Bull Shoals, Arkansas

About Bull Shoals

Bull Shoals, AR is a small town located in northern Arkansas, home to 1,912 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Bull Shoals holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.9 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 390 residents per square mile.

📰 Bull Shoals News Today

• Bull Shoals Mural Honors Dave Whitlock Arkansas Game and Fish Commission · Apr 1
• Bull Shoals councilman resigns while under state ethics investigation as city's troubles deepen Mountain Home Observer · May 8
• Body found in Bull Shoals Lake believed to be missing man KARK · Jun 2
• Body of missing Marshfield, Mo., man recovered from Bull Shoals Lake ky3.com · Jun 14
• High water, debris close Bull Shoals, Norfork Lake swim beaches OzarksFirst.com · Jun 23

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What Makes Bull Shoals Unique

• The only place in America named Bull Shoals — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Arkansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Arkansas — one of 625 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bull Shoals

• Bull Shoals Natural Park reviews ★
• Bull Shoals Public Use Area reviews ★

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