Free camping near Elkins, AR

Within 25 straight-line miles of Elkins, AR there are 21 camps: 19 free, 2 fee. The closest is Lake Wedington Recreation Area, 20 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Dispersed camp #2 — Washington County, AR, 21 miles out.

Who manages them: 15 on AGFC; 4 on an agency our record does not name; 2 on the Forest Service.

Every distance on this page is a straight line from Elkins, AR, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.