A forested campground near fishing, and hiking.
Horseshoe Bend Campground sits along the Saline River just below Dierks Dam, where the river feeds through a three-quarter-mile engineered whitewater course and the terrain rises to a 300-foot vertical cliff that marks the edge of the Ouachitas. The campsite area is compact but well-appointed for river users: there are 13 total sites 12 that accommodate both RVs and tents (Class A) and one tent-only site laid out along the riverfront so most sites have easy water access.
Length limits vary by campsite.
Dump station on site.
Availability on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 184 sites.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 063 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $17 |
| 068 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $17 |
| 073 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $17 |
| 070 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $17 |
| 065 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $17 |
| 072 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $17 |
| 104 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $17 |
| 066 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $17 |
| 107 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $18 |
| 120 standard electric |
Hookups (individual campsites): 184 electric individual sites.
246 Jefferson Ridge Road
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Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (32 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.
“What a place to relax and enjoy the river flowing by your camp site. Definitely not our first stay here and won’t be our last. Quite and clean. ”
“It was great. And the camp host are outstanding. ”
| ✓ |
| ✓ |
| $18 |
| 116 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $18 |
| 113 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $18 |
| 101 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 075 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 092 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 099 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 091 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 103 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 102 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 095 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 061 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 064 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 067 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 097 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 093 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 100 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 094 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 074 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 071 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 096 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 062 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 098 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 060 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 069 standard electric | R | R | $17 |
| 106 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 112 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 124 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 117 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 108 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 111 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights59 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights12 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights15 sites open for every nightRentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 45 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.
Travel trailer · 32 ft · sleeps 8 · 83 mi from campground
$128/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 5 · 103 mi from campground
$104/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 25 ft · sleeps 4 · 120 mi from campground
$100/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
View rentalstays up to 28 nights (Recreation.gov rules).
Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.
| Month | Open | Booked | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 54% | 46% | 0% |
| Dec 2026 | 95% | 5% | 0% |
| Jan 2027 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Feb 2027 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Mar 2027 | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| Apr 2027 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| May 2027 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
For November weekends, book about 60 days ahead. Three in four November Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 14 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 3 days ahead | 12 days ahead | 4 days ahead | 19 days ahead |
| April | 8 days ahead | 19 days ahead | 3 days ahead | 28 days ahead |
| May | 21 days ahead | 37 days ahead | 9 days ahead | 35 days ahead |
| June | 4 days ahead | 10 days ahead | 3 days ahead | 12 days ahead |
| July | 3 days ahead | 45 days ahead | 7 days ahead | 22 days ahead |
| August | 2 days ahead | 12 days ahead | — | — |
| September | 13 days ahead | 34 days ahead | 8 days ahead | 19 days ahead |
| October | 16 days ahead | 48 days ahead | 4 days ahead | 14 days ahead |
| November | 14 days ahead | 60 days ahead | 2 days ahead | 21 days ahead |
Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.
Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (1,001 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.
12 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
Tent or RV, with power
12 sites · $18/night
5 open Nov 13–Nov 15
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