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National Park Service · Buffalo National River · AR

Main Loop · Site 17 - Tent Site.

at Steel Creek Campground

This site, in 5 agency photographs
Photos · NPS
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Tent Only NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
59 ftRoom
1,000 ftElevation
0%Tree cover
156 ftWater · to Buffalo River
159 ftNearest toilet · OpenStreetMap
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026
Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026
Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026
Toilet: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), nearest mapped amenity=toilets to this site’s coordinate · Oct 6, 2026

Room

59 ftto the nearest other site, against 52 ft typical here
#14 of 39roomiest site in the campground
2other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites18 - Tent Site 59 ft16 - Tent Site 61 ft19 - Tent Site 100 ft15 - Tent Site 112 ft20 - Tent Site 113 ft14 - Tent Site 119 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeTent Only Nonelectric
LoopMain Loop
HookupsNone
Site AccessHike In
Driveway SurfaceGravel
Max Num of People6
Max Num of Vehicles2
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Campfire RingsYes
Checkin Time1:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Drinking Water (Hand Pump)Yes
Flush Toilets (Seasonal)Yes
Hike In Distance to Site35 ft
HostYes
Lantern PostsYes
Min Num of People1
Picnic TableYes
Picnic TablesYes
Pit ToiletsYes
Proximity to WaterN/A
Water (Seasonal)Yes
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Large Tent Over 9x12`no length limit listed
Small Tentno length limit listed
Tentno length limit listed

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site 17 - Tent Site on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Steel Creek Campground →

Most private sites here04 - Tent Site 115 ft08 - Tent Site 74 ft22 - Tent Site 71 ft10 - Tent Site 69 ft21 - Tent Site 67 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index