Best Tent Camping near Benton, AR

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Best Tent Sites Near Benton, AR (22)

    Camper-submitted photo from Erwin Estate High Point
    Camper-submitted photo from Erwin Estate High Point
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    1. Erwin Estate High Point

    1 Review
    3 Photos
    23 Saves
    Jones Mill, Arkansas
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    • Reservable
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    • Group

    $80 - $100 / night

    Camper-submitted photo from Brown Creek Cascade Dispersed Campsite
    Camper-submitted photo from Brown Creek Cascade Dispersed Campsite
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    2. Brown Creek Cascade Dispersed Campsite

    2 Reviews
    11 Photos
    74 Saves
    Paron, Arkansas

    If you are one of those folks who prefers a different, more rugged camp experience, primitive camping is allowed almost anywhere in the Ouachita National Forest unless there is a sign stating otherwise, or it is a wildlife food plot. Located throughout the Forests are areas that have been campsites for many years. These are located along roadsides, trails, mountain tops, or near streams. Camping at dispersed locations have additional responsibilities: "Leave No Trace" so others can have a similar backcountry experience, pack out any trash or litter, scatter campfire ash around so it doesn't pile up, and leave the area better than you found it.

    Please filter water before drinking! Beware of stream crossings after heavy rains. Please read the Dispersed Camping guidelines before heading out. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/ouachita/recreation/?cid=fseprd727994

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    • Dispersed
    • Alcohol
    Camper-submitted photo from Camp Robinson Dispersed Site
    Camper-submitted photo from Camp Robinson Dispersed Site
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    Camper-submitted photo from Dispersed FR132 Ouachita National Forest, AR
    Camper-submitted photo from Dispersed FR132 Ouachita National Forest, AR
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    4. Dispersed FR132 Ouachita National Forest, AR

    3 Reviews
    12 Photos
    63 Saves
    Jessieville, Arkansas

    Many people enjoy the solitude and primitive experience of camping away from developed campgrounds and other campers. Dispersed camping is the term used for camping anywhere in the National Forest OUTSIDE of a designated campground. Dispersed camping means no services; such as trash removal, and little or no facilities; such as tables and fire pits, are provided. Some popular dispersed camping areas may have toilets. There are extra responsibilities and skills that are necessary for dispersed camping. It is your responsibility to know these before you try this new experience. Camping rules and regulations apply to make your experience safe, and to keep the natural resources scenic and unspoiled for other campers. Typically, dispersed camping is NOT allowed in the vicinity of developed recreation areas such as campgrounds, picnic areas, or trailheads. Many people drive out on Forest Service roads into the woods and find a clearing or a spot near a stream or with a view of the mountains. Do not drive on meadows to access your camping site. Drive on existing roads to prevent resource damage. To prevent resource damage please keep your campsite within 150 feet from a roadway. How to Pick a Campsite If you are going to an area where others have camped before, pick a site that has been used before. Plants, soil and wildlife are impacted by new campsites so using existing ones will minimize your impact in the forest. If there is no existing campsite, then follow Leave No Trace guidelines.

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    • Dispersed
    Camper-submitted photo from Iron Springs
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    5. Iron Springs

    2 Reviews
    10 Photos
    17 Saves
    Jessieville, Arkansas

    Wooded roadside setting on stream near historic springs.

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    • Trash
    • Picnic Table
    • Toilets
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    7. South Fourche

    2 Reviews
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    29 Saves
    Nimrod Lake, Arkansas

    Convenient roadside picnic area and campground located on Scenic Highway 7 Byway. This campground also provides floating access to the South Fourche River

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    • Standard (Tent/RV)
    • Trash
    • Picnic Table
    • Toilets
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    Camper-submitted photo from Ozan Point - De Gray Lake
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    9. Shirewood

    1 Review
    8 Photos
    2 Saves
    Morrilton, Arkansas

    🌟 Welcome to the Ultimate Solar Eclipse Camping Experience! 🌒

    Get ready for an astronomical adventure at our exclusive hillside campsite with 100 spacious tent spots, offering the perfect front-row seat to the breathtaking April solar eclipse! 🏕️

    Imagine waking up to the sun dipping behind the moon, casting a mesmerizing glow over our hillside retreat. Your eclipse-viewing spot is secured, but that's just the beginning! Enjoy the convenience of porta-potties, unwind in our cozy hammocks, and connect with fellow campers in our vibrant communal areas.

    Bring your furry friends along because pets are more than welcome to join in the celestial celebration! And what's camping without a crackling campfire? Roast marshmallows, create the perfect s'mores, and revel in the magic of the cosmic display above.

    Seize this opportunity to make memories under the stars and witness the solar eclipse like never before. Book your spot now for an out-of-this-world camping experience! 🌌✨

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    $125 / night

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      10. Cedar Glades Park

      1 Review
      1 Save
      Hot Springs, Arkansas
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      • Picnic Table
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    Recent Tent Reviews in Benton

    810 Reviews of 22 Benton Campgrounds


    • Logan R.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Forest Service RD 153 Ouachita National Forest
      Nov. 17, 2024

      Forest Service RD 153 Ouachita National Forest

      Overland site

      First off the coordinates are 34.80858, -93.07552 This campsite has amazing 360 sunsets and sunrises. A bit rocky for tent campers but should have no trouble finding a spot for a 4 man tent. There is also limited level ground but not bad. This site has room for 2-3 rigs. If ya needed to squeeze 4 you definitely could. There is a good breeze as it is on the top of the ridge which would be great in summer but can get a bit nippy in the colder seasons so keep that in mind. Nice sound of the breeze in the trees to put you right to sleep and extremely rare traffic so minimal reminders of society!!! I’ve rambled a bit but this site genuinely ticked all the boxes for me. Made for a beautiful evening.

    • Forest K.
      Camper-submitted photo from Cox Creek Lake Campground
      Nov. 10, 2024

      Cox Creek Lake Campground

      Quite little campground

      Nice little campgrounds, quiet, and peaceful. You'll enjoy the lake on your kayak while you fish and watch the sunset or sunrise. Not all campsites are level, only about 4 of them, but the other won't take much to level out your camper. There are 4 pavilions, and most sites have picnic tables. Clean bath and showers area, also handicap accessible.

    • Forest K.
      Camper-submitted photo from Buckville - Lake Ouachita
      Nov. 10, 2024

      Buckville - Lake Ouachita

      Nice boon-docking area

      Our family has camp here the last 4 years, sometimes twice a year. We like it for the family and grandkids because of the swimming area and pit toilets, which allows us to stay for about 3-4 days at time, you need to bring your own toilet paper and water. There used to be a store a couple of miles up the road from here, but the last time we camp, it was closed due to the spouse passing away. If you like boon docking, Kayaking, and fishing in a quite area, this is the place for you. Bring your Kayak and go Island hoping!

    • Jeff P.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Petit Jean State Park — Petit Jean State Park
      Oct. 27, 2024

      Petit Jean State Park — Petit Jean State Park

      Our new favorite camping grounds

      This state park is one of the hardest to book a camping site for a last-minute camping trip. After we finally secure our spot, it’s easy to see why it’s so hard to secure at a moment's notice.

      Please be sure to visit the Petite Jean Coffeehouse which is located before the entrance to the park.

    • april W.
      Camper-submitted photo from Little Rock North KOA
      Oct. 25, 2024

      Little Rock North KOA

      It works for a pinch

      Arrived in town looking for somewhere to tent camp, found here. It works for a night Pros: Clean bathrooms Friendly evening staff and wife is friendly Has a small store with basics Wifi Laundry area Cons: Quite noisy with city noise Camp store is expensive ( 2 Gatorade, a pack of. Hot dogs, buns and ketchup came up to 13 dollars...and. Mustard was almost 6 dollars.... Tent area is more of a storage area We had it to ourselves, which was nice, but, felt as if we were the unwanted guest in the park. At $38 dollars a night, we felt it's not really worth what they ask.

    • Rick T.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Willow Beach
      Oct. 18, 2024

      Willow Beach

      Nice

      The site we had was level with a view to the river. The bathrooms and grounds were"military" clean and maintained. Area Code My only issue was the lack of staff. The place runs itself, apparently. There was no staff on site, not even the camp hosts.

    • Alice S.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from FR132 - Crossroads Site Dispersed
      Oct. 14, 2024

      FR132 - Crossroads Site Dispersed

      Super Simple But Has Signal

      WARNING Stay on the good gravel roads. GPS took me down 4 miles of an old log trail that I wasn't able to turn around on. Spent thirty minutes cursing GPS and contemplating my life choices. I was headed for one of the other sites but was so tired when I saw this one I took it.

      The site is at a crossroads so quite convenient. Only room for one vehicle. It does have a stone ring for a fire pit. The main draw however is that there is pretty good signal with Verizon here which is really rare in the area.

    • Jennifer O.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Petit Jean State Park — Petit Jean State Park
      Oct. 13, 2024

      Petit Jean State Park — Petit Jean State Park

      Beautiful park with tons of overlooks!

      What a beautiful park, although it’s really spread out and you’ll need you an e-bike or bike to ride around. Lots of bouldering, hiking, overlooks, and tall pine trees! There’s something for everyone. I would recommend loop a for the best views and most spaced out spots. Very friendly hosts, clean bathrooms, visitors center is new and outstanding.

    • WThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Tar Camp
      Oct. 9, 2024

      Tar Camp

      Great find, newly renovated

      We came in very late and found someone fishing in our campsite!🤣 Love these properties for arrival convenience and ease of booking. A mostly clean bathrooms and shower house.

    • Lindsey M.
      Camper-submitted photo from Hot Springs Offroad Park
      Oct. 8, 2024

      Hot Springs Offroad Park

      Cheap, Convenient, & Fun!

      Car camped at tent site to visit HSNP and trail ride. Staff were plentiful and friendly. My only issues were noise from a fast road near my site, walking distance from sites to restrooms, and most sites seemed quite tight for SUVs/trucks to park within. Even so, I highly recommend checking out this place. I really enjoyed my nights here and hours in the woods!

    • Nick N.
      Camper-submitted photo from Petit Jean State Park — Petit Jean State Park
      Oct. 1, 2024

      Petit Jean State Park — Petit Jean State Park

      The trail was okay, but they need to do better.

      The trail was okay, but showing signs that it wasn't being maintained properly anymore. From litter found all along the trail to parts of the trail not being maintained. Even some of the stones placed to make walkways are coming out of place. 

      But inside was worse...

      The old white lady working the giftshop was absolutely horrible. While we were still shopping, this woman embarrassed us asking loudly çare yall planning to pay for that, while we were looking at the stuffed animals, and making us look like shoplifters. I absolutely recommend against spending a single dollar at that store, and I've previously spent decent amount of money there, but no more. I recommend avoiding the main building entirely, and that will me my recommendation until they fix this problem

    • W
      Camper-submitted photo from Edgewood
      Sep. 1, 2024

      Edgewood

      Sites 21-24 are very close together

      We stayed in tent site 22 for a weekend camping trip. You can’t tell by looking at the Recreation.gov reservation site but tent pad 22 is one of 4 in a grouping of tent sites. 21-24 are so close together. If you are with friends or a large family group then it would be ideal but if don’t want people right on top of you then pick another site. Thankfully, we had some cool neighbors but it was a very noisy and bright spot to camp. Also, your neighbors have to walk through your campsite to get to either of the two water spickets that serve all 4 campsites. There is no where to park your boat unless you rent an RV spot and there is no boat ramp in the camp ground. All of the spots were very shady and cool. We had a good time but we wanted to warn others so you know what you are getting into.

    • Arthur S.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Brown Creek Cascade Dispersed Campsite
      Aug. 20, 2024

      Brown Creek Cascade Dispersed Campsite

      Nice weekend

      Didn’t have to drive too far down the road found a spot on the left. Nice stone camp fire circle, good flat spot for my tent, which is a four person. Bring a chair if you want a comfortable seat, also hard to find decent wood to burn, had to walk a bit to find. Not many cars drive down the road, saw some people hiking, also Sunday morning there were hunters out, so hearing gunshot pretty close to camp. All in all though it is good to be with nature and I’d go back to this spot or find another one on the road. I didn’t go very far down the road have more to explore!

    • Brian G.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Lake Catherine State Park Campground
      Aug. 18, 2024

      Lake Catherine State Park Campground

      Great State Park!!

      Very beautiful place to stay!! Our site on the lake was very beautiful and every site on the water has a small dock you can fish off. Bugs were not bad at all. Would recommend this place to anyone.

    • TThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Lake Catherine State Park Campground
      Jul. 29, 2024

      Lake Catherine State Park Campground

      Resort / Country Club

      This is a fantastic spot with tons of amenities (including a great pool) & many activities. Also, guests and campers were extremely nice! Clean and a well planned resort! Stay if you have a chance.

    • Jennifer H.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Catherine's Landing
      Jul. 28, 2024

      Catherine's Landing

      Great amenities & nice sites

      We had an overnight here after visiting the hot springs national park. The euro delights food truck was a tasty treat. Loved that the pool was open until 10pm just wish the store was open past 5. Great sites. Full hook ups. Paved roads perfect for scootering.

    • Карина К.
      Camper-submitted photo from Toad Suck
      Jul. 14, 2024

      Toad Suck

      good

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