Established Camping
Gunner Pool Recreation Area
About
National Forest
Ozark-St. Francis National Forests
Overview
This location 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, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature. If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Hike-InBackcountry sites.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
ScoutGunner Pools nature at her best
Nice camp ground, clean and warm well spaced spots. Out houses kept up, the water is the best. You can hike for days, right up the creek. Shaded spots. One of my favorites
LegendBack Wood Glory
FCFS
No reservations
Open all year
27 sites(no electric)
Drinking water pit toilets fire pits/grills picnic tables lantern poles
Directions: From Mountain View take highway 14 west for 14.2 miles, right on Forest Service Road 1102(this is a gravel road) at times this road is washboard and always steep, and sharp curved.
Gunner Springs is excellent for tent, car, van, or small RV’s. Campground is densely forested so solar will have difficulties. Gunner Pool is located in the Sylamore Wildlife Management Area. During hunting season hunting is allowed anywhere except in developed areas. Black bear, deer, wild turkey, squirrel and other game while in season. Hunting season varies by weapon and animal.
Sylamore Hiking Trail is accessed by a trailhead located in the Gunner Pool Campground. Blanchard Springs Cavern (due to COVID the cave is closed) is located a short distance away. The nearest town of any size is Mountain View. Stock up on all supplies unless you just want to take in the local sights.
Gunner Pool is an oasis in this world we live in. The lushness of a hidden holler and dense forest and beautiful blue green waters of Gunner Pool. Fishing, hiking or hunting, your choice
There is a one lane bridge that crosses the creek. Warning, if you want to take that way out of the campground it will take several miles before you hit pavement. If you traverse the creek you will discover an old dam that was built by the CCC. Gunner Pool was named Camp Hedges from 1933 to 1942 and it was a base camp for some 2,222 CCC workers. Construction methods were old school and that is why you will still see so many of the building, dams, etc. still standing across the United States.
LNT
Better than when you found it
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TravelerPretty campground, but sites are dirty
This is a good campground for tent and light campers. Just about all the sites have access to the river and the pool. The view from a bridge over the river is spectacular. However, I found that most sites had a lot of garbage, with the fire pits especially full
Location
Gunner Pool Recreation Area is located in Arkansas
Coordinates
35.994369 N
92.212253 W