A forested campground near trout fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. RV fit varies by site.
Recreation at Hickory Creek is an extension of everything Beaver Lake offers: more than 28,000 surface acres of water and 449 miles of shoreline created by the dam mean boating, water-skiing and scuba diving are common pursuits, and year-round commercial marinas around the lake provide groceries, fuel, boat rental, fishing guides and supplies. Anglers will target largemouth and smallmouth bass, crappie, bream, white bass, stripers and catfish on the lake, while the cold tailwaters below the dam on the upper White River hold rainbow and sizable German brown trout.
Length limits vary by campsite.
Availability on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 61 sites.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $18 |
| 51 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 59 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 54 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 49 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 58 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 56 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 61 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 46 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 45 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 57 standard electric | R |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Hookups (individual campsites): 61 electric individual sites.
12618 HICKORY CREEK ROAD
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Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (364 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.
“Site is built on the side of a hill and difficult to walk around the RV during setup. Also fire pit is on the opposite side of most sites and you must use steps to get down to it. On a good note it has a great of of the lake area and marina.”
“Good spot to stay at shower was good but could be up dated some but all around Best camping spot I have been to”
“We stayed 4 nights and our spot was perfect! We lost power from a storm and it was back and running in no time. Would highly recommend! ”
| R |
| $18 |
| 55 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 52 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 48 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 60 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 53 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 50 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 47 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
| 25 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 30 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 03 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 01 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 19 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 17 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 23 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 28 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 05 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 29 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 33 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 08 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 10 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 16 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 32 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 06 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 13 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 09 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 39 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 20 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 38 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
| 12 standard electric | C | C | $21 |
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights15 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights5 sites open for every nightAn idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.
Longer tours — plan travel time before and after.
Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 75 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.
Travel trailer · 32 ft · sleeps 10 · 72 mi from campground
$115/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
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Fifth wheel · 41 ft · sleeps 9 · 180 mi from campground
$199/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 20 ft · sleeps 4 · 190 mi from campground
$80/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
View rentalPaid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.
Eureka Springs area · 1.8 hr · from $59/person
Eureka Springs area · 1.2 hr · from $20/person
Eureka Springs area · 1.5 hr · from $59/person
Eureka Springs area · 2 hr · from $29/person
stays 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 | 11% | 18% | 70% |
| Dec 2026 | 25% | 5% | 70% |
| Jan 2027 | 29% | 0% | 70% |
| Feb 2027 | 29% | 0% | 70% |
| Mar 2027 | 26% | 3% | 70% |
| Apr 2027 | 85% | 15% | 0% |
| May 2027 | 90% | 10% | 0% |
Seasonal loop closures in this window: HICKORY CREEK (Nov 2026, Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027).
For June weekends, book about 93 days ahead. Three in four June Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 days ahead | 3 days ahead | 0 days ahead | 2 days ahead |
| February | 2 days ahead | 8 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 4 days ahead |
| March | 21 days ahead | 64 days ahead | 9 days ahead | 54 days ahead |
| April | 12 days ahead | 40 days ahead | 13 days ahead | 63 days ahead |
| May | 21 days ahead | 90 days ahead | 17 days ahead | 100 days ahead |
| June | 25 days ahead | 93 days ahead | 12 days ahead | 67 days ahead |
| July | 22 days ahead | 93 days ahead | 15 days ahead | 75 days ahead |
| August | 14 days ahead | 56 days ahead | 9 days ahead | 54 days ahead |
| September | 20 days ahead | 62 days ahead | 15 days ahead | 86 days ahead |
| October | 14 days ahead | 51 days ahead | 11 days ahead | 44 days ahead |
| November | 22 days ahead | 56 days ahead | 9 days ahead | 32 days ahead |
| December | 3 days ahead | 11 days ahead | 2 days ahead | 16 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 (27,040 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.
61 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
Tent or RV, with power
60 sites · $21–$24, $18–$24/night
Loops: HICKORY CREEK loop (42)
1 open Nov 13–Nov 15
1 site · $21–$24/night
Loops: HICKORY CREEK loop (1)
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
