About Merrisach Lake
Merrisach Lake Campground and Day Use Park is situated on the banks of Merrisach Lake and the Arkansas Post Canal in the lush bottomland forest of eastern Arkansas. The campground is described as off the beaten path, providing visitors with the peace and quiet to enjoy fishing, hunting, picnicking and boating. The campground and day use park offers visitors the perfect amount of seclusion to enjoy the outdoors. Visitors enjoy fishing for bass, crappie and catfish in Merrisach Lake and other tributaries of Pool 2. The tailwaters of Wilbur D. Mills Dam provide excellent opportunities to catch many species of gamefish, especially catfish. Visitors to this area also find great hunting, birding and boating opportunities. Merrisach sits on the famed Mississippi Flyway, where millions of songbirds, ducks, geese and butterflies pass during migration. Campsites are spacious, with a few backing…
- Managed by: Arkansas River - Wilbur D. Mills Pool, USACE
- Where: 9 mi southeast of Gillett, AR · 34.03028, -91.26639
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Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–May & Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.
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Good to know
Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 1 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Campsite · 9 mi SE of Gillett 0 mi
- Campsite · 9 mi SE of Gillett 0.2 mi
- Campsite · 9 mi SE of Gillett 0.2 mi
- Campsite · 10 mi SE of Gillett 1.1 mi
- Notrebes Bend Park 3.8 mi
- Wilbur D. Mills 4.3 mi