Agency-listedUSFSFee
Horsehead Lake Recreation Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AR · 35.56446, -93.63965
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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 Horsehead Lake Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 697 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Horsehead 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 Horsehead Lake Recreation Area · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail3 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- DDump12 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- WWater19 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- MMechanic33 mi
- LLaundry33 mi
- HHardware34 mi
- PPropane45 mi
- AAir-up55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Horsehead Lake Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
697 ft
State
AR
Coordinates
35.56446, -93.63965
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Horsehead Lake Recreation Area · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCoal Hill · ~8.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMcCormick's One Stop · ~4.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~12.1 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~9.6 mi
- PharmacyVillage Pharmacy · ~11.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicCass Job Corps Clinic · ~13.1 mi
EV charging — from Horsehead Lake Recreation Area · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.9 mi straight-line SE — 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 · 9 within 50 · 59 within 100 · 159 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.9 mi — Ozark, AR - Tesla Supercharger, Ozark
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.3 mi — ATU OZARK · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 Horsehead Lake Recreation Area · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomHorsehead Lake Recreation Area · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWolf Pen Cg · ~7.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHigh Bank · ~8.4 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomRedding (Oht) · ~11.5 mi NW · USFS
Open Horsehead Lake Recreation Area elsewhere
Other camps near Horsehead Lake Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wolf Pen Cg~7.7 mi · fee
- Redding Cg~11.6 mi · fee
- Ozone Rec Area~13.1 mi
- Shores Lake Recreation Area~18.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Horsehead Lake Recreation Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Horsehead Lake Recreation Area are set by Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Horsehead 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 Horsehead 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 — Horsehead Lake Recreation Area
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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