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Public land camping

National Park Campgrounds in Arkansas

11 places to camp in Arkansas run by the National Park Service.

11
federal places to camp
11 Park Service
9
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
1,562 ft
at the highest of them
Steel Creek Campground. The lowest, Gulpha Gorge Campground, sits at 523 ft
344
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 65 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.

National park campgrounds in Arkansas

11 places

  1. Buffalo Point Park Service · Buffalo National River · Marion County 667 ftelevation 108sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Carver Campground Park Service · Buffalo National River n/aelevation 8sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Erbie Campground Park Service · Buffalo National River n/aelevation 31sites 42 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Gulpha Gorge Campground Park Service · Hot Springs National Park · Garland County 523 ftelevation 40sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Kyles Landing Campground Park Service · Buffalo National River · Newton County n/aelevation 33sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Ozark Campground Park Service · Buffalo National River · Newton County n/aelevation 31sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Rush Campground Park Service · Buffalo National River · Marion County n/aelevation 12sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Rush Campground Park Service · Buffalo National River · Marion County 481 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  9. Spring Creek Campground Park Service · Buffalo National River · Searcy County 522 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  10. Steel Creek Campground Park Service · Buffalo National River · Newton County 1,562 ftelevation 39sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Tyler Bend Campground Park Service · Buffalo National River · Searcy County n/aelevation 42sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov