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Camping near

Dardanelle, Arkansas

16 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Dardanelle in Yell County: 11 Army Corps, 5 Forest Service.

16
federal places to camp
11 Army Corps, 5 Forest Service
1.5 mi
to the nearest one
Old Post Road
1,450 ft
at the highest of them
Moccasin Gap. The lowest, Cherokee, sits at 289 ft
499
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

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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.

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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.

Within 30 miles of Dardanelle, nearest first

16 places

  1. Old Post Road Army Corps · Dardanelle Lake · Pope County 1.5 miaway 334 ftelevation 41sites 77 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Piney Bay Army Corps · Dardanelle Lake · Johnson County 14.6 miaway 354 ftelevation 91sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Spring Lake Recreation Area Forest Service · Ozark-St. Francis National Forests · Yell County 15.5 miaway 525 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  4. Shoal Bay Army Corps · Dardanelle Lake · Logan County 16 miaway 363 ftelevation 77sites 64 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Sorghum Hollow Forest Service · Ozark-St. Francis National Forests · Logan County 17.4 miaway 636 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  6. Quarry Cove Army Corps · Nimrod Lake · Perry County 18.5 miaway 382 ftelevation 30sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Carter Cove Army Corps · Nimrod Lake · Yell County 18.6 miaway 395 ftelevation 33sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. River Road Army Corps · Nimrod Lake · Perry County 19 miaway 328 ftelevation 20sites 78 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Sunlight Bay Army Corps · Nimrod Lake · Yell County 20.3 miaway 362 ftelevation 28sites 72 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Spadra Army Corps · Dardanelle Lake · Johnson County 22.1 miaway 354 ftelevation 23sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Long Pool Recreation Area Forest Service · Ozark-St. Francis National Forests · Pope County 22.2 miaway 540 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  12. Cherokee Army Corps · Arkansas River - Rockefeller Lake · Conway County 22.4 miaway 289 ftelevation 31sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Moccasin Gap Forest Service · Ozark-St. Francis National Forests · Pope County 24.6 miaway 1,450 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  14. Cove Lake Recreation Area Forest Service · Ozark-St. Francis National Forests · Logan County 25.8 miaway 1,002 ftelevation 36sites 68 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Outlet Area Army Corps · Blue Mountain Lake · Yell County 28.8 miaway 510 ftelevation 38sites 72 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Waveland Park Army Corps · Blue Mountain Lake · Yell County 29 miaway 446 ftelevation 51sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov