Bear Creek is located near Amity in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests, featuring forested terrain and a nearby lake. Temperatures range from lows in the 30s during winter to highs in the 90s in summer. Campers can explore the nearby Crater of Diamonds State Park and Lake Ouachita, both offering unique outdoor experiences.

## Overview

 Bear Creek Campground on Lake Greeson has 19 non-electric campsites available for first-come, first-serve camping. The area has no electricity. Potable water is available for consumption at water hydrant located in the main loop of area near boat ramp parking lot. The Bear Creek Cycle Trail is a draw for off-road enthusiasts. Trail Access is available withing the campground at the designated ORV Loading/Unloading area. Bear Creek Campground is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, payment for campsite(s) is done through scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app. Download the free Recreation.gov mobile on Android or iOS app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service. Scan and Pay Instructions are located in the bulletin board located on the front of the restroom building in main loop of area. 
## Recreation

 Lake Greeson is recognized for its rich variety of game fish, including large mouth, small mouth, stripped, spotted, and white bass, as well as flathead and channel catfish, black and white crappie, walleye, and blue gill. The clear waters offer an excellent opportunity for many boating activities including water skiing, tubing, personal watercraft, or just cruising. Four marinas at the lake offer boaters' fuel, boat and other watercraft rentals, picnic and fishing supplies. 
## Natural Features

 Lake Greeson is about 12 miles long with over 7,260 surface acres of water fed by the clear cool waters of the Little Missouri River. Loblolly pine, shortleaf pine, sweet gum and oak are the dominate tree species on upland areas of the lake, while bottomland hardwoods are common along rivers, creeks and streams that enter the lake. The public lands around Lake Greeson provide a variety of habitats for numerous species of wildlife, including white-tailed deer, wild turkey, geese, bald eagles, migratory waterfowl, and songbirds. 
## Nearby Attractions

 The Bear Creek Cycle Trail is a draw for off-road enthusiasts. Trail Access Points are in nearby campgrounds at Daisy State Park, Kirby Landing Campground, and Bear Creek Campground. Crater of Diamonds State Park is within a 30-mile drive of the campground. It is the only diamond-producing site in the world open to the public.

Bear Creek

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Peace and quiet in the beautiful national forest of akansas. Visited this camp in October and there was no one here. There's actually 3 separate camping areas with in bear creek recreation area. Each has a pit toilet. There are also fire rings and picnic benches for a nice relaxing night by the fire.

Where we stayed the sites were spread out. At a different time of the year there would be plenty of water activities. In October not so much. There looks to be plenty of fishing but i wasnt able to talk to anyone about it. This area also offers hiking, biking, canoeing, kayaking, swimming.

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Just about everything you want here.

I hammock camped  while at Bear Creek, and had the campground almost to myself midweek in October, only two others camped in the area.  Camping area was in a nice wooded forest with campsites nicely spread apart, plenty of room to spread out.  Each site has a picnic table, metal fire ring and a metal pole for handing a lantern.  A water frost free was available in the parking area for water.  Vault toilet is on the old side with the lowest sitting toilet seats I have ever used.  Camp cost is $8 but I had to pay $10 as they had stop collecting the fee envelops and you had to use the Recreation.gov app to pay for the site which charged $10.  The problem with this is that I had no coverage in the campground, had to go up to the entrance to get signal to down load the app and set it up, then back to the campground to scan the QR code, then back up to the entrance to complete the process.

Hammock camped in nearly empty campground

This park is a wooded area beside a lake. Campsites have a picnic table &amp; grill. No electricity or water. No concrete parking pads. However almost all sites have a view of the lake. Beautiful views. Two pit toilets were clean &amp; smelled ok.

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