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Bear Creek Equestrian Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AR · 34.78534, -93.16098
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Bear Creek Equestrian Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,020 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bear Creek Equestrian CampNIFC · 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 Bear Creek Equestrian Camp · Ouachita National Forest · AR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail8 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- WWater20 mi
- LLaundry29 mi
- DDump32 mi
- ShShower32 mi
- PPropane35 mi
- OOutfitter35 mi
- AAir-up44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 mi out.
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 — Bear Creek Equestrian Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,020 ft
State
AR
Coordinates
34.78534, -93.16098
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Bear Creek Equestrian Camp · Ouachita National Forest · AR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Fork Ouachita River (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townHamilton · ~5.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMobil · ~12.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesBrookshire's · ~10.7 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~17.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicLevi Hospital · ~19.9 mi
EV charging — from Bear Creek Equestrian Camp · Ouachita National Forest · AR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.2 mi straight-line S — FRANKLINS 3-4 FRANKLIN HS2, Hot Springs, AR · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 23 within 50 · 41 within 100 · 89 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.2 mi — FRANKLINS 3-4 FRANKLIN HS1, Hot Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.8 mi — Mid-America Museum, Hot Springs, AR (at a museum) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-05-12 · hours: 9am-5pm M-Fri, 1pm-5pm Sun
- 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 253319 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bear Creek Equestrian Camp · Ouachita National Forest · AR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBear Creek Equestrian Camp · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomFordyce Bathhouse, Building 105 · ~4.8 mi SE · NPS
- RestroomWomens Comfort Station, Building 3-B · ~5.1 mi SE · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletIron Springs · ~5.3 mi E · USFS
Open Bear Creek Equestrian Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Bear Creek Equestrian Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Moonshine Trail Shelter~3.5 mi
- Big Bear Trail Shelter~4.5 mi
- South Fourche~6.5 mi · fee
- Oak Moutain Trail Shelter~7.4 mi
The unit that manages Bear Creek Equestrian Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bear Creek Equestrian Camp are set by Ouachita National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bear Creek Equestrian Camp
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Bear Creek Equestrian Camp
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 — Bear Creek Equestrian Camp
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