Greers Ferry Lake · Arkansas
Overview John F. Kennedy Park is located on the Little Red River just downstream of Greers Ferry Dam in the beautiful Ozark Mountains of north-central Arkansas. In his last major appearance before his death, President John F.
Sites at John F Kennedy 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 | 70 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, Group, Shelter |
| Hookups | Electric hookups at some sites |
| Location | Heber Springs, 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 John F Kennedy 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.
| Dam Site(Greers Ferry) | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Choctaw | Cancellation alerts available |
| Heber Springs | Cancellation alerts available |
| Old Highway 25 | Cancellation alerts available |
| Shiloh | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sugar Loaf | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cove Creek (AR) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Narrows (Ar) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Devils Fork | Cancellation alerts available |
| Hill Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Mill Creek (AR) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cherokee Campground (AR) | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for John F Kennedy; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.