A forested campground near fishing. RV fit varies by site.
Cossatot Reefs Campground occupies a tree-lined stretch of Gillham Lake on the Cossatot River in southwest Arkansas, roughly ten miles north of De Queen off US-59/71 before you drop into the Gillham Lake area. The lake itself covers about 1,370 surface acres with roughly 36 miles of shoreline, and the river that feeds it is part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers system the result is a mix of open water, wooded shore, and river channel that frames the campground.
Length limits vary by campsite.
Showers on site. Dump station on site.
Availability on Recreation.gov.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 01 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 27 walk to | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 28 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 02 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 11 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 04 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 12 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 15 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 05 standard electric | ✓ |
Hookups (individual campsites): 28 electric individual sites.
244 Reefs Park Road
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Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.
“We had a great time…great location…very secluded…decent fishing.”
Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (165 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.
“So peaceful and relaxing Fails made it superb”
“We had a great time…great location…very secluded…decent fishing. Oh…and clean bathrooms. ”
| ✓ |
| $14 |
| 13 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 17 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 18 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 29 walk to | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 30 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 20 standard electric | R | R | $14 |
| 14 standard electric | R | R | $14 |
| 25 standard electric | R | R | $14 |
| 07 standard electric | R | R | $14 |
| 08 standard electric | R | R | $14 |
| 10 standard electric | R | R | $14 |
| 19 standard electric | R | R | $14 |
| 24 standard electric | R | R | $14 |
| 22 standard electric | R | R | $14 |
| 16 standard electric | R | R | $14 |
| 23 standard electric | R | R | $14 |
| 03 standard electric | R | R | $14 |
| 06 standard electric | R | R | $14 |
| 21 standard electric | R | R | $14 |
| 09 standard electric | R | R | $14 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights19 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights18 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights59 sites open for every nightRentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 68 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.
Travel trailer · 32 ft · sleeps 8 · 78 mi from campground
$128/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 5 · 109 mi from campground
$104/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 25 ft · sleeps 4 · 121 mi from campground
$100/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
View rentalstays up to 14 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 | 74% | 26% | 0% |
| Dec 2026 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Jan 2027 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Feb 2027 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Mar 2027 | 84% | 16% | 0% |
| Apr 2027 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| May 2027 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Seasonal loop closures in this window: COSSATOT REEFS (Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027).
For May weekends, book about 80 days ahead. Three in four May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | — | — | 4 days ahead | 27 days ahead |
| March | 11 days ahead | 58 days ahead | 2 days ahead | 24 days ahead |
| April | 1 days ahead | 32 days ahead | 8 days ahead | 36 days ahead |
| May | 14 days ahead | 80 days ahead | 22 days ahead | 124 days ahead |
| June | 19 days ahead | 71 days ahead | 21 days ahead | 84 days ahead |
| July | 13 days ahead | 49 days ahead | 17 days ahead | 56 days ahead |
| August | 6 days ahead | 28 days ahead | 9 days ahead | 40 days ahead |
| September | 8 days ahead | 45 days ahead | 7 days ahead | 33 days ahead |
| October | 8 days ahead | 37 days ahead | 6 days ahead | 38 days ahead |
| November | 4 days ahead | 37 days ahead | 14 days ahead | 67 days ahead |
| December | — | — | 3 days ahead | 94 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 (7,979 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.
30 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
Tent or RV, with power
28 sites · $14–$25, $14–$23/night
Loops: COSSATOT REEFS loop (28)
13 open Nov 13–Nov 15
2 sites · $14–$23/night
Loops: COSSATOT REEFS loop (2)
2 open Nov 13–Nov 15
