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Free and paid camping in Arkansas

356 camps in Arkansas: 332 free, 24 charge a fee. Every camp that charges is marked fee in the list below — or press Free only to hide them.

Every camp we have found on public land in Arkansas, grouped by the unit that manages them — that is who sets the stay limit and the fire rules. See them on the map →

How high, and when it opens

Elevation decides the season out here. Pick a band to filter the list.

Poison Springs WMA44 camps

Bayou Meto WMA35 camps

Ozark-St. Francis National Forest30 camps

Mike Freeze Wattensaw WMA26 camps

Henry Gray Hurricane Lake WMA25 camps

McIlroy Madison County WMA23 camps

Arkansas Game & Fish Commission21 camps

Ouachita National Forest17 camps

Sheffield Nelson Dagmar WMA14 camps

U.S. Forest Service9 camps

Petit Jean River WMA9 camps

Shirey Bay Rainey Brake WMA8 camps

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service8 camps

Cut Off Creek WMA8 camps

National Park Service7 camps

Gene Rush WMA6 camps

Harold E. Alexander Spring River WMA6 camps

Scott Henderson Gulf Mountain WMA6 camps

Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek Bottoms WMA5 camps

Earl Buss Bayou DeView WMA5 camps

Dave Donaldson Black River WMA4 camps

Trusten Holder WMA4 camps

Choctaw Island WMA4 camps

St. Francis Sunken Lands WMA4 camps

Rex Hancock Black Swamp WMA4 camps

County4 camps

Other public land3 camps

Dr Lester Sitzes, III Bois D'Arc WMA3 camps

Holland Bottoms WMA3 camps

Beryl Anthony Lower Ouachita WMA3 camps

Lake Greeson WMA3 camps

Rick Evans Grandview Prairie WMA3 camps

Elsewhere in Arkansas2 camps