Arkansas River - Rockefeller Lake

6298 Highway 60 West
Conway, AR 72033

The Arkansas River is one of the Mississippi's largest tributaries. It flows 1,450 miles from the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, through the Royal Gorge, on through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas to its confluence with the Mississippi River. Four hundred and forty-five miles long with 17 locks and dams, the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MCKARNS) is a reliable, year-round waterway into the Southwest. Essentially a series of navigation pools connected by locks, the waterway enables vessels to overcome a 420-foot difference in elevation from the Mississippi River to the head of navigation at Catoosa, Oklahoma. The waterway has five major publicly developed ports and numerous privately developed facilities.

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Charles H

Campground:Cherokee (Arkansas River)

Loop:Cherokee

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Reviewed 11 days ago

Camp sight was nice. The pavilion is rented was good. But there was a party in the pavilion next to me playing extremely loud music way into the night. Not a good peaceful relaxing experience i would have preferred.

Thomas H

Campground:Cherokee (Arkansas River)

Loop:A

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Reviewed 23 days ago

We always enjoy Cherokee park. Close to the river, clean restrooms (for a park), staff on top of everything. not a lot of crowds. everyone is friendly to one another. Fishing is not great, unless you can get past all the turtles. Once they see you tour done.

Gary O

Campground:Cherokee (Arkansas River)

Loop:A

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Reviewed a month ago

Quiet and peaceful

Amber G

Campground:Cherokee (Arkansas River)

Loop:A

Site:

Reviewed 2 months ago

Site 10 is our favorite site.

Carol P

Campground:Cherokee (Arkansas River)

Loop:B

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Cherokee is VERY hard to find with little signage. Not sure that recreation.gov emphasizes that it is located in Cherokee Park. Trash receptacles are few and far between, so our campsite prior residents had put all trash in the fire ring (cans, bottles etc). Overall the campground is spacious, nice water view and has the electric/water hookup. Just needs to have more clarity about where it is! Also, there is one road back to main highway that has 9.5 ft clearance, and was recommended by GPS. We would have torn the roof off of our small trailer if we had not seen it at the last minute. Neighbors there looked like they frequently encountered tall vehicles having to back up a block to save their vehicle.

Chance G

Campground:Cherokee (Arkansas River)

Loop:A

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Nice area. Bathrooms could use some work but not terrible. All in all a good trip!

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