Top Tent Camping near Chidester, AR

Searching for the perfect place to pitch your tent near Chidester? The Dyrt can help you find the best tent campsites for your next trip. Each tent campsite offers quick access to one or more of Chidester's most popular destinations.

Best Tent Sites Near Chidester, AR (8)

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      1. Logoly State Park

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      • Reservable
      • Tents
      • Showers
      • Drinking Water
      Camper-submitted photo from Ozan Point - De Gray Lake
      Camper-submitted photo from Ozan Point - De Gray Lake
      Camper-submitted photo from Ozan Point - De Gray Lake
      Camper-submitted photo from Ozan Point - De Gray Lake
      Camper-submitted photo from Ozan Point - De Gray Lake
      Camper-submitted photo from Ozan Point - De Gray Lake

      2. Ozan Point - De Gray Lake

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      • Pets
      • Tents
      • Group
      • Standard (Tent/RV)
      • Dispersed
      • Tent Cabin
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        4. Ozan Point

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        This recreation area is part of Degray Lake

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        • Toilets
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        Camper-submitted photo from Oak Bower Group Use Area — Degray Lake
        Camper-submitted photo from Oak Bower Group Use Area — Degray Lake
        Camper-submitted photo from Oak Bower Group Use Area — Degray Lake
        Camper-submitted photo from Oak Bower Group Use Area — Degray Lake
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        6. Oak Bower Group Use Area — Degray Lake

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        Overview

        Unique to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Oak Bower is located along the Bill Hill Creek arm of DeGray Lake. This quality group use camping facility offers sleeping cabins, a large dining hall and kitchen, shower houses and playground equipment. Oak Bower is an ideal location for family reunions, company retreats and large group outings. For more information or to schedule a tour call 870-246-5501.__To see USACE DeGray Lake Virtual Tour click here__

        Recreation

        Boating, water skiing, kayaking and other water sports are the biggest draw to the lake. The lake is also stocked with a variety of game fish, including plenty of hybrid striped bass, making it an ideal area for both boat and bank fishing. Numerous hiking and bike riding trails wind around the lake shore, including the Arlie Moore Interpretive Trail which is located a short drive away.__

        Facilities

        Boating, water skiing, kayaking and other water sports are the biggest draw to the lake. The lake is also stocked with a variety of game fish, including plenty of hybrid striped bass, making it an ideal area for both boat and bank fishing. Numerous hiking and bike riding trails wind around the lake shore, including the Arlie Moore Interpretive Trail which is located a short drive away.__

        Natural Features

        Degray Lake is one of the region's five Diamond Lakes, known for their crystal clear waters. The lake flows from the Caddo River in western Arkansas and spans 13,500 surface acres.

        Nearby Attractions

        The DeGray Lake Resort State Park offers golf courses, tennis courts, horseback riding trails and more along the 207 miles of lake shoreline. The Ouachita National Forest and Hot Springs National Park are both located nearby.

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        • Electric Hookups
        • Reservable
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        $500 / night

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          Recent Tent Reviews In Chidester

          179 Reviews of 8 Chidester Campgrounds


          • 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.

          • Wayne J.
            Camper-submitted photo from Crater of Diamonds State Park
            Jul. 27, 2024

            Crater of Diamonds State Park

            Great full hookup campground

            I keep coming back here to dig for diamonds. There are cheaper campgrounds in the area, but the State Park grounds are top notch. Very level camper pads, stable power and water and everything is well maintained. There are multiple bath “houses” — single shower room style privacy, not a large room with curtains. A playground in the sites for kids to play on also.

            The only downsides that come to mind are the iffy WiFi (the reservation system is pretty accurate on which sites have “good” WiFi and which do not) that is decent for casual web browsing but not likely to be streaming possible. And then a mixed pro/com is that satellite connections (direct or Starlink) is going to be rough due to the wooded aspect of the sites — although the trees do help keep the camper cooler. 🤷🏻‍♂️

          • Wayne J.
            Camper-submitted photo from Crater of Diamonds State Park
            Jun. 21, 2024

            Crater of Diamonds State Park

            Great little state park campground

            This is a quiet campground with plenty of shaded and nearly perfectly level pull ins. Power is consistent. Water pressure fluctuates from good to high — regulator necessary. Wifi is spotty, but the reservation center is pretty accurate on strength of WiFi at various sites. The site we are in right now, WiFi is sketchy.

            In cool weather, a walk to the diamond field would be fine. In hot weather, no way.

          • S
            Camper-submitted photo from Bois D'Arce Lake Peninsula
            May. 9, 2024

            Bois D'Arce Lake Peninsula

            Dope

            Nice trail, be better after a rain . Level 1 for sure . Some dispersed sites towards end of this end . Residential before you get to end . 2 Dogs running around . So please go speed limit through res’ . Fires aloud , hella mosquitoes. Dogs around too .

          • kent F.The Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Crater of Diamonds State Park
            May. 8, 2024

            Crater of Diamonds State Park

            Crater of diamonds AR.State Park

            This was on my wifes bucket list, didnt find any diamonds, got dirty but had fun and got dirty. Sites and bath house were nice , full hook ups

          • Arielle J.
            Camper-submitted photo from Big Fir Primitive Camping
            Apr. 26, 2024

            Big Fir Primitive Camping

            Awesome Stay

            I have my truck and 25 ft camper and have stayed five nights right on the water. There’s been at least a couple campers around every night but not rowdy. A lot of people here to fish. I did put in “Big Fir Recreational Use Area” to find the site as someone else mentioned. I have plenty of service through Verizon and my Starlink works great here too.

          • Jeanette W.The Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Crater of Diamonds State Park
            Apr. 19, 2024

            Crater of Diamonds State Park

            Great Location

            This camp is ideally located in the Crater of Diamonds State Park with easy access to the Visitors Center by foot or car. The campsites are well maintained and adequately situated to afford some privacy. There are 6 individual bathrooms with toilet, sink and shower, in the bathouse nearest to us that are modern and clean. The shower was "almost" hot.

            The only negative is that the adjacent site's fire ring is too close to our back window and the smoke from a fire could enter our window.

            This is our second stay at this park and we would definitely return.

          • Lacey G.The Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Moro Bay State Park
            Mar. 25, 2024

            Moro Bay State Park

            Great Campground!

            Our first camping trip. Great place to relax. Met several nice folks. Park is very clean and well kept. Asphalt pads are very nice. Nice playground for the kids.

          • Brian G.The Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Moro Bay State Park
            Mar. 20, 2024

            Moro Bay State Park

            Spring Break Getaway

            This is our second time here. Decided to make a quick 2 night stay for Spring Break and this trip was as good as the first. The sites and bathrooms are kept up great. Don’t hesitate to plan a trip here.

          • Keith W.
            Camper-submitted photo from Donna's Hammock Hideaway
            Oct. 26, 2023

            Donna's Hammock Hideaway

            Wild hunting trip!!!

            I’ll start by telling you a story.. my friend and I have always wanted to go to Arkansas to hunt. So we finally got our chance and headed out. We planned on roughing it  a little and stay in tents. When we got close to grant county Arkansas we found this place on the map. Omg!! When we got there and saw “” Donnas Hammock Hide away”” We could not believe our eyes !! It should be called “Donnas major junk yard”!!!! One thing about it is. In a year or two, when we get over the shock it will be something to look back and laugh about.

          • k
            Camper-submitted photo from Crater of Diamonds State Park
            Sep. 10, 2023

            Crater of Diamonds State Park

            Nice quiet campground

            Spacious sites, and lots of privacy. We came through after a storm and they were without power. Crews we’re working to clean park and electricity was restored pretty quickly. Park was well maintained. We really enjoyed our stay.

          • k
            Camper-submitted photo from Magnolia RV Park LLC
            Sep. 8, 2023

            Magnolia RV Park LLC

            Late night/Quick stay

            I cannot say enough about this RV park. We came through very late (12 pm) gave her a call and she got us taken care of! Very clean, well maintained, full hook ups and lots of extras! Unfortunately we weren’t there very long (7 hours), but we will be back!

          • HThe Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Jubilee Farms Campground in Leola, Arkansas
            Sep. 2, 2023

            Jubilee Farms Campground in Leola, Arkansas

            Peaceful farm in a nice setting

            Rustic, peaceful and quiet place. Friendly hosts and nice grounds. All level spots with good power and water. Great place to see the stars. Fresh eggs to boot! Just a one night stopover for us but would have liked to stay longer!

          • Brian G.The Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Moro Bay State Park
            Aug. 19, 2023

            Moro Bay State Park

            Great place to camp!!

            We don’t have one complaint about our stay. The camp ground is very clean and in good shape. The pads are all asphalted so pretty level. Trash bins are at every other site and the bathroom is not a far walk. The temps are really hot but the bugs aren’t too bad. My family will be back!!

          • RThe Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Iron Mountain
            Jul. 4, 2023

            Iron Mountain

            Beautiful wooded campground

            Beautiful place but some of the sites are super un-level. We tried our spot 16 and it was so steep our emergency brake could barely hold and behind the pad was a huge drop off to the lake. We had to pay for second spot to move to as we did not feel safe. No water at the sites, but power was fine. Depending on what side you are on you may have cell coverage, but on the other side (where we moved to) virtually no signal.

          • R
            Camper-submitted photo from Arlie Moore - De Gray Lake
            Jun. 28, 2023

            Arlie Moore - De Gray Lake

            Great Spot!

            This was my first solo camping trip and the Arlie Moore campground made it an easy and memorable one. First the location is close to Hot Springs National park, only about 20 minutes away. It was easy to find in the dark and everything was very well labeled so finding my campsite was doable even at night. My site was right in the water and well maintained. The bathrooms had toilet paper and the trash was taken out daily. I did hike the 1.3 mile trail while I was staying but be warned it’s a little confusing because not many people use it.

          • Ashley F.The Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Donna's Hammock Hideaway
            Jan. 16, 2023

            Donna's Hammock Hideaway

            Peace and Wildlife

            Ashley here with The Dyrt! I'd like to welcome Donna to our platform. This property offers hot showers, a fire-pit and restroom. You'll likely get a visit from one of her goats. Rustic sites offer level ground for you to pitch your tent. Book your stay in the magical forest and leave a review!

          • Samantha E.
            Camper-submitted photo from Crater of Diamonds State Park
            Nov. 13, 2022

            Crater of Diamonds State Park

            Clean, roomy wooded sites

            We love visiting! Campgrounds are clean and well maintained. Sites are roomy with full hook-up. Beautiful wooded views, hiking trails, and pet friendly.

          • Lauren M.The Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Edgewood
            Nov. 3, 2022

            Edgewood

            Great spot for one night!

            Very nice staff and well maintained sites. My only complaint would be I noticed a good amount of trash on the lakeshore, and the sites were closer together than I prefer. Otherwise great stay!

          • Jeanne A.
            Camper-submitted photo from Murfeesboro RV Park
            Oct. 27, 2022

            Murfeesboro RV Park

            Nice little Rv park

            20.00 a night for two people in tent camping. I’m in van and they allowed me to van camp. Tent sites have electric. So bought an extension cord and took full advantage for a small heater. It’s by the road. So some road noise then the cows moo.. other then having to pay. This is a great spot 2miles max from crater of diamonds state park. That place was packed on top of each other. Much prefer here!

          • M
            Camper-submitted photo from Cowhide Cove Campground
            Oct. 20, 2022

            Cowhide Cove Campground

            Beautiful Campground

            We booked a site for 1 night only because it was close to the Crater of Diamonds State Park. We were at site 4 on the bottom loop and it was beautiful. We loved watching the sun go down over the lake. Also, we have 3 boys so being close to the play ground was awesome. We will definitely be back!

          • Casi M.The Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Cowhide Cove Campground
            Oct. 17, 2022

            Cowhide Cove Campground

            Nice Campground - Immaculate bathrooms and showers!

            There's a lower loop near the playground that is perfect for families with kids. The only con is you have to walk up the hill to the bathrooms. You have a perfect line of sight to the large playground from sites 3, 4, and 5. 

            The upper loop is a little tight in some spots, as the campground is on a hill, but the views are out of this world. 

            I felt extremely safe here. The gates are great, but there are also hosts, and I saw park rangers do some laps and a sheriff's deputy do a lap just waving and nodding to campers. Lots of families with kids riding bikes and retirees getting their steps in. 

            Very cool little campground.



          Guide to Chidester

          Camping near Chidester, Arkansas, offers a mix of beautiful landscapes and outdoor activities. Whether you're looking to pitch a tent or park your RV, there are several campgrounds that cater to different needs.

          What to do

          • Fishing: Many campers enjoy fishing at Big Fir Primitive Camping. One reviewer mentioned, "Fishing right on the lake is available and trees for my hammock," making it a great spot for anglers.
          • Hiking: Explore the trails around Iron Mountain. A visitor noted, "The Iron Mountain trail system is adjacent to the campground," which is perfect for those who love to hike.
          • Swimming: DeGray Lake Resort State Park has swimming areas that are popular with families. One camper shared, "Lake Degray has two very nice swimming areas," making it a fun spot for kids.

          What campers like

          • Scenic views: Campers at White Oak Lake State Park Campground appreciate the beautiful surroundings. A review stated, "Most, if not all, campsites offer a view of the lake."
          • Clean facilities: Many visitors rave about the cleanliness of the restrooms and showers. One camper at Arkadelphia Campground & RV Park said, "Super clean restrooms and showers, laundry room, and an outdoor pool!"
          • Quiet atmosphere: Campers often enjoy the peacefulness of places like Iron Mountain. A reviewer mentioned, "It is such a peaceful and beautiful place."

          What you should know

          • Limited amenities: At Big Fir Primitive Camping, there are no electric hookups or drinking water. One camper warned, "No running water or electricity and no stores close, so be prepared with food and water."
          • Cell service can vary: Depending on where you camp, cell service might be spotty. A visitor at Iron Mountain noted, "Depending on what side you are on you may have cell coverage, but on the other side... virtually no signal."
          • Bug spray is a must: Campers at Big Fir Primitive Camping have reported issues with bugs. One review mentioned, "We were nearly eaten alive by chiggers and sand fleas even with bug spray."

          Tips for camping with families

          • Playgrounds: Look for campgrounds with playgrounds, like Cowhide Cove Campground. A family-friendly review said, "Being close to the playground was awesome."
          • Plan for activities: Choose a campground that offers various activities. One camper at Moro Bay State Park Campground mentioned, "The park offers a lot of shade and was very well kept."
          • Bring games and outdoor gear: Campers often enjoy bringing games and outdoor gear to keep kids entertained. A visitor at Arkadelphia Campground & RV Park noted, "Owners are super nice people that seem willing to work with us on anything."

          Tips from RVers

          • Check site levels: Some sites can be unlevel, especially at Iron Mountain. One RVer shared, "Some of the sites are super un-level."
          • Electric hookups only: Many campgrounds, like Arlie Moore - De Gray Lake, offer electric hookups but no water. A visitor mentioned, "Fill up fresh water before you get there."
          • Dump stations available: Campgrounds like Caddo Drive - De Gray Lake have dump stations, which is convenient for RVers. One camper noted, "Dump station on the way out."

          Camping near Chidester, Arkansas, has something for everyone, whether you're a family looking for fun or an RVer seeking a peaceful getaway.

          Frequently Asked Questions

          • Which is the most popular tent campsite near Chidester, AR?

            According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular tent campground near Chidester, AR is Logoly State Park with a 4.5-star rating from 2 reviews.

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