John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake

6042 Lock and Dam Road
Ozark, AR 72949-9839

John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake extends 26 miles along the Arkansas River, about half in Arkansas and half in Oklahoma. The shoreline offers a variety of terrain that includes bottomland hardwood timber banks, steep bluffs, open agricultural fields, and urban developments. Outdoor recreational opportunities exists at four parks. Modern park amenities include boat launching ramps, drinking water, camp sites, picnic sites, playgrounds, and trails.

Directions

Located between Fort Smith and Van Buren, AR .

Reviews

John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake campground continues to be praised for its spacious and generally level sites, making it a pleasant stop for many visitors. However, the restrooms remain a significant concern, often described as uncomfortably hot and humid, which can be especially difficult for disabled visitors. While the campground maintains its status as a peaceful and scenic location, restroom conditions are a recurring negative aspect.

Spacious, generally level campsites

Pleasant and scenic campground environment

Restrooms are hot, humid, and uncomfortable, especially problematic for disabled visitors

632 reviews

5 stars

368

4 stars

144

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1 stars

Stan C S

Campground:Springhill

Loop:B

Site:

Reviewed 8 days ago

Site is 5 inches off level; dumpster hinders access to site. Should relocate dumpster to high ground opposite showers with 8 inch concrete apron and turn out.

Bradley M

Campground:Springhill

Loop:A

Site:

Reviewed 9 days ago

The park is beautiful and extremely well maintained. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit.

Tori F

Campground:Springhill

Loop:A

Site:

Reviewed 12 days ago

This location was gorgeous and the bathrooms were clean and had showers!

Kevin P

Campground:Springhill

Loop:A

Site:

Reviewed 14 days ago

This CG happened to be in the "right place, right time" for me on a XC drive. The price was great, included hookups. There is an easy but nice MTB trail which was an added bonus, plus on-site fishing. My particular site was fair: the firepit has seen better days and there was some litter that I had to pick up. The CG is adjacent to a bridge that produces loud noise when vehicles run over the expansion joints so bring earplugs if you are tent camping. Overall great value for the money but otherwise not a return destination for me.

Larry M

Campground:Springhill

Loop:B

Site:

Reviewed 20 days ago

A beautiful campground on the Arkansas river.

Mariel C

Campground:Springhill

Loop:B

Site:

Reviewed 22 days ago

We stumbled on this park looking for a place to plug in our RV while traveling. What a quiet beautiful place. We enjoyed the woods and nature trails. Everything seemed well maintained. Very grateful for our public parks and campgrounds.

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