About Pendleton Bend
Pendleton Bend Campground and Day Use Park is located on the bank of the Arkansas River. The campground offers 31 campsites, a two lane boatramp, a comfort station with hot showers and restrooms, playground, picnic sites, and a group shelter that can accomodate 75 users. Hiking, fishing, boating, birding, and hunting are all popular activities for visitors. World-class bass and crappie fishing is found in Pool 2, and the tailwaters of the dam provide excellent opportunities to catch a variety of gamefish, especially catfish. A boat ramp is available for access to the Arkansas River. Hiking and birding is available in the nearby Trusten Holder Wildlife Management Area. Many species of waterfowl frequent the lower Arkansas River and its adjacent wetlands making this area a destination for waterfowl hunters. Pendleton Bend offers 31 campsites with electric and water hookups, 25 of which…
- Managed by: Arkansas River - Wilbur D. Mills Pool, USACE
- Where: 9 mi south of Gillett, AR · 33.98694, -91.36083
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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: Mar–May & Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.
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Verizon 4G
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: 7 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Notrebes Bend Park 2.9 mi
- Wilbur D. Mills 3 mi
- Campsite · 9 mi SE of Gillett 6.1 mi
- Merrisach Lake 6.1 mi
- Campsite · 9 mi SE of Gillett 6.2 mi
- Campsite · 9 mi SE of Gillett 6.3 mi