Hickory Creek Park in AR -- Campground & RV Camping

Hickory Creek Park sits on the shores of Beaver Lake in the Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas, surrounded by limestone bluffs, caves, and mixed hardwood and evergreen forests. The campground features shaded, spacious sites equipped with picnic areas, campfire rings, drinking water, and flush toilets, plus group picnic shelters. A short distance from the water, the site offers access to the lake's 28,000 acres for boating, swimming, and fishing for bass, catfish, and trout below the dam. Hiking and biking trails snake through the surrounding mountains, and marinas are located around the reservoir.

Getting there: From Rogers, AR, take Highway 264 east for 4.5 miles. Turn right on Cow Face Road. After a mile, turn left on Hickory Creek Road. The park entrance sign is on the right after about a mile.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 61-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• The Beaver Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• Most sites here have an electric hookup, with most of them shaded.