Arkansas.
Here, 16 of the federal campgrounds, one in nine, still take walk-ups of the 149 whose booking the agencies publish. The other 9 publish nothing either way.
See Arkansas on the mapFirst-come Reservable · every dot is a campground in its place
158 campgrounds
In 8 places, folded
Black Mountain National Game Refuge1 campground›
Buffalo National River11 campgrounds · 4 open›
Steel Creek CampgroundReservableOpenfrom $2026 hike-in sites40 sites1,560 ftdrinking watertoilets
Ozark CampgroundReservableOpenfrom $2031 sites890 ft635 ft to Buffalo Riverdrinking watertoilets
Rush CampgroundFirst-comeOpen12 sites480 ft159 ft to Buffalo Riverdrinking watertoilets
Spring Creek CampgroundFirst-comeOpen12 sites520 ft271 ft to Buffalo Rivertoilets
Buffalo PointReservablefrom $3021 walk-in sites5 group sites109 sitesrigs to 65 ft670 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowers
Buffalo Point CampgroundMixedfrom $30106 sites520 ft208 ft to Buffalo Riverdrinking watertoilets
Tyler Bend CampgroundReservablefrom $2010 hike-in sites27 with a tent pad43 sites620 ft450 ft to ponddrinking watertoiletsshowers
Kyles Landing CampgroundReservablefrom $2033 sites910 ft394 ft to Buffalo Riverdrinking watertoilets
Erbie CampgroundReservablefrom $2013 walk-in sites13 hike-in sites32 sitesrigs to 42 ft850 ft537 ft to Buffalo Rivertoilets
South MaumeeFree540 ft401 ft to Buffalo Rivertoilets
WoolumFree660 ft216 ft to Buffalo RivertoiletsHot Springs National Park1 campground›
Moccasin National Game Refuge1 campground›
Ouachita National Forest9 campgrounds›
Charlton Recreation AreaReservablefrom $152 group sites48 sitesrigs to 80 ft650 ftunder 10 ft to pondhookupsdrinking watertoilets
Little Pines CampgroundReservablefrom $205 with a tent pad9 sitesrigs to 65 ft800 ft306 ft to Poteau River Site 13 Lakehookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowers
Shady LakeFirst-comefrom $201,120 ft233 ft to Shady LaketoiletsshowersBard Springs Recreation Area1,280 ft171 ft to Blaylock CreekCamp Clearfork730 ft225 ft to Camp Clear Fork ReservoirFourche Mountain Recreation AreaFirst-comeFree900 ftJack Creek Recreation AreaFree600 ft359 ft to pondLake Sylvia Recreation Area640 ft199 ft to Lake SylviaLittle Pines Recreation Areafrom $25810 ft207 ft to Poteau River Site 13 LakeOzark National Forest23 campgrounds · 8 open›
Cove Lake Recreation AreaReservableOpenfrom $1536 with a tent pad36 sitesrigs to 68 ft1,000 ft131 ft to Cove Lakedrinking watertoiletsshowers
Long Pool Recreation AreaReservableOpen4 sites540 ft429 ft to Big Piney Creek
Richland Creek CampgroundReservableOpen4 sites1,040 ft363 ft to Richland Creek
Shores Lake Recreation AreaReservable27 sites650 ft634 ft to Hurricane Creek
Lake WedingtonReservable18 with a tent pad1 group site25 sitesrigs to 30 ft1,150 ft285 ft to Lake Weddingtonhookupsdrinking water
Blanchard Springs Recreation AreaReservablefrom $1519 with a tent pad3 pull-through sites21 sitesrigs to 25 ft630 ft457 ft to North Sylamore Creekhookupsdrinking watertoilets
Barkshed CampgroundReservable4 sites570 ft116 ft to North Sylamore Creek
Gunner Pool CampgroundReservable4 sites500 ft343 ft to Gunner Pool Lake
Horsehead Lake Recreation AreaReservable4 sites700 ft223 ft to lake
Ozone CampgroundReservable4 sites1,850 ft
Redding CampgroundReservable4 sites750 ft287 ft to Mulberry River
Sorghum HollowReservable4 sites640 ft545 ft to pondSt. Francis National Forest1 campground · 1 open›
Outside a named unit111 campgrounds · 1 open›
Carver CampgroundReservableOpenfrom $168 sites1,320 ftdrinking watertoilets
Arlie MooreReservablefrom $2457 with a tent pad87 sitesrigs to 60 ft420 ft195 ft to De Gray Lakehookupstoiletsshowers
AUX ARCReservablefrom $1688 sitesrigs to 86 ft380 ft236 ft to Ozark Lakehookupsshowers
Brady MountainReservablefrom $161 hike-in site13 with a tent pad77 sitesrigs to 20 ft600 ft218 ft to Lake Ouachitahookupsshowers
Caddo DriveReservablefrom $2057 with a tent pad8 pull-through sites72 sitesrigs to 58 ft410 ft85 ft to De Gray Lakehookupstoiletsshowers
ChoctawReservablefrom $18146 sitesrigs to 99 ft540 fthookupsshowers
Cove Creek (AR)Reservablefrom $1863 sitesrigs to 77 ft480 ft393 ft to Greers Ferry Lakehookupstoiletsshowers
Cranfield ParkReservablefrom $163 hike-in sites1 with a tent pad69 sitesrigs to 60 ft570 ft157 ft to Norfork Lakehookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowers
Crystal Springs (AR)Reservablefrom $144 boat-in sites2 hike-in sites73 sitesrigs to 20 ft600 ft215 ft to Lake Ouachitahookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowers
Dam - QuarryReservablefrom $241 pull-through site1 group site69 sitesrigs to 64 ft580 ft236 ft to Norfork Lakehookupsdrinking watertoiletsshowers
Dam Site(Greers Ferry)Reservablefrom $183 pull-through sites241 sitesrigs to 99 ft490 ft467 ft to Greers Ferry Lakehookupstoiletsshowers
Denby PointReservablefrom $149 with a tent pad5 pull-through sites82 sitesrigs to 20 ft630 fthookupsshowersUnits in Arkansas
7 with campgrounds- Ozark National Forest 23
- Buffalo National River 11
- Ouachita National Forest 9
- Black Mountain National Game Refuge 1
- Hot Springs National Park 1
- Moccasin National Game Refuge 1
- St. Francis National Forest 1
Source: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly


