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Camping near

Mena, Arkansas

6 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Mena in Polk County: 4 Army Corps, 2 Forest Service.

6
federal places to camp
4 Army Corps, 2 Forest Service
20 mi
to the nearest one
Little Pines Campground
797 ft
at the highest of them
Little Pines Campground. The lowest, Cossatot Reefs, sits at 511 ft
155
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 77 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.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

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.

Within 30 miles of Mena, nearest first

6 places

  1. Shady Lake Campground Forest Service · Ouachita National Forest · Polk County in town areaaway n/aelevation 54sites 32 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Little Pines Campground Forest Service · Ouachita National Forest · Scott County 20 miaway 797 ftelevation 9sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Little Coon Creek Park Army Corps · Gillham Lake · Polk County 24.3 miaway 518 ftelevation 10sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Big Coon Creek Army Corps · Gillham Lake · Polk County 24.9 miaway 565 ftelevation 32sites 77 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Cossatot Reefs Army Corps · Gillham Lake · Howard County 25.9 miaway 511 ftelevation 30sites 68 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Blue Ridge Park Army Corps · Dierks Lake · Howard County 28.1 miaway 561 ftelevation 20sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov