Ozark-St. Francis National Forests · Arkansas
Overview Lake Wedington beckons visitors of many types, those who come to relax and fish all day, those who come to speed along on bike paths or cruise on a boat, and those who want to stay in a cabin as a lakeside home-away-from-home. The recreation area also offers convenient access, as it is located just 13 miles west of Fayetteville, and 13 miles east of Siloam Springs. The facility offers several rental cabins, campsites and picnic sites alongside its the lake.
Sites at Lake Wedington 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 | 27 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, Group, Cabin, Shelter |
| Hookups | Electric hookups at some sites |
| Location | Fayetteville, 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 Lake Wedington 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.
| Cove Lake Recreation Area | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Shores Lake Recreation Area | Cancellation alerts available |
| Blanchard Springs Recreation Area | Cancellation alerts available |
| White Rock Mountain Recreation Area | Cancellation alerts available |
| Barkshed Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Gunner Pool Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Horsehead Lake Recreation Area | Cancellation alerts available |
| Long Pool Recreation Area | Cancellation alerts available |
| Moccasin Gap | Cancellation alerts available |
| Ozone Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Redding Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Richland Creek Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sorghum Hollow | Cancellation alerts available |
| Spring Lake Recreation Area | Cancellation alerts available |
| Wolf Pen Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Lake Wedington; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.