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Camping near

Ola, Arkansas

13 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Ola in Yell County: 10 Army Corps, 3 Forest Service.

13
federal places to camp
10 Army Corps, 3 Forest Service
4.8 mi
to the nearest one
Carter Cove
1,002 ft
at the highest of them
Cove Lake Recreation Area. The lowest, Cherokee, sits at 289 ft
476
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 Ola, nearest first

13 places

  1. Carter Cove Army Corps · Nimrod Lake · Yell County 4.8 miaway 395 ftelevation 33sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Quarry Cove Army Corps · Nimrod Lake · Perry County 6 miaway 382 ftelevation 30sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. River Road Army Corps · Nimrod Lake · Perry County 6.8 miaway 328 ftelevation 20sites 78 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Sunlight Bay Army Corps · Nimrod Lake · Yell County 7 miaway 362 ftelevation 28sites 72 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Spring Lake Recreation Area Forest Service · Ozark-St. Francis National Forests · Yell County 14 miaway 525 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  6. Old Post Road Army Corps · Dardanelle Lake · Pope County 15.3 miaway 334 ftelevation 41sites 77 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Sorghum Hollow Forest Service · Ozark-St. Francis National Forests · Logan County 21.1 miaway 636 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  8. Shoal Bay Army Corps · Dardanelle Lake · Logan County 22.5 miaway 363 ftelevation 77sites 64 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Outlet Area Army Corps · Blue Mountain Lake · Yell County 24.7 miaway 510 ftelevation 38sites 72 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Waveland Park Army Corps · Blue Mountain Lake · Yell County 25.1 miaway 446 ftelevation 51sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Cherokee Army Corps · Arkansas River - Rockefeller Lake · Conway County 25.7 miaway 289 ftelevation 31sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Piney Bay Army Corps · Dardanelle Lake · Johnson County 25.9 miaway 354 ftelevation 91sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Cove Lake Recreation Area Forest Service · Ozark-St. Francis National Forests · Logan County 26.2 miaway 1,002 ftelevation 36sites 68 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov