Buffalo Point Campground
Buffalo National River · Arkansas · 108 sites
Photos: National Park Service via Recreation.gov
Overview
Buffalo Point Campground is a National Park Service campground in Buffalo National River, Arkansas, with 108 sites in 7 loops. Very shady: nearly every site is under trees. No carrier reports coverage at any site.
99 of 108 sites shaded
0 of 108 sites in full sun
6 of 108 sites with clear sky
Map of the campground
Every site from the Recreation.gov listing. Choose a layer to see it across the campground; tap a site to open it in Roam.
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Questions
Which sites at Buffalo Point Campground are the shadiest?
Nearly all of them. 99 of 108 sites at Buffalo Point Campground have good shade from the trees, including from the hot afternoon sun.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Buffalo Point Campground get the most sun?
None are truly sunny; the sunniest still have trees over about half of the site.
See the tree canopy in RoamWill Starlink work at Buffalo Point Campground?
Only at a few. About 6 of 108 sites have a clear gap in the trees for Starlink and 18 a partial one; most sit under tall trees. Satellite texting on a phone needs less open sky, but still works best from the most open spot you can find. This is our estimate from tree heights — check with the Starlink app's obstruction check when you arrive.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Buffalo Point Campground are the most level?
7 of 108 sites are flat, and 21 more have a gentle slope most RVs can level with blocks; 80 are steeper, better for tents. Sites that take RVs or trailers fit rigs up to 65 ft.
See the slope at each site in RoamDoes Buffalo Point Campground have cell service?
Not really. None of T-Mobile, Verizon or AT&T reports coverage at any site at Buffalo Point Campground, so plan to be offline here. That's the coverage each carrier reports to the FCC, not a measured signal, so under trees or below a ridge it can be weaker.
See the coverage map in RoamWhen is the best time to see fall color at Buffalo Point Campground?
October. In a typical year the leaves around Buffalo Point Campground are at their best in early to mid October, though any one fall can run a week or two early or late. Roam’s fall foliage map shows how far the color has come this week, free every September through November.
See this week’s fall color in RoamWhat’s the weather like at Buffalo Point Campground in October?
In October, expect highs around 72°F and lows around 46°F, with about 3.8 inches of rain over the month. Every month’s averages are in Roam Premium.
Open Buffalo Point in RoamCampground facts
- Sites
- 108 in 7 loops
- Kinds
- 82 for RVs or trailers · 21 tent-only · 5 group sites
- Hookups
- 82 with electric
- Longest rig
- 65 ft
- Accessible
- 2 sites
- Elevation
- 486–759 ft
- Amenities
- Drinking water, Dump station, Flush toilets, Showers
- Every site
- Pets allowed · Check-in 1 PM, check-out 12 PM
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Booking
- Reserve on Recreation.gov
How we know Sources and limits
Shade, sun and Starlink are our estimates from Meta and the World Resources Institute’s canopy-height model (about 2 m pixels, from satellite imagery calibrated with space lidar; CC BY 4.0). From 2 m above each site we trace 72 lines out to 60 m and note the tallest tree in each direction. Shade counts trees overhead, the canopy within 30 m and how much of the afternoon sky is blocked. Sun counts how open the southern sky is. Starlink needs open sky above 35°, with the northern half counted twice because US dishes tilt north, and we keep the best spot within 8 m of the site’s post. The model sees tree heights only, not trunks, buildings or hills, so check with the Starlink app when you arrive.
Slope is the ground at each site’s post over about 4 m, from USGS 3DEP 1 m lidar: level under 2%, gentle to 4% (most rigs level on blocks), sloped to 8% (fine for a tent), steep beyond.
Cell coverage is from the FCC Broadband Data Collection (carrier filings as downloaded May 2026): each site is tested against each carrier’s modelled outdoor 4G/5G coverage. It is what the carriers report, not a measured signal.
Fall color is the typical peak from NASA’s MODIS satellite record of when leaves change (2001–2023), limited to deciduous and mixed forest with USGS land cover (NLCD), calibrated to the USA National Phenology Network’s ground reports of colored leaves (CC BY 4.0). It is an average of many autumns, so the page gives a window, not a date.
Weather is NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals for the campground. Sites and facts are from Recreation.gov’s open data (July 2026). Map imagery: USGS The National Map. Photos: Recreation.gov.
From the campground’s Recreation.gov listing: “Buffalo Point offers campsites with water, electricity and even a classic pay telephone. It's the only area in the park with a restaurant, open daily from Memorial Day to Labor Day and on weekends only from mid-April to Memorial Day Weekend and Labor Day Weekend to mid-October. The campground is set along Buffalo National River, one of the few free-flowing rivers remaining in the contiguous United States. The river runs 135 miles without dams and cuts through the Arkansas Ozarks and into the White River. The region is surrounded by droves of lush hardwood trees and grassy open meadows.”
Page data as of October 15, 2026. Full source notes are in each layer’s info in the app.