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  3. Old Post Road

Camping at Old Post Road near Russellville

Public campground · Russellville · 39 campsites

A forested campground near fishing, and mountain biking. RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Old Post Road sits on the western shore of Dardanelle Lake between the Ozark and Ouachita National Forests, where the Arkansas River widens into roughly 40,000 acres of water and nearly 315 miles of shoreline. The campground is framed by stretches of hardwoods and open lake views that make it a strong spot for wildlife watching; the river valley is a well-known wintering area for bald eagles and the nearby Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge adds additional opportunities for photography and birding.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 403 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 68 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • Electric hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Flush toilets

    Showers on site. Dump station on site.

OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

16 available sites

16 open of 39 sites
Site B31
RV or tent · Up to 40 ft · Up to 8 peopleElectric
Available all 2 nights
$52 for 2 nights
$26/night · before taxes & fees
Site B32
RV or tent · Up to 37 ft · Up to 8 peopleElectric
Available all 2 nights
$52 for 2 nights
$26/night · before taxes & fees
Site B12
RV or tent · Up to 62 ft · Up to 8 peopleElectric
Available all 2 nights
$52 for 2 nights
$26/night · before taxes & fees
Site B06
RV or tent · Up to 49 ft · Up to 8 peopleElectric
Available all 2 nights
$52 for 2 nights
$26/night · before taxes & fees
Site B26
RV or tent · Up to 50 ft · Up to 8 peopleElectric
Available all 2 nights
$52 for 2 nights
$26/night · before taxes & fees
Site B29
RV or tent · Up to 43 ft · Up to 8 peopleElectric
Available all 2 nights
$52 for 2 nights
$26/night · before taxes & fees
Site B10
RV or tent · Up to 50 ft · Up to 8 peopleElectric
Available all 2 nights
$52 for 2 nights
$26/night · before taxes & fees
Site B38
RV or tent · Up to 30 ft · Up to 8 peopleElectric
Available all 2 nights
$52 for 2 nights
$26/night · before taxes & fees

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

Availability on Recreation.gov.

SiteFr
13
Sa
14
Price
B09
standard electric
✓✓$26
B29
standard electric
✓✓$26
B26
standard electric
✓✓$26
B05
standard electric
✓✓$26
B33
standard electric
✓✓$26
B10
standard electric
✓✓$26
B38
standard electric
✓✓$26
B31
standard electric
✓✓$26
B37
standard electric
✓✓$26
B32
standard electric
From $52 for 2 nights
$26/night · Before taxes & fees
16 sites available for your entire stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

16 openSites from $26/night
Book on Recreation.gov

Amenities & location

  • Accessible Flush Toilets
  • Accessible Showers
  • Baseball Fields
  • Basketball Courts
  • Boat Ramp
  • Day Use Area
  • Drinking Water Peak Season
  • Dump Station
  • Picnic Shelters
  • Picnic Tables
  • Playground
  • Tennis Courts
Check-in
4:00 PM
Checkout
3:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 39 electric individual sites.

Location

1063 LOCK AND DAM ROAD
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Old Post Road: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Old Post Road?
Longest RV site listed: 68 ft (39 of 41 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Old Post Road have RV hookups?
39 electric individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Old Post Road?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Old Post Road?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 68 ft (39 of 41 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 39 electric individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 0 pull-through, 41 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 47 paved site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): AT&T 3 (144 reports), Verizon 3 (140 reports), T-Mobile 3 (33 reports)
Water
Listing Water at 40 sites
Shade
Listing 35 of 36 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $20/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing 1063 LOCK AND DAM ROAD (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (403 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Campground was so nice, well maintained and nice bathrooms/showers. Very quiet and lots of green grass and trees. A new go to for us!”

Stephen B 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov
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  • Camping with dogs
✓
✓
$26
B12
standard electric
✓✓$26
B06
standard electric
✓✓$26
B04
standard electric
✓✓$26
B28
standard electric
✓✓$26
B14
standard electric
✓✓$26
B15
standard electric
✓✓$26
B16
standard electric
RR$26
B35
standard electric
RR$26
B08
standard electric
CC$26
B25
standard electric
RR$26
B19
standard electric
RR$26
B13
standard electric
RR$26
B36
standard electric
RR$26
B23
standard electric
RR$26
B24
standard electric
RR$26
B01
standard electric
RR$26
B11
standard electric
RR$26
B21
standard electric
RR$26
B20
standard electric
RR$26
B17
standard electric
RR$26
B30
standard electric
RR$26
B40
standard electric
RR$26
B18
standard electric
RR$26
B02
standard electric
RR$26
B03
standard electric
RR$26
B27
standard electric
RR$26
B22
standard electric
RR$26
B39
standard electric
RR$26
B34
standard electric
RR$26

✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights21 sites open for every night

Lake Dardanelle State Park

3.4 mi from Old Post Road (straight-line)
Sites from $26/night
$52 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Arkansas State Parks · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights6 sites open for every night

Nordin's Escapes

5.3 mi from Old Post Road (straight-line)
Sites from $35/night
$70 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night

Adventure on Lake Atkins!

10.5 mi from Old Post Road (straight-line)
Sites from $0/night
$0 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
View Campsites
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.

  1. Day 1 · Arrive and settle in

    • Check in and set up camp.
    • go fishing (per the campground listing)
  2. 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
  3. 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: 39 sites take tents. See open sites ↑
  • Electric sites: 39 sites have power.

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.

2024 Forest River Wildwood XLite View
2024 Forest River Wildwood XLite View

Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 5 · 53 mi from campground

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

View rental
Knox’s Nook
Knox’s Nook

Travel trailer · 32 ft · sleeps 8 · 65 mi from campground

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

View rental
"Jenny"- '21 Aspen Trail LE- Pet Friendly
"Jenny"- '21 Aspen Trail LE- Pet Friendly

Travel trailer · 21 ft · sleeps 5 · 70 mi from campground

$80/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

View rental
Things to do

Activities near Old Post Road

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–$75, RV & Tent $26 per night
  • Peak season Jan 1–Dec 31: Tent $35–$75, RV & Tent $26 per night

stays 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.

MonthOpenBookedClosed
Nov 202673%24%3%
Dec 202696%1%3%
Jan 202799%1%0%
Feb 202799%1%0%
Mar 2027100%0%0%
Apr 202797%3%0%
May 2027100%0%0%
Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Old Post Road

For May weekends, book about 78 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 21 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
January2 days ahead5 days ahead0 days ahead2 days ahead
February3 days ahead5 days ahead0 days ahead5 days ahead
March8 days ahead24 days ahead6 days ahead24 days ahead
April8 days ahead33 days ahead6 days ahead33 days ahead
May21 days ahead78 days ahead9 days ahead45 days ahead
June8 days ahead33 days ahead9 days ahead46 days ahead
July5 days ahead36 days ahead7 days ahead51 days ahead
August5 days ahead29 days ahead4 days ahead20 days ahead
September8 days ahead32 days ahead5 days ahead25 days ahead
October12 days ahead32 days ahead6 days ahead24 days ahead
November7 days ahead22 days ahead5 days ahead19 days ahead
December1 days ahead17 days ahead1 days ahead7 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 (16,714 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.

Compare site types

39 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites with electric

Tent or RV, with power

39 sites · $26/night

16 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Hot Springs to Memphis Airport (MEM) - Departure Private Transfer
Hot Springs to Memphis Airport (MEM) - Departure Private Transfer

Hot Springs area · 3.3 hr · from $358/person