Old Post Road
October 2026
About
Overview
Download an Old Post park map HERE
Old Post Road is a camping hotspot at Dardanelle Lake, with numerous opportunities for boating, biking, hiking and birding.
The river valley is a favorite winter destination for bald eagles.
Recreation
Boating and fishing are the top activities, and a boat ramp is provided for convenient lake access.
Soccer and baseball fields and tennis courts offer additional recreation opportunities, and a biking trail also starts at the campground.
Facilities
The 37 reservable campsites offer have water and electric hookups. A playground and multiple picnic areas make the park perfect for families and parties.
Natural Features
Perched between the Ozark and Ouachita National Forests, Dardanelle Lake creates an excellent setting for nature lovers. The lake, sourced by the Arkansas River, spans 40,000 acres and boasts 315 miles of shoreline. A variety of hardwoods surround the lake shore.
Nearby Attractions
The nearby Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge offers excellent wildlife viewing and photography.
Amenities
Phone: 479-968-7962
Is OLD POST ROAD fully booked?
A campground showing no availability is almost never full for good. People cancel — plans change, weather turns, someone books three weekends and keeps one — and the site goes straight back into the booking system, usually without warning and often at odd hours. The reason sold-out campgrounds feel impossible is not that sites never free up; it is that nobody is watching at the moment they do.
CampHawk watches OLD POST ROAD in Russellville, AR for you. We recheck it every 15 seconds, around the clock, and the moment a site opens we send a text, an email and a push notification — and on Recreation.gov we can put the site straight into your cart, so it is held while you get to your phone.
Searching is free and needs no account — the calendar above is live right now. Watching OLD POST ROAD for cancellations is the paid part.