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Hickory Nut Mountain Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AR · 34.56216, -93.42210
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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 Hickory Nut Mountain Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,241 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hickory Nut Mountain CampgroundNIFC · 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 Hickory Nut Mountain Campground · Ouachita National Forest · AR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- WWater21 mi
- +Urgent care34 mi
- LLaundry37 mi
- DDump37 mi
- ShShower37 mi
- OOutfitter52 mi
- PPropane55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 21-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Hickory Nut Mountain Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,241 ft
State
AR
Coordinates
34.56216, -93.42210
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Hickory Nut Mountain Campground · Ouachita National Forest · AR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSouth Fork Ouachita River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townJoplin · ~2.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelExxon · ~11.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesJoplin Store · ~2.2 mi
- PharmacyMount Ida Pharmacy · ~11.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicCHI St. Vincent Hot Springs Rehabilitation Hospital · ~20.9 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~12.1 mi
EV charging — from Hickory Nut Mountain Campground · Ouachita National Forest · AR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.8 mi straight-line E — Gregg Orr Cadillac Of Hot Springs · EV Connect · J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 46 within 100 · 100 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)21.1 mi — FRANKLINS 3-4 FRANKLIN HS1, Hot Springs
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO21.1 mi — FRANKLINS 3-4 FRANKLIN HS2, Hot Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.0 mi — Mountain Harbor Resort - South Dock, Mount Ida, AR · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 238683 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hickory Nut Mountain Campground · Ouachita National Forest · AR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHickory Nut Mountain · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomCharlton · ~3.9 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomCamp Clearfork · ~4.0 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCrystal · ~13.5 mi SW · USFS
Open Hickory Nut Mountain Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Hickory Nut Mountain Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Loop C~3.8 mi
- Loop A~3.8 mi
- Garland County~5.5 mi
- Garland County~10.4 mi
The unit that manages Hickory Nut Mountain Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hickory Nut Mountain Campground are set by Ouachita National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Hickory Nut Mountain Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Hickory Nut Mountain Campground
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 — Hickory Nut Mountain Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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