Top Tent Camping near Lakeview, AR

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Best Tent Sites Near Lakeview, AR (24)

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546 Reviews of 24 Lakeview Campgrounds


  • Camper-submitted photo from Blue Heron Campground
    August 21, 2024

    Blue Heron Campground

    Blue Heron

    This is our 5-6 year to stay here. Over the years, we have seen so many b improvements to this area.. it’s always a great time. Michael, the host, is just an all around great guy. We are looking forward to our next stay

  • Camper-submitted photo from Branson Shenanigans RV Park
    August 3, 2024

    Branson Shenanigans RV Park

    Clean and great

    We have stayed with them twice. Spots are strategically placed and surrounded by woods. The owner is very kind and informative guiding you to your spot and helping you park. He will also give his favorite local recommendations for restaurants and attractions. He’s a veteran. Never had any issues with anything.

  • Camper-submitted photo from COE Table Rock Lake Old Highway 86 Park
    June 25, 2024

    COE Table Rock Lake Old Highway 86 Park

    Tranquil Lakeside Retreat

    Old Highway 86 Campground is situated on a picturesque peninsula on Table Rock Lake, offering stunning morning views. The park is family-friendly, quiet, and meticulously maintained, ensuring a pleasant stay for all visitors. It features a great swimming area that is both safe and enjoyable. The serene environment and cleanliness make it a perfect spot for a relaxing getaway.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Buffalo Point — Buffalo National River
    June 21, 2024

    Buffalo Point — Buffalo National River

    LOTS to do!

    This is our go to get away! If you like canoeing and kayaking… it’s here. Like hiking… plenty of trails. Want to just site by one of the cleanest rivers around and enjoy the Ozarks… this is it. We’ve tent camped and trailered here for more than 15 years.

    The camp grounds are well maintained by the NPS. The showers and restrooms are a bit, um, rustic. Sites can be hit and miss depending on the time of the year. Be sure and view the campsite online and consider the direction of the site. Some get full sun in the morning but most are shaded in the evening due to the mountain. Also, sites on the river side are frequented by raccoons at night and mosquitos depending on the weather.

    I would still pick Buffalo Point as a definite place to stay.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Indian Point
    June 6, 2024

    Indian Point

    Entertainment for all.

    The park itself is beautiful. Sites are large. Close to everything Branson has to offer.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Blue Heron Campground
    May 31, 2024

    Blue Heron Campground

    Excellent!

    We stay at Blue Heron 3-4 times a year and love it! Excellent concrete pads with easy back-in markings for RVs. Great cement patio so there is no mud in case of rain. Each site has its own fire pit and 2 chairs. All the sites are great, but the river sites provide a nice cool breeze off the water!

  • Camper-submitted photo from Silver Dollar City Campground
    May 17, 2024

    Silver Dollar City Campground

    Quiet and Friendly

    We have always loved coming to the Silver Dollar City campgrounds. We have been doing this for over 10 years now. We usually stay in the cabins, and this is our first year taking our fifth wheel. I was worried about the height, clearance and trees since our RV is is over 13 ft tall and 45 ft long. The trees were well trimmed and I had no problem getting into our pull-through spot all the way in the back. The people here are always friendly and helpful. We love the quiet woods atmosphere. Great little playgrounds for the kids and the pool. The pull-through spot was a little uneven but not as bad as it looks. It would be nice if they were paved. It usually rains this time of year (May) and the unpaved spots can get a little messy in the rain. The pull-through spots are alternating so you are facing your neighbor's door and not their sewage. Each site has a fire pit and picnic table. We always come here for the Bluegrass Festival at Silver Dollar City. The park is great and worth the season pass if you plan to go more than one day.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Branson Shenanigans RV Park
    May 14, 2024

    Branson Shenanigans RV Park

    Love this campground

    Love the location and quiet comfort of this park.  It's close enough to all of the action but feels like you are light years away.  

    It's a perfect campground to have a fun family camp trip and enjoy the sights of Branson.  The owners are also wonderful!

    Definitely a great place to visit!

  • Camper-submitted photo from Turkey Creek RV Village
    May 9, 2024

    Turkey Creek RV Village

    Out dated and run down, unfriendly full time campers

    We thought we would change up from always going to Table Rock State Park. Boy were we wrong!!!!!! The RV lots are gravel/grass- no WIFI or cable. Most of the RV'ers are full timers, and they have the attitude that it's their park. And, if you encounter an incident with one of them- they all turn against your presents. Gray haired adolescence is what my wife calls them. Most sites have some tree cover but walnut trees will totally sap up your RV, not to mention the nuts when they fall. I would only recommend this place if your wallet is very tight. Table Rock Park is hands down better then this out dated and unfriendly rude group of full time campers.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Sylamore Creek Camp
    May 7, 2024

    Sylamore Creek Camp

    Beautiful Creek

    Loved being able to camp so close to the creek! The campsites weren’t anything special, but it is perfect for a weekend getaway. The lower campground does not have a bathroom, have to walk to the hill. The bathrooms were clean, but the shower house is basically like taking an outdoor shower. They do sell wood, ice and have a small selection of items inside the office. The location is great and the river is gorgeous making this a place would would definitely return to.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Sylamore Creek Camp
    May 5, 2024

    Sylamore Creek Camp

    Disappointed

    We have stayed here 2 times, once in a RV a couple years ago and had a nice experience. The second just this week. Since we stayed here last the prices have increased per night and it has come under new ownership. We stayed in the “wren” cabin. Which is over looking campsites below and sylamore creek. Not horrible, but honestly if I’m paying for water views I want to see the water not campers. Overall fairly clean, other than the debris pictured in the shower. No problem, sometimes mistakes happen. Could have even fell from the ceiling when the door closed or something after it was cleaned. My biggest issue, we were here for 3 nights. Typically I like to shower a couple times a day as does my wife when it is hot out. We had a total of 2 bath towels and 2 wash cloths upon arrival. Rather than new ones being brought daily, you are required to take the used ones to the camp store and exchange them yourself. I’m on vacation, I don’t personally feel it should be my responsibility to secure my own towels on MY time. I mean, I’m here for 3 days, give me 6 towels and wash cloths and count them when I leave if your that worried about towel theft. I’ve travelled half way around the world and never had this issue before. But if I’m paying $140 a night for a room worth about $90 (at best) I’d at least like enough towels to get me through my stay or maybe send someone by with new ones. One more thing, note the front door pic needs painted at a minimum, I mean, it’s not just one thing, it’s attention to detail and upkeep. The bathroom door also rubbed the floor and the floor was uneven overall. I get around pretty good, but I can see this being a trip hazard for someone elderly. Point being, I did not get a good value for the stay I purchased. I did confront the towel issue and the response was “we’ve always done it that way”. Doesn’t sound like it will change soon, which means I won’t be back and wouldn’t encourage anyone else to stay here either. On a positive, it’s not a bad location. I will also mention the bed, it wasn’t bad, but could have lived without the sandpaper sheets.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Indian Point
    April 15, 2024

    Indian Point

    Perfect Jump Off Point to Enjoy Branson

    Everything you need from a campground for a fair price.  $23 electric site per nite.  Fire pits, nice place to watch the sunset, just don't speed on the road between SDC and Indian Pt CG.... cops all over the place!

  • Camper-submitted photo from Tyler Bend Campground — Buffalo National River
    April 11, 2024

    Tyler Bend Campground — Buffalo National River

    Fine but not amazing

    Pretty basic campground, kind of just a bunch of spots in a field. About half are first come first serve, was there during the week and it was pretty empty. Not great for big rigs, a lot of the sites are too small.

    The river is gorgeous, I was sad it was too cold to swim! Only one bathhouse in the car camping area so it’s gets pretty busy. Excellent cell service.

    We had a nice time but weren’t particularly wowed, our only issues were lack of hookups, bad weather, and some people who decided to crowd us and run a loud generator despite the campground being mostly empty.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Dam - Quarry
    March 26, 2024

    Dam - Quarry

    Clean campground, nice location

    Average space between sites. Level paved sites with gravel picnic area including picnic table, fire ring, lantern hanger. Some sites had covered picnic area. Limited shade, most sites don’t have trees. Good access to sites. Clean and private bathrooms. Each room had its own lockable bathroom with toilet, sink and shower. Garbage cans were outside of bathrooms, as well as dumpsters near the registration building. Friendly staff upon check in. Campground was patrolled regularly. No laundry or recycling. Nearby road with little road noise. Verizon cell signal was excellent. There is a dump station and potable fill station. No store or food for purchase on site. No hiking in campground, but multiple trails nearby. Boat ramp at campground and lots of wading fly fishing in river. Fish hatchery across from campground.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Cricket Creek
    March 23, 2024

    Cricket Creek

    Quiet and lots of space

    Cricket Creek is a quiet campground with sufficient spacing between sites.  Visited June 2023

  • Camper-submitted photo from COE Table Rock Lake Old Highway 86 Park
    March 18, 2024

    COE Table Rock Lake Old Highway 86 Park

    Quiet time at the lake

    We enjoy visiting Branson off-season and our time at this campground made it even better! Our site had unobstructed views of the lake and was easy to level. The shower house was a bit far but right across the street was a compost toilet shed that was convenient and kept very clean. Working remotely was no issue as cell service was good. Will love to go back to that same site again, so peaceful!

  • Camper-submitted photo from Sycamore Loop Dispersed
    March 15, 2024

    Sycamore Loop Dispersed

    Ok place

    Ok place to camp, pretty secluded, old campground but most spots no longer seemed camp friendly, as new tree growth has taken over. Seems to be a guy living in a rv at the end of the road which is really close to the one camping friendly spot, kinda kills the dispersed camping vibe.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Table Rock State Park Campground
    March 5, 2024

    Table Rock State Park Campground

    Great for solo camping beginners !

    Just a few minutes drive from gas stations and grocery stores if needed, but otherwise in a fantastic location. Clean restroom facilities and super friendly staff. Sites 274-278 are some of the best waterfront spots.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Blue Heron Campground
    February 19, 2024

    Blue Heron Campground

    Great place to visit

    We celebrated a birthday with family and friends at Blue Heron - we traveled from Texas. What a GREAT place. Beautiful views - so many amenities - they have everything you need to make your stay as comfortable as possible. Can’t wait to return and stay in one of the riverfront cabins. SO nice. Cheryl and Michael were so helpful and made sure our trip was one for the books.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Blue Heron Campground
    November 20, 2023

    Blue Heron Campground

    Great Place to Stay

    We stayed in a riverfront site.  It was perfect access to bank fishing and the boat ramp.  The entire property including our site was very clean, well kept and attractive.  

    Michael was great to work with and very attentive to any need we had.

    I would gladly recommend this property to anyone wanting to camp by a great trout stream in a beautiful setting.



Guide to Lakeview

Camping near Lakeview, Arkansas, is a fantastic way to enjoy the great outdoors. With beautiful scenery and plenty of activities, you’ll find something for everyone.

What to do

What campers like

  • Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate well-kept restrooms and showers. A visitor at Steel Creek Campground — Buffalo National River mentioned, “Bathrooms stayed clean, visited often by a ranger.”
  • Spacious Sites: Many campgrounds offer roomy spots. One camper at Mill Creek (Missouri) said, “The Beauty of being surrounded by Water, the Shade, the Clean Facilities.”
  • Friendly Staff: Campers often highlight helpful staff. A reviewer at Branson Lakeside RV Park noted, “Staff at check-in were friendly.”

What you should know

  • Limited Amenities: Not all campgrounds have full amenities. For instance, at Ozark Campground — Buffalo National River, one camper pointed out, “There are no showers or water hookups.”
  • Road Conditions: Some campgrounds have rough access roads. A visitor at Richland Creek Recreation Area warned, “The road down had been washed out and repaired but was almost washed out again.”
  • Primitive Camping: If you’re looking for a rustic experience, Kyles Landing Campground — Buffalo National River offers a more basic setup. One camper mentioned, “It’s limited to a fairly developed parking lot area, and everything else is walk-in.”

Tips for camping with families

Tips from RVers

Camping around Lakeview, Arkansas, offers a mix of adventure and relaxation, making it a great spot for families and RVers alike.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

    According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular tent campground near Lakeview, AR is Rush Campground — Buffalo National River with a 4.8-star rating from 4 reviews.

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