A white Tacoma with a camper shell parked on a rise above a broad, empty basin under building cloud.

Camping near

St. Joe, Arkansas

8 federal places to camp within 30 miles of St. Joe in Searcy County: 6 Park Service, 1 Forest Service, 1 Army Corps.

8
federal places to camp
6 Park Service, 1 Forest Service, 1 Army Corps
3.4 mi
to the nearest one
Tyler Bend Campground
1,044 ft
at the highest of them
Richland Creek Campground. The lowest, Buffalo Point, sits at 667 ft
284
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
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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.

Within 30 miles of St. Joe, nearest first

8 places

  1. Tyler Bend Campground Park Service · Buffalo National River · Searcy County 3.4 miaway n/aelevation 42sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Spring Creek Campground Park Service · Buffalo National River · Searcy County 12.1 miaway 522 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  3. Buffalo Point Park Service · Buffalo National River · Marion County 13.8 miaway 667 ftelevation 108sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Rush Campground Park Service · Buffalo National River · Marion County 15.5 miaway 481 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  5. Richland Creek Campground Forest Service · Ozark-St. Francis National Forests · Searcy County 17.5 miaway 1,044 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  6. Ozark Campground Park Service · Buffalo National River · Newton County 20.2 miaway n/aelevation 31sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Kyles Landing Campground Park Service · Buffalo National River · Newton County 26.9 miaway n/aelevation 33sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Lakeview Park Army Corps · Bull Shoals Lake · Baxter County 28.1 miaway 725 ftelevation 70sites 42 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov