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

Ouachita National Forest

9 federal campgrounds, 3 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 3 free to camp.

9Campgrounds

3With first-come sites

3Free to camp

$20–$25A night, across 3

57Sites, from 2

600–1,120 ftElevation

2States

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 9 of these 9 campgrounds

Where they are

9 of 9 mapped

Drawing the map

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 9

9 campgrounds

Reservable

Charlton Recreation Area

Ouachita National Forest · AR

48 sites2 group sitesrigs to 80 ft650 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups

Reservable

Little Pines Campground

Ouachita National Forest · AR

from $209 sites5 with a tent padrigs to 65 ft800 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups

First-come

Shady Lake

Ouachita National Forest · AR

from $201,120 fttoilets

Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.

Billy Creek Recreation AreaOuachita National Forest · OKFree · 870 ftFirst-come Camp ClearforkOuachita National Forest · AR730 ft Fourche Mountain Recreation AreaOuachita National Forest · ARFree · 900 ftFirst-come Jack Creek Recreation AreaOuachita National Forest · ARFree · 600 ft Lake Sylvia Recreation AreaOuachita National Forest · AR640 ft Little Pines Recreation AreaOuachita National Forest · ARfrom $25 · 810 ft

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit

Roadless

Brush Heap4,205 acres · 2 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

perry 160 fire · 6.3 mi from the nearest campground here · 1 acres

Wildfire

Ok State Assist fire · 10 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres

Wildfire

Longview fire · 17 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres

Wildfire

Sunset 2 fire · 20 mi from the nearest campground here · 12 acres

Wildfire

West Glover fire · 31 mi from the nearest campground here · 499 acres · 75% contained

Wildfire

Glover fire · 31 mi from the nearest campground here · 204 acres

Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 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 (R)AR 4th · 7 campgrounds · grade F

J. Hill (R)AR 2nd · 1 campground · grade F

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

SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly