COE John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake Springhill Campground

Nice area with many spots that back up to an outlet of the Arkansas River. Great bank fishing! Friendly staff. Highly recommend.

Stayed in campground B $20 for the night with water and electric hook ups. Sites are large with flat paved parking pad. I saw a variety of all sizes of rigs and some tents. There are lots of trees, it’s close to the river and very peaceful.

You need to make a reservation on recreation.gov in order to pay for a spot. We didn’t know this in advance but were able to find a spot, log in and pay for the site we picked. There were a lot available. Hosts came by later to make sure we paid.

There were showers, bathrooms, picnic tables, fire pits and a pole with a hook to keep the critters out of your stuff I’m guessing, also a dump station and water and a playground.

Cell service was excellent with AT&T and Verizon.

This is a great COE campground with spacious sites. I had site B09 which was far away from any other sites, had good shade, and had a view of the river. There are great trails on site for mountain biking or hiking. I saw deer, a snake, and what looked like a coyote on the trail. The other campers were friendly and quiet. Cell service was good with Verizon.