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Lake Wedington Recreation Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AR · 36.09167, -94.37377
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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 Lake Wedington Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,134 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lake Wedington 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 Lake Wedington Recreation Area · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- WWater11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- DDump26 mi
- ShShower26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Lake Wedington Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,134 ft
State
AR
Coordinates
36.09167, -94.37377
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Lake Wedington Recreation Area · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLake Wedington (water) · nearby
- Nearest townSavoy · ~2.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuel16 General Store · ~4.7 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~16.3 mi
- Dump station~25.7 mi · customers only · Blowing Springs RV Park
- Groceries16 General Store · ~4.7 mi
- PharmacyCollier's Drug · ~10.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicJoint Chiropractor · ~9.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~8.6 mi
EV charging — from Lake Wedington Recreation Area · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.3 mi straight-line E — Lewis Automotive, Fayetteville, AR · NOODOE · J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach13 within 25 mi · 24 within 50 · 101 within 100 · 153 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.8 mi — Walmart EV Charging, Springdale
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO13.1 mi — Harps Food Store #119, Springdale
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.1 mi — OZARKS PARKING STATION 1, Fayetteville, AR · 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 422953 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lake Wedington Recreation Area · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomLake Wedington Recreation Area · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBuckhorn Ohv · ~26.4 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Lake Wedington Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dispersed camp #2 — Washington County, AR~23.3 mi
- Dispersed camp — Washington County, AR~24.0 mi
- Dispersed camp #4 — Washington County, AR~24.0 mi
- Dispersed camp #3 — Washington County, AR~24.2 mi
The unit that manages Lake Wedington Recreation Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lake Wedington Recreation Area are set by Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lake Wedington 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 Lake Wedington 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 — Lake Wedington Recreation Area
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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