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Public land camping

Army Corps of Engineers Campgrounds in Arkansas

100 places to camp in Arkansas run by the Army Corps of Engineers.

100
federal places to camp
100 Army Corps
98
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
1,359 ft
at the highest of them
Starkey Campground. The lowest, Merrisach Lake, sits at 168 ft
5,052
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds in Arkansas

100 places

  1. Alpine Ridge Army Corps · Degray Lake · Clark County 407 ftelevation 48sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Arlie Moore Army Corps · Degray Lake · Clark County 424 ftelevation 87sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Arrowhead Point Army Corps · Lake Greeson · Pike County 586 ftelevation 26sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Aux Arc Army Corps · Ozark Lake · Franklin County 382 ftelevation 85sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Bear Creek Army Corps · Lake Greeson · Pike County 559 ftelevation 20sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Beard's Bluff Park Army Corps · Millwood Lake · Hempstead County 358 ftelevation 22sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Beard's Lake Park Army Corps · Millwood Lake n/aelevation 8sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Bellah Mine Army Corps · Dequeen Lake · Sevier County 494 ftelevation 24sites 78 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Bidwell Point Park Army Corps · Norfork Lake · Baxter County 571 ftelevation 48sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Big Coon Creek Army Corps · Gillham Lake · Polk County 565 ftelevation 32sites 77 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Blue Ridge Park Army Corps · Dierks Lake · Howard County 561 ftelevation 20sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Brady Mountain Army Corps · Lake Ouachita · Garland County 598 ftelevation 72sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Buck Creek (Mo) Army Corps · Bull Shoals Lake · Marion County 659 ftelevation 35sites 36 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Caddo Drive Army Corps · Degray Lake · Hot Spring County 408 ftelevation 71sites 58 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Carter Cove Army Corps · Nimrod Lake · Yell County 395 ftelevation 33sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Cherokee Army Corps · Arkansas River - Rockefeller Lake · Conway County 289 ftelevation 31sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Cherokee Campground Army Corps · Greers Ferry Lake · Cleburne County n/aelevation 30sites 64 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  18. Choctaw Army Corps · Greers Ferry Lake · Van Buren County 544 ftelevation 106sites 77 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  19. Clear Creek - Ozark Lake Army Corps · Ozark Lake · Crawford County 416 ftelevation 38sites 56 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  20. Cossatot Reefs Army Corps · Gillham Lake · Howard County 511 ftelevation 30sites 68 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  21. Cottonshed Park Army Corps · Millwood Lake · Howard County 273 ftelevation 44sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  22. Cove Creek Army Corps · Greers Ferry Lake · Cleburne County n/aelevation 48sites 77 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  23. Cowhide Cove Army Corps · Lake Greeson · Pike County 568 ftelevation 49sites 48 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  24. Cranfield Park Army Corps · Norfork Lake · Baxter County 568 ftelevation 69sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  25. Cricket Creek Army Corps · Table Rock Lake · Carroll County 926 ftelevation 36sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  26. Crystal Springs Army Corps · Lake Ouachita · Garland County 598 ftelevation 64sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  27. Dam Army Corps · Norfork Lake · Baxter County 583 ftelevation 69sites 64 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  28. Dam Area Army Corps · Lake Greeson · Pike County n/aelevation 24sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  29. Dam Site Campground Army Corps · Greers Ferry Lake · Cleburne County 519 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  30. Dam Site Lake Campground Army Corps · Beaver Lake · Carroll County 1,148 ftelevation 44sites 63 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  31. Dam Site River (Beaver Lake) Army Corps · Beaver Lake · Carroll County n/aelevation 58sites 78 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  32. Dam Site(Greers Ferry) Army Corps · Greers Ferry Lake · Cleburne County 485 ftelevation 211sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  33. Denby Point Army Corps · Lake Ouachita · Montgomery County 635 ftelevation 67sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  34. Devils Fork Army Corps · Greers Ferry Lake · Cleburne County 473 ftelevation 55sites 77 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  35. Edgewood Army Corps · Degray Lake · Hot Spring County 405 ftelevation 50sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  36. Gamaliel Army Corps · Norfork Lake · Baxter County 624 ftelevation 63sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  37. Heber Springs Army Corps · Greers Ferry Lake · Cleburne County 489 ftelevation 114sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  38. Henderson Park Army Corps · Norfork Lake · Baxter County 585 ftelevation 29sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  39. Hickory Creek Park Army Corps · Beaver Lake · Benton County 1,228 ftelevation 61sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  40. Highway 125 Park Bull Shoals Army Corps · Bull Shoals Lake · Marion County 659 ftelevation 37sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  41. Highway 27 Campground Army Corps · Lake Ouachita · Montgomery County 596 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  42. Hill Creek Army Corps · Greers Ferry Lake · Cleburne County 529 ftelevation 26sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  43. Horseshoe Bend (Beaver Lake) Army Corps · Beaver Lake · Benton County 1,122 ftelevation 184sites 53 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  44. Horseshoe Bend (Dierks Lake) Army Corps · Dierks Lake · Howard County 681 ftelevation 12sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  45. Indian Creek Campground Army Corps · Beaver Lake · Benton County 1,188 ftelevation 33sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  46. Iron Mountain Army Corps · Degray Lake · Clark County 528 ftelevation 68sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  47. Jefferson Ridge Army Corps · Dierks Lake · Sevier County 597 ftelevation 84sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  48. John F Kennedy Army Corps · Greers Ferry Lake · Cleburne County 312 ftelevation 67sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  49. Joplin Army Corps · Lake Ouachita · Montgomery County 596 ftelevation 58sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  50. Kirby Landing Army Corps · Lake Greeson · Pike County 567 ftelevation 105sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  51. Lakeview Park Army Corps · Bull Shoals Lake · Baxter County 725 ftelevation 70sites 42 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  52. Lead Hill Army Corps · Bull Shoals Lake · Boone County 669 ftelevation 62sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  53. Little Coon Creek Park Army Corps · Gillham Lake · Polk County 518 ftelevation 10sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  54. Little Fir Army Corps · Lake Ouachita · Montgomery County 595 ftelevation 29sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  55. Lost Bridge North Army Corps · Beaver Lake · Benton County 1,122 ftelevation 49sites 68 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  56. Lost Bridge South Army Corps · Beaver Lake · Benton County n/aelevation 36sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  57. Maumelle Army Corps · Arkansas River - Murray Lock and Dam · Pulaski County n/aelevation 135sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  58. Merrisach Lake Army Corps · Arkansas River - Wilbur D. Mills Pool · Arkansas County 168 ftelevation 67sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  59. Mill Creek Army Corps · Greers Ferry Lake · Cleburne County n/aelevation 31sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  60. Narrows Army Corps · Greers Ferry Lake · Cleburne County 506 ftelevation 57sites 78 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  61. Notrebes Bend Park Army Corps · Arkansas River - Wilbur D. Mills Pool · Arkansas County 170 ftelevation 30sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  62. Oak Grove Army Corps · Dequeen Lake · Sevier County 526 ftelevation 36sites 64 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  63. Oakland Park Army Corps · Bull Shoals Lake · Marion County 738 ftelevation 30sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  64. Old Highway 25 Army Corps · Greers Ferry Lake · Cleburne County 499 ftelevation 96sites 77 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  65. Old Post Road Army Corps · Dardanelle Lake · Pope County 334 ftelevation 41sites 77 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  66. Outlet Area Army Corps · Blue Mountain Lake · Yell County 510 ftelevation 38sites 72 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  67. Panther Bay Park Army Corps · Norfork Lake · Baxter County 637 ftelevation 14sites 64 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  68. Paraloma Park Army Corps · Millwood Lake · Sevier County 280 ftelevation 30sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  69. Parker Creek Army Corps · Lake Greeson · Pike County 646 ftelevation 60sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  70. Pendleton Bend Army Corps · Arkansas River - Wilbur D. Mills Pool · Desha County 169 ftelevation 31sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  71. Pine Ridge Army Corps · Dequeen Lake · Sevier County 464 ftelevation 37sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  72. Piney Bay Army Corps · Dardanelle Lake · Johnson County 354 ftelevation 91sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  73. Point Cedar Army Corps · Degray Lake · Clark County n/aelevation 62sites 76 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  74. Prairie Creek Army Corps · Beaver Lake · Benton County 1,125 ftelevation 108sites 37 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  75. Quarry Cove Army Corps · Nimrod Lake · Perry County 382 ftelevation 30sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  76. Rising Star Army Corps · Arkansas River - Pool 3 · Jefferson County 194 ftelevation 24sites 79 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  77. River Road Army Corps · Nimrod Lake · Perry County 328 ftelevation 20sites 78 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  78. Robinson Point Army Corps · Norfork Lake · Baxter County 564 ftelevation 96sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  79. Rocky Branch Campground Army Corps · Beaver Lake · Benton County 1,249 ftelevation 39sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  80. Saratoga Park Army Corps · Millwood Lake n/aelevation 17sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  81. Self Creek Army Corps · Lake Greeson n/aelevation 72sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  82. Shiloh Army Corps · Greers Ferry Lake · Cleburne County 487 ftelevation 82sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  83. Shoal Bay Army Corps · Dardanelle Lake · Logan County 363 ftelevation 77sites 64 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  84. Shouse Ford Army Corps · Degray Lake · Hot Spring County 417 ftelevation 100sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  85. Spadra Army Corps · Dardanelle Lake · Johnson County 354 ftelevation 23sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  86. Springhill Army Corps · John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake · Sebastian County 431 ftelevation 45sites 69 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  87. Star of The West Army Corps · Lake Greeson · Pike County 568 ftelevation 13sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  88. Starkey Campground Army Corps · Beaver Lake · Benton County 1,359 ftelevation 23sites 29 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  89. Stephens Park Army Corps · Lake Ouachita · Garland County 407 ftelevation 9sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  90. Sugar Loaf Army Corps · Greers Ferry Lake · Van Buren County 502 ftelevation 70sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  91. Sunlight Bay Army Corps · Nimrod Lake · Yell County 362 ftelevation 28sites 72 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  92. Tar Camp Army Corps · Arkansas River - Pool 5 · Jefferson County 217 ftelevation 45sites 79 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  93. Toad Suck Army Corps · Arkansas River - Toad Suck Ferry Pool · Faulkner County 280 ftelevation 47sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  94. Tompkins Bend Army Corps · Lake Ouachita · Montgomery County 618 ftelevation 75sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  95. Tucker Hollow Park Army Corps · Bull Shoals Lake · Boone County 690 ftelevation 28sites 42 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  96. War Eagle Campground Army Corps · Beaver Lake · Benton County 1,230 ftelevation 26sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  97. Waveland Park Army Corps · Blue Mountain Lake · Yell County 446 ftelevation 51sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  98. White Cliffs Park Army Corps · Millwood Lake · Little River County 308 ftelevation 25sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  99. Wilbur D. Mills Army Corps · Arkansas River - Wilbur D. Mills Pool · Arkansas County 186 ftelevation 21sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  100. Willow Beach Army Corps · Arkansas River - Terry Lock and Dam · Pulaski County 236 ftelevation 21sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov