Horsehead Lake Recreation Area
Sites are first-come, first-served. Recreation.gov lists this campground for paying on site, and you may be able to pay with the Scan and Pay feature of its app.
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Season & status
| Status | Open |
| Forest | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests |
| Booking | No reservations. |
| Fees | Campground - $15/site/day Day Use - $3/vehicle/day year round. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 35.5645° N, 93.6396° W · Directions ↗ |
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 12.1 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Dixon Ridge Trailhead ↗ | 20.5 mi |
| RV sales & service | Victory Lane Motors ↗ | 54.2 mi |
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No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or directions in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 11.9 miAux Arc Day Use ↗Day use
- 13.5 miSpadra Day Use ↗Day use
Trails nearby
- 0.1 miHorsehead Trail2.4 mi trail · hiking
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside Ozark-St. Francis National Forest.
- inOzark-St. Francis National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 1,532,900 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Horsehead Lake Recreation Area?
No. Horsehead Lake Recreation Area is first-come, first-served. No reservations. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How much does it cost to camp at Horsehead Lake Recreation Area?
Campground - $15/site/day Day Use - $3/vehicle/day year round.
Source: Forest Service
Is Horsehead Lake Recreation Area open right now?
Open as of Oct 16, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
What if Horsehead Lake Recreation Area is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Wolf Pen Campground (7.7 mi, first-come), Redding Campground (11.6 mi, first-come), and Aux Arc (12 mi).
Source: Campgrounds nearby