow~8.9 mi · fee
- Spring Lake Recreation Area~12.2 mi · fee
- Jack Creek~18.3 mi
- Petit Jean WMA Camping Area #1~21.4 mi
The unit that manages Cove Lake Recreation Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cove Lake Recreation Area are set by Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cove Lake Recreation Area
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Cove Lake Recreation Area
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Cove Lake Recreation Area
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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