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Fourche Mountain Recreation Area (Ouachita National Forest)

Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AR · 34.89491, -93.39223
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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
USGS topographic map of Fourche Mountain Recreation Area (Ouachita National Forest)
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Aerial image of Fourche Mountain Recreation Area (Ouachita National Forest)
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Weather outlook — at Fourche Mountain Recreation Area (Ouachita National Forest)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,122 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Fourche Mountain Recreation Area (Ouachita National Forest)NIFC · 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 Fourche Mountain Recreation Area (Ouachita National Forest) · U.S. Forest Service · AR

15 MI30 MI60 MIYOUR CAMPN ↑Water · 30 miWDump · 28 miDMobil · Propane · 36 miPExxon · Fuel · 4 miFPlainview Superette · Grocery · 9 miGWalgreens · Pharmacy · 11 miRxAce Hardware · Hardware · 13 miHMechanic · 24 miMLaundry · 26 miLShower · 28 miShAir-up · 54 miAScenic 7 Medical Clinic · Urgent care · 13 mi+Outfitter · 29 miORover Post Office · Mail · 4 mi@Cogswell Motors · EV fast charger · 31 miEV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
  • FFuel4 mi
  • @Mail4 mi
  • GGrocery9 mi
  • RxPharmacy11 mi
  • HHardware13 mi
  • +Urgent care13 mi
  • MMechanic24 mi
  • LLaundry26 mi
  • DDump28 mi
  • ShShower28 mi
  • OOutfitter29 mi
  • WWater30 mi
  • EVEV fast charger31 mi
  • PPropane36 mi
  • AAir-up54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: water is a real 30-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-mi run (and back).

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 — Fourche Mountain Recreation Area (Ouachita National Forest)

Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,122 ft
State
AR
Coordinates
34.89491, -93.39223
Cost
Free

Nearby & resupply — around Fourche Mountain Recreation Area (Ouachita National Forest) · U.S. Forest Service · AR (OpenStreetMap)

  • Nearest townOnyx · ~3.1 mi
  • Drinking waternone within 10 mi
  • FuelExxon · ~3.8 mi
  • Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
  • Dump station~27.5 mi
  • GroceriesHarps · ~10.9 mi
  • PharmacyWalgreens · ~11.0 mi
  • Hospital / clinicChambers Memorial Hospital · ~11.1 mi
  • HardwareTrue Value · ~27.0 mi

EV charging — from Fourche Mountain Recreation Area (Ouachita National Forest) · U.S. Forest Service · AR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)

Nearby restrooms — around Fourche Mountain Recreation Area (Ouachita National Forest) · U.S. Forest Service · AR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

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How we know this — Fourche Mountain Recreation Area (Ouachita National Forest)

Source
public land records
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
U.S. Forest Service, Ouachita National Forest, Jessieville-Winona-Fourche Ranger District. Source: fs.usda.gov/r08/ouachita/recreation/fourche-mountain-recreation-area read 2026-08-16. The latitude and longitude on this row are the Forest Service's OWN published coordinates from that page (34.89490515 / -93.39222871). USFS verbatim: "Small campground with a scenic view from the mountaintop." "No fees are required for this site." "Open all year." Restrooms: "Vault toilet(s)". WATER: USFS verbatim -- "Potable water is not available at this site." No electricity. CORROBORATION: the Ouachita NF "Recreation Schedule and Fees for 2025" PDF (fs.usda.gov/sites/nfs/files/r08/ouachita/publication/2025 - Schedule and Fees.pdf) lists under the Jessieville district "Fourche Mountain / Day Use/Campground -- All Year -- No Charge (no water/electric available)". Two first-party Forest Service sources agree it is a campground and it is free. Located on Highway 27, 5 miles south of Rover, AR. FOREST ORDER: the Ouachita National Forest carries a standing order (fs.usda.gov/r08/ouachita/alerts/forest-order-day-use-areas-and-rifle-ranges, read 2026-08-16) prohibiting 'Camp within the designated day use area. 36 CFR 261.58(e)' at a long list of named sites. This row is NOT one of them -- it was checked against that list. Nearest town: Plainview ~8.4 mi. 'Nearest town' is STRAIGHT-LINE distance to the nearest OpenStreetMap place=city/town/village and is NOT a driving distance; in the Delta bottoms and the Ouachitas the road in can be far longer. Ingest 2026-08-16. STATUS=pending: this is a lead for review, not published. --- NIGHT-SHIFT REVIEW 2026-08-18 (reviewer=nightshift-verified) --- RE-CHECKED 2026-08-18. I re-fetched https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/ouachita/recreation/fourche-mountain-recreation-area today. The page is flagged "Site Open", is stamped "Last updated October 28, 2025", and still says verbatim: "Small campground with a scenic view from the mountaintop", "Open all year. No water or electricity available", "No fees are required for this site", "Vault toilet(s)" and "Potable water is not available at this site." The Forest Service's own published Latitude 34.89490515 / Longitude -93.39222871 still match this row exactly. Directions on the page: "On Highway 27, 5 miles south of Rover, AR." District contact: Jessieville Winona Fourche Ranger District, 8607 N Hwy 7, Jessieville AR 71949, (501) 984-5313. None of the three alerts listed on the forest's page (Sugar Creek Multi-Use Trail partially closed for logging, Henderson Hill Road FSR 689 partially closed, portions of Wildcat Trail closed for tornado damage) touch this site. NOT A DUPLICATE on coordinates against anything we publish. VERDICT: approved.
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 Fourche Mountain Recreation Area (Ouachita National Forest)

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