Best Tent Camping near Bradley, AR

The forested areas surrounding Bradley, Arkansas offer several primitive tent camping options within a 30-mile radius. Teague Lake Primitive in nearby Springhill, Louisiana provides basic tent-only sites with minimal amenities, while Highway 157 Primitive offers similar backcountry tent camping experiences. Logoly State Park Campground near McNeil, Arkansas features limited tent camping in a quiet, wooded setting approximately 25 miles northeast of Bradley. For tent campers seeking water access, Ivan Lake in Cotton Valley and Earl Williamson Park in Oil City provide lakeside tent campsites with more developed facilities.

Most tent-only sites in the region feature natural surfaces ranging from grass to packed dirt with minimal grading. Campers should prepare for primitive conditions at locations like Teague Lake and Highway 157, where amenities are limited to basic pit toilets or none at all. At Wenks Landing Recreation Area, sites 1-5 are recommended specifically for tent camping due to their flat terrain. According to one visitor, "If you want to tent camp, only book sites 1-5. The others don't seem to have flat spots for much of anything." Earl Williamson Park offers both developed and primitive tent camping areas, with primitive sites available for $6 per night. Most campgrounds in the region remain open year-round, though spring and fall typically provide the most comfortable tent camping conditions.

Walk-in tent sites at locations like Smith Lake Campground provide greater seclusion from vehicle traffic. Tent campers frequently mention the peaceful atmosphere, particularly at smaller campgrounds. One camper at Logoly State Park noted that it "provides an excellent location for a quiet and private experience" with very low traffic and a heavily wooded setting. The region's tent campgrounds typically feature mature trees providing ample shade during summer months. Wildlife awareness is important, with alligators present in some water bodies. Insect activity can be significant, particularly in warmer months, with one camper at Wenks Landing reporting it was "quite buggy even in early April," suggesting tent campers should bring appropriate repellent and consider timing visits during cooler periods.

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  • Fred S.The Dyrt PRO User
    May. 2, 2022

    Caddo Lake State Park Campground

    Magical state park

    Camped at site #63 in the Mill Pond Camping Area - tent area. This site backed up onto Saw Mill Pond - beautiful cypress swamp. Bugs were not too bad. Gravel drive on site. Level tent pad. Water only; no electric. Clean fire ring. Lantern post. Large site, good separation from other sites. Campground is heavily wooded, lots of shade. Campground is clean & nicely maintained. One restroom is at the entrance to the Mill Pond camping area, just off of a day use parking lot. No shower in this restroom. A newer, nicer restroom/shower house is located in the Woodpecker camping area. Quiet campground; no issues. Good AT&T service. Despite saying it's allowed in the campground features list, alcohol is prohibited. Excellent T-Mobile 5G service.

  • NThe Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 31, 2021

    River Run West

    Port in the Storm

    Fee: Day use $5.00 

    Sites: 4 gravel (no hook ups)

     Fee:$8.00 per night Open: Year round 

    Beware of alligator

     Pit toilets, bank fishing, boat ramp, trash, lantern poles, picnic table 

    This is a very small campground with just 4 tent sites but is a beautiful space. Well maintained but it really is only for tents where you will find shade provided by the nice mature trees.

     LNT 

    AIS Clean, drain, dry 

    Travel safe

  • NThe Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 31, 2021

    River Run East

    Tiny but works

    Fee:$8.00 

    No hook ups 

    Site: 8 gravel, no hook up 

    Open: Year round 

    This is a very small campground that is actually perfect because it is small. There are 6 sites with sheltered picnic table, fire ring, fish cleaning station, trash, NO WATER Very quiet except for some timber trucks(they sound like a helicopter flying overhead) driving across the dam. 

    AIS Clean, drain, dry 

    LNT Travel safe

  • NThe Dyrt PRO User
    Dec. 8, 2021

    Beard's Bluff Park (AR)

    Ultimate

    1152-1206 

    Open: Mar 1- Oct 31 

    Limit: 14 days 

    Reserve: 877-444-6777 or recreation.gov (must have reservations) Sites: 24 paved 

    Camp host on site 

    Fee: $12.00 no hookups $15.00 water and electric 

    Bath house and flush toilets, playground, beach, boat launch, covered picnic table, fire ring, pedestal grill, trash, lantern pole electric and water hookups This is a small campground but is totally awesome. The road in heads down into the campground and it is a very good paved road. There are several sites on the water. Grab a spot and spend a couple of weeks enjoying life. There are some pull thru's. If you enjoy the quiet and intimate this is for you. 

    AIS Clean, drain, dry 

    Travel safe

  • Napunani
    Jun. 9, 2023

    Caddo Lake State Park Campground

    Poison Oak and Tall Weeds

    PROS 

    Saved $42 With TX STATE PARK PASS 

    No fee to reserve online. 

    No sales tax. U

    pon arriving at Site 23, we had no power at the pedestal. Called Park Headquarters and 2 park personnel were at our site in 10 minutes and resolved problem 

    Site 23 level asphalt 

    Site 23 partial shade 

    Aluminum picnic table, 2 hook lantern pole and metal fire pit with cooking grate 

    Donation firewood available 

    Soap and hand dryer in toilet/shower facility 

    3 bars TMOBILE when not storming 

    CONS 

    No overnight security gate closure 

    Site 23 was 1/3 covered with poison oak and remaining living area covered with tall weeds. 

    Some highway noises. 

    Two PARK HOSTS occupy sites in Woodpecker Hollow. That reduces full hook up sites to 6. One of those sites were used as a temporary dump station due to out-of-service park dump station 

    Woodpecker Hollow toilet/shower facility needs some deep cleaning 

    11 windows in Woodpecker Hollow women’s toilet/shower and only 4 were open. Camp host said rest of windows were painted shut.  Floors were continuously wet and slippery. What a mess! This place needs a fan or two.

    Most pets we saw were NOT on leash 

    No privacy from surrounding campsites 

    No ranger drive thru Woodpecker Hollow 

    No park WIFI

  • D
    Nov. 24, 2022

    Lake Bistineau State Park Campground

    Beautiful state park

    Lake Bistineau is a great state park park near Shreveport, LA. We stayed 2 nights. The sites are very shady. The park streets and sites are asphalt. Some roads need repaving. The park was clean and quiet, and the staff was friendly. Unfortunately, the lake was drawn down to eradicate an invasive water plant. But, this presented a unique opportunity. We could walk on the dry lake bottom and see the parts of cypress trees that are normally under water. 

    Stayed in back-in campsite#14 which was level side to side, but the front was higher. The site has a nice view of the lake and a large wooden deck. There was just enough parking for my 34 ft TT and truck. Neighbors are nearby, but not too close. The site included: picnic table on concrete, BBQ pit, trash pole, and fire ring. Utilities: 20/30/50A electric in back. Water in back, good pressure. No sewer, but a dump station is available. 

    AT&T had 2 bars of LTE and Verizon 2 bars of LTE service. AT&T Speedtest: 5.1 Mbps down, 0.7 Mbps up. Verizon Speedtest: 7.4 Mbps down, 0.1 Mbps up. No WiFi. 

    Would stay here again. We camped at Lake Bistineau State Park in a Travel Trailer.

  • NThe Dyrt PRO User
    Dec. 8, 2021

    Beard's Lake Campground

    Works0

    OPEN: Year round

    Sites: 5 paved sites 

    Fees: $13.00 (Mar-Oct) Sites with no hookups $10.00 (Mar-Oct) 

    Limit: 14 days Day use fee:$5.00 Sitting below the dam is a tiny well maintained campground. Heavily wooded across the site. Picnic table, fish cleaning table, trash, toilets, playground, fire pit, pedestal grill, water and electric hookups. Pads are back in hard surface. Nice space between sites with medium amount of trees and shade. Sites 1 and 2 are like double sites you have shower access and a dump station one mile north at Beards Bluff Park. Beards Lake is an oxbow lake and is one of the top fishing lakes in the country. Area surrounding the recreation area is open fields, swampy grasslands and heavy hardwood forest. 

    AIS Clean Drain & Dry 

    LNT

    Travel safe

  • J
    Oct. 3, 2020

    Rocky Point(wright Patman Dam)

    Beautiful, spacious and quiet!

    We were in site B5 (one of 15 sites out of 124 that have FHU), for 12 days in September and October 2020. This site was not very level but we had great views of the lake out the front and side of our MH. It had a grill with table, picnic table and a fire ring. The sites are nicely sized, well-spaced apart and angled, providing nice privacy. This is our second time visiting this CG because we enjoyed it last year. It’s a fairly quiet campground– even the weekend partiers quieted down around 10ish. There is no WiFi or cable, Verizon 4G was 3-4 bars, 8 OTA channels. We did not use the bathrooms. The Park Hosts that arrived in October were very friendly. Beautiful sunsets on site B5!

  • Trish  .
    Jul. 25, 2018

    Piney Point

    Crowded camping area

    This is one of a few camping areas on the Wright Patman Lake. It’s a set up for RV camping more than tent camping. If you choose to tent camp, you will most likely be camping on an asphalt parking pad in most of the sites. Very open campground, not much privacy or seclusion. Since it’s only 15 minutes from our house, we occasionally choose this campground for a quick weekend getaway when we aren’t able to go up into Arkansas or Oklahoma. Clean bathrooms and showers, friendly staff, but not a place to go if you want to get away from everyone and everything, and enjoy nature.


Guide to Bradley

Tent camping near Bradley, Arkansas offers multiple primitive and developed options across a 30-mile radius. The region features wooded areas with significant elevation changes, particularly along the Caddo River watershed. Winter temperatures average 35-55°F while summer months typically reach 85-95°F with high humidity, influencing campsite selection based on shade coverage and water access.

What to do

Hunting access: Ivan Lake provides tent camping areas frequented by hunters during season. "We camp here while hunting..love this camp site no worries or problems, all nice red blooded Americans loving Gods outdoor country," notes David D., who rated his experience 5 stars.

Disc golf: Local parks offer recreation beyond standard camping activities. Earl Williamson Park features a full 18-hole disc golf course that campers can use at no additional cost. "We got to play disc golf at their very nice public (free) 18 hole course. I've been carrying around the discs for years and never got to play. Now I'm hooked!" reports Jeff & Alison H.

Swimming options: Several campgrounds offer swimming access during warmer months. At Earl Williamson Park, "This park has a day use area that includes playgrounds, disc golf, fishing piers, and a swim beach (that we made good use of)," according to Lea B., though water conditions vary seasonally.

What campers like

Budget-friendly rates: Campgrounds in the region maintain affordable nightly rates. One visitor at Earl Williamson Park noted, "Only $12 a night cash only, 2 week max" for sites with hookups, while primitive camping areas cost even less at $6 per night.

Lake views: Earl Williamson Park offers waterfront camping with impressive views. "The waterfront sites have an amazing sun set view of Caddo Lake," writes Lane M., who gave the experience 4 stars, mentioning the "inexpensive camping sites" as another positive factor.

Nature education: Logoly State Park provides educational opportunities alongside camping. "There is a nature house nearby that is open to the public for free during operating hours. It houses various small animals such as a crocodile, snakes, spiders, and lizards," explains Brad C., adding that "Logoly is good for kids who need a tame introduction to nature."

What you should know

Site selection: Not all campgrounds have uniformly flat tent sites. At Wenks Landing Recreation Area, Alice C. advises: "If you want to tent camp or sleep in your car, only book sites 1-5. The others don't seem to have flat spots for much of anything. Perhaps hammocking would work!"

Campground closures: Always verify operational status before traveling. Turtle Slide Campground appears permanently closed despite being listed in directories. Cheri H. reports: "It's in a really pretty location but it's overgrown and has obviously been closed for a while... A fellow campground visitor speculated that it closed after a really destructive tornado several years ago."

Cash payment: Many area campgrounds require cash payment with no credit card options. Plan accordingly with sufficient cash, as ATMs may not be available at remote locations.

Tips for camping with families

Nature introduction: Logoly State Park offers a controlled experience for children new to outdoor activities. "The park is very clean and appears relatively unused. Traffic is very low. The area is surrounded by trees and the location itself is limited in amenities," notes Brad C., making it suitable for families seeking quiet camping.

Playground access: Look for campgrounds with recreational facilities for children. Earl Williamson Park includes "playgrounds, disc golf, fishing piers, and a swim beach," making it versatile for families with different interests and age groups.

Security considerations: Some campgrounds offer added security features. Earl Williamson Park has additional oversight as "the local sheriff's office sits at the entrance so we felt very safe there too," according to Lea B., which can provide peace of mind for families.

Tips from RVers

Limited hookup options: Full-service RV sites are scarce in the immediate Bradley area. Jaye C. chose to adapt at Earl Williamson Park: "Stayed 1 night for rooftop camping on car. Chose to set up in the primitive camping area on the grass near the boat docking area."

Shower access: At some campgrounds, shower facilities exist but operate with restricted access. "We were disappointed because the shower in the bathhouse didn't seem to work. It wasn't until the next morning that another camper clued us in about the 'private' shower for campers (get the code from the host)," explains Lea B. about Earl Williamson Park.

Cell service: Connectivity varies across campgrounds but is available at some locations. Alice C. reports Wenks Landing provides "ATT cell service, 1-2 bars," allowing campers to maintain limited communication while enjoying a rustic experience.

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