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Barkshed Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AR · 36.01931, -92.24903
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Barkshed Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 571 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Barkshed CgNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Barkshed Cg · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower5 mi
- DDump6 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- WWater38 mi
- EVEV fast charger39 mi
- AAir-up54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 38-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 39-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Barkshed Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
571 ft
State
AR
Coordinates
36.01931, -92.24903
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Barkshed Cg · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelGas Station · ~9.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~5.8 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~11.1 mi
- PharmacyApothecary · ~12.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicBaxter Regional Outpatient Surgery Center · ~23.7 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~13.3 mi
EV charging — from Barkshed Cg · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger39.1 mi straight-line NE — Mark Martin Chevrolet GMC, Ash Flat, AR (at a public site) · RED_E · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 49 within 100 · 139 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)66.5 mi — Conway, AR - Tesla Supercharger, Conway
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO64.7 mi — CRAINHYUNDAICON SOUTHEAST, Conway
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.5 mi — Mt Eagle Retreat Center, Clinton, AR · EVGATEWAY · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Cottages at the Wildflower, Mountain View, 12.7 mi · J1772 · hours: 9am-9pm daily; for guest use only · AFDC lists it “$10 per session”
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 417221 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Barkshed Cg · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBarkshed Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSylamore Information Kiosk (Nsc) · ~1.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGunner Pool Cg · ~2.7 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBad Branch · ~4.9 mi SE · USFS
Open Barkshed Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Barkshed Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Gunner Pool Cg~2.7 mi · fee
- Blanchard Springs Recreation Area~5.1 mi · fee
- Spring Creek Campground (Buffalo National River, Lower District)~18.5 mi
- South Maumee (Buffalo National River, Middle District)~21.3 mi
The unit that manages Barkshed Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Barkshed Cg are set by Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Barkshed Cg
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Barkshed Cg
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Barkshed Cg
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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