Best Tent Camping near Murfreesboro, AR
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Best Tent Sites Near Murfreesboro, AR (34)
1. Cossatot Falls Campsites — Cossatot River State Park - Natural Area
Wickes, Arkansas12 Reviews•71 Photos•126 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- ADA Access
- Tents
- Group
2. Albert Pike Recreation Area
Langley, Arkansas6 Reviews•33 Photos•70 SavesNestled in the forested splendor of the rugged Ouachita Mountains, this recreation area is located in the southern portion of the national forest. Visitors are invited to hike the nature trail or experience the excitement of a canoe trip on the Little Missouri River.
Day use/swimming only.
- Pets
- Fires
- Tents
- Group
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Trash
3. Dam Area
Murfreesboro, Arkansas1 Review•2 Photos•4 SavesThis recreation area is part of Greeson Lake
- Tents
- Trash
- Toilets
4. Bluegill Hill
New Melones Lake, California1 Review•6 Photos•7 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- Tents
- Group
$20 / night
5. Pikeville Creek Campground
New Melones Lake, California1 Review•4 Photos•7 Saves$8/night from March 1 - October 31, $0/night November 1 - February 28th
- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Tents
- Group
- Standard (Tent/RV)
6. Hickory Nut Mountain
Ouachita Lake, Arkansas11 Reviews•46 Photos•276 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Tents
- Group
- Standard (Tent/RV)
7. Buckhorn
New Melones Lake, California1 Review•12 Photos•7 Saves$8 from March 1 - October 31st, $0 from November 1 - February 28
- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Tents
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Picnic Table
9. Ozan Point - De Gray Lake
Kaweah Lake, California4 Reviews•18 Photos•12 Saves- Pets
- Tents
- Group
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Dispersed
- Tent Cabin
10. Straight Creek Campsite on the Eagle Rock Loop
Langley, Arkansas2 Reviews•12 Photos•49 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Tents
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Trash
- Picnic Table
Recent Tent Reviews in Murfreesboro
691 Reviews of 34 Murfreesboro Campgrounds
Forest K.
Traveler
Big Fir Primitive Camping
Wrong coordinates
The directions/ coordinates are wrong. Go to contact info or look it up on Google Maps.
James B.
Ranger
Twin Creek Campground
Nice stay for one night
We decided to stay here for an overnight after being in Hot Springs area.
There was only one other camper. The fee is $14 a night, not the $12 listed on sign. There is a pay kiosk that takes cards The campground was very clean and had many many trash cans.
Bathrooms clean and had running water and flush toilets. Cell signal was poor with Verizon. Found an opening and Starlink worked great.- Forest K.Traveler
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!
- CChris A.
Guide
Lake Ouachita State Park Campground
Great State Park
Lots of Space, Shade, and access to mountain bike trails and downtown hot springs
Twyana S.Guide
Bear Creek
Primitive beauty
This park is a wooded area beside a lake. Campsites have a picnic table & grill. No electricity or water. No concrete parking pads. However almost all sites have a view of the lake. Beautiful views. Two pit toilets were clean & smelled ok.
Alice S.
Legend
COE Lake Greeson Self Creek Jim Wylie Recreation Area and Campground
Wooded With View of Lake
This site was difficult to find. It is listed on the highway with a sign but on GPS it wasn't listed. The proper address is 4101 US-70, Kirby, AR 71950.
You book through recreation.gov but it is actually listed under Self Creek campgrounds. When booking just lok for sites listed on LOOP JW.
This is a good site for tents, campervans, and smaller rvs. There are sites for larger rvs but not many. It may be difficult to find a level spot if you're in a larger vehicle. There is only one site directly on the water. The remainder are on the wooded hill but still have a beautiful view of the lake.
The bathhouse has flush toilets and showers but is very old. They maintain it well and it is cleaned regularly. The toilets are perfectly fine but the showers are just old and a bit icky. I would suggest for showers going to the Daisy State Park. They have newer and nicer showers.
- Twyana S.Guide
COE Lake Greeson Self Creek Jim Wylie Recreation Area and Campground
Unable to Locate
The GPS coordinates are wrong for this one but I couldn't locate the correct site. Tookus down a gravel road that wasn't bad until it turned to mud.
- Twyana S.Guide
Self Creek
Lots of Choices
Large campground with lots of different areas to camp. They have sites in the woods, next to the water, and out in the open.
The bathrooms were clean and well maintained.
- Twyana S.Guide
COE Lake Greeson Star of the West
Arkansas Beauty
Amazingly beautiful and cheap. Bathrooms are vault toilets. They smell bad but the room is clean.
- Alice S.Legend
Daisy State Park Campground
Very Nice but Busy
They have a lot of campgrounds but most are very close. Not a bad thing for those social butterflies but a little tighter than I like. Their bathrooms and showers are really nice. Clean and spacious.
It's definitely worth a visit but make sure to book well in advance. They sell out quick.
- Alice S.Legend
COE Lake Greeson Star of the West
Good Location But Better Options Available
The price here is now $10 per day but if you have America the Beautiful Pass it's half price.
Couple downsides are that the bathrooms are pit style bathrooms and kind of nasty and unless you snag one of the sites far back in the woods you are pretty close to the highway so some noise.
It is my understanding that they are scheduled to update the bathrooms in the next year or two but until then I'd definitely suggest going to Arrowhead Point. It's right down the road, same price, quieter, and nicer bathrooms.
- Alice S.Legend
Arrowhead Point — Lake Greeson
Affordable and Comfortable
This location is right on the lake with quite a few camp sites available. The only down side is they have only one site available with electric and hookups. Everything else had no electric or hookups.
The electric site is $22 and all the rest are $10. If you have a senior pass they are half off though. It's first come first serve.
A nice boat ramp is on site as well as a swimming beach. The beach isn't really big and I visited in October so not sure how nice it is or deep but still a good option to have.
The bathroom has flush toilets and are decently clean. No showers but the state park right down the road has showers you can use for free.
Overall, I really like this place. It's quiet and peaceful. And most important, doesn't hurt my pocketbook too bad.
- Alice S.Legend
Miners Camping & Rock Shop
Good For Primitive Camping Terrible Bathrooms
My first impressions of this site were terrible. The Bathrooms are extremely old and honestly seem like they're rotting down. The playground area is small but jot terrible. The area for rvs is pretty cramped with no privacy. Luckily while talking to some folks there they directed us on down the road. There are two more sections specifically for primitive camping that are really nice. There are a couple picnic tables and fire rings. There is also a nice pond. The cell signal isn't terrible but it's a bit hit and miss for internet.
Overall, I would suggest it but don't expect to use their showers or bathroom. Go a couple minutes down the road and use the state parks showerhouse. It's really nice.
Susan L.LegendDaisy State Park Campground
Definitely worth a stay!
I never start a review like this, but this park had the cleanest bath house/restrooms I've ever experienced! 2 stalls in the shower in this loop and they each had a clean shower curtain, a bench, hooks to hang stuff. Immaculate. Better than some hotels!
Stayed in site 104 in the loop by the boat ramp. Nice shade and long parking pad. Sense of privacy. The sites that back to the cove had terraced areas, so if stairs aren't good for you then skip, but the arrangement made for a large area to spread out relax. This site had an additional parking pad next to it that was right next to the tent pad. Handy for ent campers to unload or boaters for boat, plus there were extra parking spots in the cul-de-sac leading down to the boat ramp.
The lake is sometimes smooth as glass. Kayaks for rent and this is a must do. Visitor center was being remodeled at the time of visit. 2 short hiking trails. Great state park!
- Susan L.Legend
Tompkins Bend
COE Lake Ouachita camping
I tend to like COE campgrounds. However, this one was a different experience for me. It's laid out in a way that it seemed like there was no space between sites and no berms or green cover to give the feeling of some privacy. The site next to me parked their truck about 10 feet from my site on the dirt between us. Boats on trailers are parked in between sites on diagonal or however to make them fit.
Narrow, windy road into park is nicely paved. Nicely shaded, almost level gravel/asphalt site (not very wide with a tree on one side that would obstruct a rig with slide, awning side is tight too) with picnic bench, fire ring, lantern pole and BBQ.
Also, the lake is very low right now. I was told that the state is drawing down the lake for hydro power and because there hasn't been any rain in awhile it's starting to show. It was fun to walk the lake bed and look for rocks and minerals that are usually covered by water. Not much else to do if here if you don't have a boat. Otherwise, a nice place to sleep while visiting the area.
.! E !.Guide
Hot Springs National Park KOA
Perfect!
The tent site was perfect! With fire pit, power, and water. The bathrooms and showers were nice and clean.
- WWendy M.Traveler
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.
Jennifer H.Legend
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.
Wayne J.Traveler
Crater of Diamonds State Park Campground
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. 🤷🏻♂️
- BBob L.
ScoutCatherine's Landing
No WiFi
Beautiful RV Camp . Checks all the boxes . Serious Problem is Very Poor WiFi .
Chloe T.Guide
Hickory Nut Mountain
Amazing camp site
plenty of spots & a bathroom! Not too far from Hot Springs National Park!
- Wayne J.Traveler
Crater of Diamonds State Park Campground
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.
- RRon G.Guide
Beard's Bluff Park (AR)
Quite and beautiful
Stopped in for a couple of nights. Power and water with a great view of the lake. Staff were wonderful and helpful. Would stay again if ever in the area.
- pphesha R.Scout
Ozan Point - De Gray Lake
Peace and serenity
Great place alone or with kids. I keep coming back
Brian G.Guide
Millwood State Park Campground
Relaxing long weekend.
Had a very relaxing time with the family here. The campsite is very clean and the lake is beautiful. All of the staff are great!! Only negative thing was the bathrooms. Heater looked to be on and it was pretty hot inside.
- SStephen F.Scout
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.Guide
Crater of Diamonds State Park Campground
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
Guide to Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro, Arkansas, offers a variety of tent camping options that cater to nature lovers seeking tranquility and adventure. With beautiful landscapes and well-reviewed sites, it's a perfect getaway for outdoor enthusiasts.
Tent campers like these nearby activities
- Enjoy swimming and fishing at the serene Ozan Point - De Gray Lake, where you can relax by the water and soak up the sun.
- Hike the scenic trails around Straight Creek Campsite on the Eagle Rock Loop, which offers stunning views and a chance to connect with nature.
- Experience the beauty of the Cossatot River at the Ed Banks Area Campsites, perfect for those who enjoy kayaking and river activities.
Some prices for tent camping range from $10 to $0
- Tent camping at Ozan Point - De Gray Lake is available for just $10 a night, making it an affordable option for families and solo campers alike.
- The Straight Creek Campsite on the Eagle Rock Loop offers free camping, ideal for those looking to save while enjoying the great outdoors.
- At Irons Fork Primitive Camping, you can find a decent spot for tent camping without any fees, perfect for budget-conscious adventurers.
Tips for tent camping near Murfreesboro
- Bring your own drinking water and supplies when visiting COE Lake Ouachita Buckville Campground, as there are no water hookups available.
- Be prepared for a more primitive experience at Irons Fork Primitive Camping, which features pit toilets and no trash services, so pack out what you bring in.
- If you're looking for a quiet retreat, consider Ozan Point - De Gray Lake, known for its secluded spots and peaceful atmosphere, perfect for unwinding in nature.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is the most popular tent campsite near Murfreesboro, AR?
According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular tent campground near Murfreesboro, AR is Cossatot Falls Campsites — Cossatot River State Park - Natural Area with a 5-star rating from 12 reviews.
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