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National Park Service · Buffalo National River · AR

Horse Camp · Site 34 - Horse Site.

at Steel Creek Campground

This site, in 3 agency photographs
Photos · NPS
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Filed by the agency against this site and 1 other campsite here
Several vehicles and horse trailers are parked along a gravel road flanked with grassy green lawn and shade trees. River bluffs are seen in the background., filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Steel Creek Campground
Several vehicles and horse trailers are parked along a gravel road flanked with grassy green lawn and shade trees. River bluffs are seen in the background. · NPS
Shared frame: SHA-256 of the agency’s own file, compared across every campsite photograph at this campground · Sep 12, 2026
Equestrian NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
37 ftRoom
990 ftElevation
0%Tree cover
613 ftWater · to Buffalo River
740 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

37 ftto the nearest other site, against 52 ft typical here
#30 of 39roomiest site in the campground
4other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites33 - Horse Site 37 ft35 - Horse Site 42 ft32 - Horse Site 74 ft36 - Horse Site 79 ft31 - Horse Site 110 ft30 - Horse Site 145 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeEquestrian Nonelectric
LoopHorse Camp
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive 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 ToiletsYes
Hitching RacksYes
HostYes
Lantern PostsYes
Max Num of Horses6
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles0
Picnic TableYes
Water (Seasonal)Yes
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Horseno 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 34 - Horse 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