Openings · last 7 days
82
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 82 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-233473
When Crystal Springs (AR) reopens
Crystal Springs (AR)'s openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
180
Openings · last 90 days
208
Weekday pattern
Detected openings by day of week · 90dThursday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected. 66 of 208 openings detected in the last 90 days occurred on a Thursday (31.7%), with Tuesday (50) and Friday (23) next in line.
Hour-of-day pattern
First detected by hour · local time · last 90 daysThe largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 03:00 and 21:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 40 of 208 detected openings (19.2%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Central Time, not when the change was made upstream.
Lead-time profile
Days before stay date · percentilesHalf of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 10 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 4–27 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.
Highest-churn sites
Most openings · 90d| Site | Openings | Share of all openings |
|---|---|---|
| 09 | 17 | 8.2% |
| 72 | 12 | 5.8% |
| 11 | 12 | 5.8% |
| 25 | 12 | 5.8% |
| 22 | 10 | 4.8% |
Site 09 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 17. One free watch covers every site here.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027 · of 64 monitored sites
Of the 11,712 tracked site-nights (Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027): 9,169 open for online reservation · 2,543 reserved.
Where the open windows are
21.7% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 9,169 of 11,712 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027Not open online21.7%
Open site-nights9,169 / 11,712
Reserved (of online inventory)2,543 / 11,712
Weekday openings5,432
Weekend openings3,737
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 5,432 fall on weekdays and 3,737 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Mar 2027January holds the most room. 1,954 of 1,984 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 64 sites| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open | |
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 44 | Open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 44 | Open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 44 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 60 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 60 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 60 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 60 | Open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: 44 sites are available for the complete three-night stay. Christmas: 60 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. New Year: 60 sites are available for the complete two-night stay.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 02 | 175 |
| 22 | 172 |
| 71 | 172 |
| 01 | 171 |
| 50 | 171 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
Next windows
As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshotNext open dateFri · Sep 18
Next open weekendFri · Sep 18
The next bookable night is Sep 18; the first open weekend starts Sep 18. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
9,169 open site-nights across 64 sites at Crystal Springs (AR), from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 269 2-night, 242 3-night, 108 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 18 at site 71.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 97 ft. 60 sites take 25 ft, 54 sites take 35 ft, 40 sites take 40 ft. 3 sites of 64 have no recorded maximum and are not counted.
Showing 60 of 64 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Not recorded | Yes | 175 | 146 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +163 more |
| 22 | 50 ft | Yes | 172 | 153 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +160 more |
| 71 | 60 ft | Yes | 172 | 139 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +160 more |
| 01 | Not recorded | Yes | 171 | 146 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 5 +159 more |
| 50 | 50 ft | Yes | 171 | 153 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 4, Oct 5 +159 more |
| 04 | 36 ft | Yes | 169 | 151 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +157 more |
| 05 | 45 ft | Yes | 169 | 151 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +157 more |
| 18 | 16 ft | Yes | 167 | 146 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 30 +155 more |
| 49 | 35 ft | Yes | 167 | 153 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +155 more |
| 39 | 30 ft | Yes | 166 | 152 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12 +154 more |
| 70 | 50 ft | Yes | 166 | 138 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 5 +154 more |
| 10 | 40 ft | Yes | 165 | 146 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +153 more |
| 44 | 45 ft | Yes | 165 | 125 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +153 more |
| 72 | 40 ft | Yes | 165 | 145 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 8, Oct 12 +153 more |
| 40 | 45 ft | Yes | 162 | 139 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5 +150 more |
| 58 | 50 ft | Yes | 162 | 146 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12 +150 more |
| 03 | 40 ft | Yes | 160 | 151 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22 +148 more |
| 07 | 78 ft | Yes | 159 | 139 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 5 +147 more |
| 51 | 30 ft | Yes | 159 | 151 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 23 +147 more |
| 09 | 40 ft | Yes | 158 | 139 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 5, Oct 6 +146 more |
| 14 | 58 ft | Yes | 157 | 146 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 25 +145 more |
| 08 | 97 ft | Yes | 156 | 139 nights | Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22 +144 more |
| 38 | 35 ft | Yes | 154 | 139 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 25 +142 more |
| 41 | 60 ft | Yes | 153 | 132 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21 +141 more |
| 42 | 50 ft | Yes | 151 | 131 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 18, Oct 19 +139 more |
| 59 | 50 ft | Yes | 151 | 139 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 18 +139 more |
| 20 | 50 ft | Yes | 150 | 132 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 14, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28 +138 more |
| 06 | 55 ft | Yes | 149 | 144 nights | Sep 20, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31, Nov 1, Nov 2 +137 more |
| 43 | 35 ft | Yes | 149 | 139 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Nov 1, Nov 2 +137 more |
| 48 | 35 ft | Yes | 148 | 110 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 18, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27 +136 more |
| 13 | Not recorded | Yes | 147 | 125 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 19 +135 more |
| 21 | 35 ft | Yes | 147 | 132 nights | Sep 20, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 14, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Nov 1, Nov 2 +135 more |
| 36 | 45 ft | Yes | 146 | 139 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 15, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5 +134 more |
| 69 | 70 ft | Yes | 146 | 80 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +134 more |
| 37 | 40 ft | Yes | 145 | 139 nights | Sep 25, Sep 26, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6 +133 more |
| 57 | 58 ft | Yes | 145 | 131 nights | Sep 24, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30 +133 more |
| 24 | 30 ft | Yes | 144 | 139 nights | Sep 27, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7 +132 more |
| D-GROUP | 50 ft | Yes | 142 | 75 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12 +130 more |
| 35 | 35 ft | Yes | 141 | 111 nights | Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 21, Oct 22, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6 +129 more |
| 11 | 35 ft | Yes | 140 | 118 nights | Sep 20, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28 +128 more |
| 31 | 35 ft | Yes | 140 | 111 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 18, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4 +128 more |
| 55 | 50 ft | Yes | 140 | 135 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 15, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11 +128 more |
| 27 | 35 ft | Yes | 136 | 111 nights | Sep 30, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11 +124 more |
| 28 | 40 ft | Yes | 136 | 111 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 25, Nov 1 +124 more |
| 56 | 78 ft | Yes | 136 | 123 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Nov 1 +124 more |
| 19 | 50 ft | Yes | 135 | 111 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28 +123 more |
| 30 | 35 ft | Yes | 135 | 111 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 5, Oct 18, Oct 25, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12 +123 more |
| 54 | 45 ft | Yes | 135 | 104 nights | Sep 21, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14 +123 more |
| 52 | 45 ft | Yes | 134 | 125 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17 +122 more |
| 47 | 35 ft | Yes | 133 | 110 nights | Oct 1, Oct 29, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +121 more |
| 53 | 50 ft | Yes | 133 | 104 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10 +121 more |
| 12 | 45 ft | Yes | 126 | 118 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 7, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 25, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25 +114 more |
| 25 | 45 ft | Yes | 126 | 111 nights | Sep 22, Nov 1, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 20, Nov 21 +114 more |
| 16 | 35 ft | Yes | 122 | 104 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +110 more |
| 32 | 50 ft | Yes | 122 | 111 nights | Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 18, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 29 +110 more |
| 15 | 35 ft | Yes | 121 | 110 nights | Sep 20, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 30 +109 more |
| 23 | 30 ft | Yes | 116 | 113 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 16 +104 more |
| 34 | 40 ft | Yes | 116 | 76 nights | Sep 20, Oct 8, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24 +104 more |
| 29 | 45 ft | Yes | 114 | 92 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 14, Oct 15, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14 +102 more |
| 45 | 30 ft | Yes | 104 | 89 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 16 +92 more |
About Crystal Springs (AR)
Overview
Crystal Springs Campground, perched on the shores of Lake Ouachita in Arkansas, is an ideal spot for families, friends and couples. Approximately 1.2 million people visit the lake each year to explore its crystal clear waters and scenic mountain landscape. Click here for the Lake Ouachita Virtual Tour.
Recreation
Visitors enjoy fishing, water skiing, hiking and boating. Scuba diving is particularly popular because of the lake's high underwater visibility. Small and rare freshwater jellyfish (non-stinging) can be found, in addition to many types of fish, including the striped bass, lazily drifting between rocks.
Bald eagles are a big attraction for bird watchers and photographers in winter months.
Facilities
The campground consists of 63 sites with electric and water hookups. There is also a reservable group campsite that includes electrical and water hookups. The two group picnic shelters have electricity. Other amenities include a dump station, fish cleaning station, hot showers, boat ramp, playground and a swim beach.
Natural Features
Lake Ouachita is nestled in the Ouachita Mountains just 10 miles west of Hot Springs National Park. The pool is fed by the cool waters of the Ouachita River and extends about 30 miles over 40,000 surface acres.
Nearby Attractions
Part of the scenic 223-mile Ouachita National Recreation Trail runs just north of the lake. Here, hikers and mountain bikers can explore an array of breathtaking views in the Ouachita Mountains.
64 monitored sitesRVs up to 97 ft64 with hookups56 shadedWaterfrontLakefrontPets OKFire pitsMax party 125
Getting there
From Hot Springs, Arkansas, take US 270 west about 15.4 miles to North Crystal Springs Road. Turn right and follow access road three miles north to the park.
1330 N. Crystal Springs Rd., Royal, AR 71968501-991-3390
BoatingCampingSwimming Site
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FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Crystal Springs (AR)?
Reservations for Crystal Springs (AR) are made through Recreation.gov. The current snapshot shows substantial availability: 9,169 of 11,712 tracked site-nights are open (78.3%), though availability can change. Campsite Sniper has also detected 208 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
Does Campsite Sniper book this campground for me?
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
How current is this availability data?
Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 16:19 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
How often do new openings appear at Crystal Springs (AR)?
Campsite Sniper detected 82 site-date openings at Crystal Springs (AR) in the last 7 days, 180 over 30 days and 208 over the last 90.
Which day of the week had the most detected openings at Crystal Springs (AR)?
Thursday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected in the last 90 days: 66 of 208 (31.7%). Days reflect when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, not when the change occurred upstream.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Crystal Springs (AR)?
242 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 18 at site 71. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Crystal Springs (AR) fit a 35-foot RV?
54 of the 64 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 97 ft. 61 of those 64 sites have a recorded maximum length and 3 do not; they are not counted as fitting.
Which month has the most availability at Crystal Springs (AR)?
January 2027, with 1,954 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 1,984.
How far ahead of a stay do openings appear at Crystal Springs (AR)?
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 10 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 4-27 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
When is the next open date at Crystal Springs (AR)?
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Fri, Sep 18 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 18. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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