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Spring Lake Recreation Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AR · 35.15038, -93.42456
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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 Spring Lake Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 525 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Spring 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 Spring Lake Recreation Area · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- WWater15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- DDump16 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- PPropane28 mi
- AAir-up54 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 — Spring Lake Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
525 ft
State
AR
Coordinates
35.15038, -93.42456
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Spring Lake Recreation Area · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCorinth · ~5.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelThe Belleville Station · ~4.2 mi
- Propane / LPGMobil · ~28.4 mi
- Dump station~16.4 mi
- GroceriesValero · ~6.1 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~6.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicWestern Yell County Medical · ~6.7 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~14.1 mi
EV charging — from Spring Lake Recreation Area · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.8 mi straight-line NE — Cogswell Motors, Russellville, AR · EV Connect · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 52 within 100 · 131 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.7 mi — Ozark, AR - Tesla Supercharger, Ozark
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.8 mi — Walmart 66 (Clarksville, AR), Clarksville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.0 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 447266 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Spring Lake Recreation Area · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSpring Lake Recreation Area · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSorghum Hollow · ~8.0 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPeeler Gap Range · ~8.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCove Lake Recreation Area · ~12.2 mi NW · USFS
Open Spring Lake Recreation Area elsewhere
Other camps near Spring Lake Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sorghum Hollow~8.0 mi · fee
- Petit Jean WMA Camping Area #1~9.2 mi
- Petit Jean WMA Camping Area #2~9.6 mi
- Petit Jean River WMA Camping Area #1~10.1 mi
The unit that manages Spring Lake Recreation Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Spring Lake Recreation Area are set by Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Spring 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 Spring 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 — Spring Lake Recreation Area
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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