Spadra - Lake Dardanelle

The campground is absolutely beautiful. As I'm writing this review, I've never seen so many fish jumping in the water! It's gorgeous. A couple of drawbacks: this site C3, has electricity only. The water hookup for this site (perhaps) is across the road which could damage hoses with traffic running over them. As a matter of fact, it is more than 75 feet away. We didn't have enough hose. Secondly, there are train tracks pretty darn close. While you can't hear the interstate traffic, the train comes through about every hour and a half. There's a nice playground and pavilion located by the bathhouse. The bathrooms are very nice. There are 6 unisex bath and shower rooms. The privacy was very welcomed. The park is very well maintained. There is a kiosk to pay for sites once you get into the park. Overall, a nice park. Just be aware that not every site has water hookup.

Spadra Campground is run by the Corps of Engineers so as expected it is pretty well maintained. The showers and bathrooms are clean. The campsites have plenty of space between them with plenty of pretty lake views from most of the sites.

The only thing you should be worried about if you have small children is the railroad tracks near the campground. There is an access road that separates the sites from the tracks, but keep a close eye on your children if they are the kind who like to suddenly run off or disappear while exploring.

This is a great campground if you have a boat. There is a boat ramp with access to the lake and nice places to rest on shore.