If you are looking for mountain-top campsites with spectacular views, the Ouachita National Forest has just what you are looking for. Plus, there are also numerous campgrounds located next to clear, cool streams and rivers. Each campground has its own uniques features and access to a variety of activities, so you should visit them all!
Most campgrounds within the Ouachita NF offer primitive, tent camping sites. Some, however, do allow camping trailers, and some of those even have electric hookups as well. Many campgrounds do offer water spickets, and some even have dump stations, too. Also, you will find that some campgrounds have only vault toilets with no showers, while others have full bathroom/shower facilities. Most campgrounds have picnic tables and/or a pavilion.
The Ouachita Trail passes through the Ouachita National Forest, and many of the campgrounds are located along or very close to the trail, offering places to rest, camp, or provide for pickup/dropoff and shuttle access points.
Currently, there are so many more campgrounds within the Ouachita National Forest than I have had time to photograph, gather information for, and list here. As soon as new information becomes available, and I am able to gather pictures, I will post them here.
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- Albert Pike Campground
- Bard Springs Campground
- Bear Creek Horse Camp
- Big Brushy Campground
- Billy Creek Campground
- Camp Clearfork Group Camp
- Cedar Lake Campground
- Cedar Lake Horse Camp
- Charlton Campground
- Crystal Campground
- Dragover Float Camp
- Fourche Mountain Campground
- Fulton Branch Float Camp
- Jack Creek Campground
- Knoppers Ford Campground
- Lake Sylvia Campground
- Little Pines Campground
- River Bluff Float Camp
- Rocky Shoals Float Camp
- Shady Lake Campground
- Shirley Creek Float Camp
- South Fourche Campground
- Winding Stair Campground