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Little Pines
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AR · 34.87080, -94.26896
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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 Little Pines
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 797 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Little PinesNIFC · 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 Little Pines · Ouachita National Forest · AR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- EVEV fast charger32 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
- WWater35 mi
- ShShower37 mi
- DDump38 mi
- AAir-up41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 35-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 32-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 — Little Pines
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
797 ft
State
AR
Coordinates
34.87080, -94.26896
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Little Pines · Ouachita National Forest · AR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBoles · ~13.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesHarps · ~9.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~19.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicScott County Health Department · ~10.3 mi
- HardwareScott County Hardware · ~9.5 mi
EV charging — from Little Pines · Ouachita National Forest · AR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger32.0 mi straight-line N — Orr Cadillac, Fort Smith, AR · EV Connect · J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 8:00am-7:00pm; Tue: 8:00am-7:00pm; Wed: 8:00am-7:00pm; Thu: 8:00am-7:00pm; Fri: 8:00am-7:00pm; Sat: 8:00am-7:00pm · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 50 within 100 · 149 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)40.9 mi — Van Buren, AR - Tesla Supercharger, Van Buren
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO39.6 mi — Interstate Inn - Roland, Roland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.2 mi — Best Western Prime Inn & Suites - Tesla Destination, Poteau, OK (at a hotel) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-04-21 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 330205 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Little Pines · Ouachita National Forest · AR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomLittle Pines · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRich Mountain Tower · ~13.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDutch Creek Ccc · ~23.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletR.S. Kerr Arb. & Nat. Cen. · ~23.4 mi SW · USFS
Open Little Pines elsewhere
Other camps near Little Pines
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lake Wilhelmia Primitive Camping Area~18.9 mi
- Lake Wilhelmina Camping Area #1~19.1 mi
- Lake Wilhelmina Camping Area #3~19.2 mi
- Lake Wilhelmina Camping Area #2~19.4 mi
The unit that manages Little Pines
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Little Pines are set by Ouachita National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Little Pines
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 Little Pines
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 — Little Pines
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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