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Richland Creek Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AR · 35.79698, -92.93412
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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 Richland Creek Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,044 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Richland Creek 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 Richland Creek Cg · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- DDump16 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- WWater25 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- +Urgent care31 mi
- MMechanic32 mi
- HHardware34 mi
- EVEV fast charger37 mi
- PPropane38 mi
- LLaundry38 mi
- ShShower40 mi
- AAir-up56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 37-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 — Richland Creek Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,044 ft
State
AR
Coordinates
35.79698, -92.93412
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Richland Creek Cg · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWitts Springs · ~3.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~15.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~15.9 mi
- GroceriesAlfred Fountain Grocery · ~8.1 mi
- PharmacyRose Drug · ~29.8 mi
EV charging — from Richland Creek Cg · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger36.9 mi straight-line S — Orr Hyundai of Russellville · Blink Network · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 60 within 100 · 113 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)55.5 mi — Ozark, AR - Tesla Supercharger, Ozark
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO38.0 mi — Walmart 66 (Clarksville, AR), Clarksville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)31.5 mi — Clay Maxey Ford, Harrison, AR · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Red Oak Station - Jasper - Tesla Destination, Jasper, 20.3 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 422880 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Richland Creek Cg · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest · AR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRichland Creek Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPedestal Rocks · ~6.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSam'S Throne · ~8.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFairview (Oht) · ~9.8 mi SW · USFS
Open Richland Creek Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Richland Creek Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sam'S Throne~8.3 mi
- Gene Rush Camping Area #1~10.1 mi
- Gene Rush Camping Area #4~11.8 mi
- Gene Rush Camping Area #5~12.0 mi
The unit that manages Richland Creek Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Richland Creek Cg are set by Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Richland Creek 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 Richland Creek 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 — Richland Creek Cg
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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