Degray Lake · Arkansas
Overview Caddo Drive Campground and Day Use area sits along the pristine shores of Degray Lake in the foothills of the Quachita Mountains. The area offers stunning scenery and panoramic views, and Caddo was awarded one of Americas Top 25 Scenic Views. Recreation DeGray Lake hosts thousands of professional fishing tournaments, triathlons and it is one of the most popular swimming destinations in the region.
Sites at Caddo Drive Day Use are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 1 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Group, Shelter |
| Hookups | Electric hookups at some sites |
| Location | Bismarck, AR |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Caddo Drive Day Use around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Shouse Ford | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Arlie Moore | Cancellation alerts available |
| Caddo Drive | Cancellation alerts available |
| Iron Mountain | Cancellation alerts available |
| Point Cedar | Cancellation alerts available |
| Edgewood | Cancellation alerts available |
| Alpine Ridge | Cancellation alerts available |
| Arlie Moore Day Use | Cancellation alerts available |
| Highway 7 Recreation Area | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lower Lake Recreation Area | Cancellation alerts available |
| Oak Bower Group Use Area | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Caddo Drive Day Use; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.