Camping at Cove Lake Recreation Area near Paris, AR | Basecamping

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At a glance

RV sites up to 68 ft
Length limits vary by campsite.
No hookups
Pets not allowed
Vault toilets
Showers on site.

10 available sites

Available only10 open of 36 sitesRV lengthSortLoop

Site 002

RV or tent · Up to 60 ft · Up to 6 peopleNo hookups

Available all 2 nights

$30 for 2 nights

$15/night · before taxes & fees

Site 001

RV or tent · Up to 35 ft · Up to 6 peopleNo hookups

Available all 2 nights

$30 for 2 nights

$15/night · before taxes & fees

Site 019

RV or tent · Up to 60 ft · Up to 6 peopleNo hookups

Available all 2 nights

$30 for 2 nights

$15/night · before taxes & fees

Site 003

RV or tent · Up to 44 ft · Up to 6 peopleNo hookups

Available all 2 nights

$30 for 2 nights

$15/night · before taxes & fees

Site 004

RV or tent · Up to 44 ft · Up to 6 peopleNo hookups

Available all 2 nights

$30 for 2 nights

$15/night · before taxes & fees

Site 014

RV or tent · Up to 68 ft · Up to 6 peopleNo hookups

Available all 2 nights

$30 for 2 nights

$15/night · before taxes & fees

Site 015

RV or tent · Up to 50 ft · Up to 6 peopleNo hookups

Available all 2 nights

$30 for 2 nights

$15/night · before taxes & fees

Site 016

RV or tent · Up to 41 ft · Up to 6 peopleNo hookups

Available all 2 nights

$30 for 2 nights

$15/night · before taxes & fees

View full availability calendar · night-by-night from Recreation.gov

Availability on Recreation.gov.

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Trip idea

Ideas for your stay

An 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.

Day 1 · Arrive and settle in
- Check in and set up camp.
- go fishing (per the campground listing)
Day 2 · Get out and explore
- Small Group Zipline Tour in Hot Springs Hot Springs area · 1.5 hr · from $66/person
- Hot Springs NP Self Guided Driving and Walking Audio Tour Hot Springs area · 2 hr–3 hr · from $17/person
Day 3 · One more stop, then head home
- Hot Springs Hop Scavenger Hunt Hot Springs area · 2 hr · from $27/person

Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

Tent camping here: 36 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals 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.

Knox’s Nook

Knox’s Nook

Travel trailer · 32 ft · sleeps 8 · 39 mi from campground

$128/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

2021 Starcraft Autumn Ridge - Easy to Pull and Set Up!

2021 Starcraft Autumn Ridge - Easy to Pull and Set Up!

Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 6 · 62 mi from campground

$125/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

2024 Forest River Wildwood XLite View

2024 Forest River Wildwood XLite View

Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 5 · 74 mi from campground

$104/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

Things to do

Activities near Cove Lake Recreation Area

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Small Group Zipline Tour in Hot Springs

Small Group Zipline Tour in Hot Springs

Hot Springs area · 1.5 hr · from $66/person

Hot Springs NP Self Guided Driving and Walking Audio Tour

Hot Springs NP Self Guided Driving and Walking Audio Tour

Hot Springs area · 2 hr–3 hr · from $17/person

Hot Springs Hop Scavenger Hunt

Hot Springs Hop Scavenger Hunt

Hot Springs area · 2 hr · from $27/person

See 2 more bookable tours

Hot Springs to Little Rock Airport LIT Departure Private Transfer

Hot Springs to Little Rock Airport LIT Departure Private Transfer

Hot Springs area · 1.2 hr · from $119/person

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

Peak season Jan 1–Dec 31: Tent $35, RV & Tent $15 per night
Peak season Jan 1–Dec 31: Tent $35, RV & Tent $15 per night

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	45%	4%	0%
Dec 2026	55%	0%	0%
Jan 2027	56%	0%	0%
Feb 2027	55%	0%	0%
Mar 2027	56%	0%	0%
Apr 2027	56%	0%	0%
May 2027	56%	0%	0%

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Cove Lake Recreation Area

For May weekends, book about 54 days ahead. Three in four May 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.

See booking patterns

Arrival month	Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least	A quarter at least	Other days: half booked at least	A quarter at least
March	10 days ahead	24 days ahead	13 days ahead	27 days ahead
April	17 days ahead	50 days ahead	28 days ahead	95 days ahead
May	25 days ahead	54 days ahead	37 days ahead	109 days ahead
June	16 days ahead	37 days ahead	20 days ahead	58 days ahead
July	12 days ahead	29 days ahead	28 days ahead	70 days ahead
August	23 days ahead	51 days ahead	18 days ahead	37 days ahead
September	15 days ahead	30 days ahead	17 days ahead	34 days ahead
October	19 days ahead	47 days ahead	26 days ahead	64 days ahead
November	18 days ahead	39 days ahead	16 days ahead	45 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 (3,013 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.