A forested campground near fishing. RV fit varies by site.
Recreation here centers on water and wildlife: Pool 2 offers 10,600 acres of water and about 96 miles of shoreline, with nationally recognized bass and crappie fishing and reliable catfishing in the dam tailwaters (Joe Hardin Dam upstream and Wilbur D. Mills downstream are productive spots).
Length limits vary by campsite.
Some sites have no hookups.
Showers on site. Dump station on site.
Availability on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 67 sites.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| B-13 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $22 |
| B-11 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $22 |
| B-03 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $22 |
| B-05 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $22 |
| B-10 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $22 |
| B-04 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $22 |
| C-03 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $22 |
| B-02 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $22 |
| B-09 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $22 |
| A-08 standard electric |
Hookups (individual campsites): 66 electric, 1 no-hookup individual sites.
148 MERRISACH LAKE LANE
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Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (206 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.
“Park was clean and well kept, hosts were also very nice.”
| ✓ |
| ✓ |
| $24 |
| A-06 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| A-07 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| E-05 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| D-06 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| E-10 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| E-08 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| E-06 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| E-18 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| E-09 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| E-11 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| E-16 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| E-13 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| E-04 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| E-17 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| E-12 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| E-02 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| E-07 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| E-14 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| E-03 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| E-15 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| A-05 standard nonelectric | C | C | $16 |
| B-07 standard electric | R | R | $22 |
| A-02 standard electric | R | R | $22 |
| B-01 standard electric | R | R | $22 |
| B-08 standard electric | R | R | $22 |
| B-12 standard electric | R | R | $22 |
| B-14 standard electric | R | R | $22 |
| B-06 standard electric | R | R | $22 |
| A-14 standard electric | R | R | $24 |
| A-09 standard electric | R | R | $24 |
✓ 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 nights17 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights19 sites open for every nightRentals 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 · 29 ft · sleeps 5 · 84 mi from campground
$104/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 28 ft · sleeps 5 · 88 mi from campground
$99/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 21 ft · sleeps 6 · 90 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 | 59% | 34% | 7% |
| Dec 2026 | 58% | 13% | 29% |
| Jan 2027 | 72% | 0% | 28% |
| Feb 2027 | 72% | 0% | 28% |
| Mar 2027 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| Apr 2027 | 97% | 1% | 1% |
| May 2027 | 99% | 0% | 1% |
Seasonal loop closures in this window: E (Nov 2026, Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027).
For October weekends, book about 69 days ahead. Three in four October Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 15 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 | 3 days ahead | 12 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 8 days ahead |
| February | 3 days ahead | 5 days ahead | 4 days ahead | 16 days ahead |
| March | 25 days ahead | 63 days ahead | 18 days ahead | 55 days ahead |
| April | 8 days ahead | 40 days ahead | 20 days ahead | 54 days ahead |
| May | 13 days ahead | 60 days ahead | 37 days ahead | 101 days ahead |
| June | 10 days ahead | 35 days ahead | 18 days ahead | 61 days ahead |
| July | 5 days ahead | 31 days ahead | 16 days ahead | 43 days ahead |
| August | 5 days ahead | 19 days ahead | 5 days ahead | 31 days ahead |
| September | 7 days ahead | 40 days ahead | 9 days ahead | 46 days ahead |
| October | 15 days ahead | 69 days ahead | 27 days ahead | 78 days ahead |
| November | 11 days ahead | 48 days ahead | 20 days ahead | 61 days ahead |
| December | 15 days ahead | 40 days ahead | 7 days ahead | 34 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 (10,946 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.
67 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
Tent or RV, with power
66 sites · $26, $24/night
30 open Nov 13–Nov 15
Tent, van or small RV, no power
1 site · $16/night
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15