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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Arkansas and Oklahoma

Ouachita National Forest

Here, 30% take walk-ups.

10Campgrounds
3Take walk-ups
3Free to camp
$15–$25A night, across 4
57Sites, from 2
600–1,280 ftElevation
2States
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 10 of these 10 campgrounds

Where they are

10 of 10 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

10 campgrounds
Charlton Recreation AreaReservableOuachita National Forest · ARfrom $152 group sites48 sitesrigs to 80 ft650 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsLittle Pines CampgroundReservableOuachita National Forest · ARfrom $205 with a tent pad9 sitesrigs to 65 ft800 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsShady LakeFirst-comeOuachita National Forest · ARfrom $201,120 fttoiletsBard Springs Recreation AreaOuachita National Forest · AR1,280 ftBilly Creek Recreation AreaFirst-comeOuachita National Forest · OKFree870 ftCamp ClearforkOuachita National Forest · AR730 ftFourche Mountain Recreation AreaFirst-comeOuachita National Forest · ARFree900 ftJack Creek Recreation AreaOuachita National Forest · ARFree600 ftLake Sylvia Recreation AreaOuachita National Forest · AR640 ftLittle Pines Recreation AreaOuachita National Forest · ARfrom $25810 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Brush Heap4,205 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Bear Mountain1,910 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Sebastian 235 fire · 13 mi from the nearest campground here · 1 acres
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 24, 2026

Who answers for this land

Ouachita National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 3 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Bruce Westerman, official portrait
Bruce Westerman (R)AR 4th · 8 campgrounds · grade F
J. French Hill, official portrait
J. French Hill (R)AR 2nd · 1 campground · grade F
Josh Brecheen, official portrait
Josh Brecheen (R)OK 2nd · 1 campground · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: 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