Best Tent Camping near Walcott, AR

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Best Tent Sites Near Walcott, AR (4)

    Camper-submitted photo from Mark Twain National Forest Float Camp Recreation Area
    Camper-submitted photo from Mark Twain National Forest Float Camp Recreation Area
    Camper-submitted photo from Mark Twain National Forest Float Camp Recreation Area
    Camper-submitted photo from Mark Twain National Forest Float Camp Recreation Area
    Camper-submitted photo from Mark Twain National Forest Float Camp Recreation Area
    Camper-submitted photo from Mark Twain National Forest Float Camp Recreation Area

    1. Mark Twain National Forest Float Camp Recreation Area

    1 Review
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    9 Saves
    Doniphan, Missouri

    Overview

    Float Camp Picnic Area is located only 150 feet from the cool waters of the crystal clear Current River. Visitors enjoy floating the river, fishing and hiking. A campground is only a half-mile away for those who want to stay longer than a day.

    Recreation

    The swift-moving river allows for enjoyable float trips, as well as canoeing and great fishing. Swimming is also a popular pastime. Visitors enjoy horseshoe pits and volleyball courts, as well as hiking and other recreational opportunities nearby.

    Facilities

    The day-use picnic area offers an accessible group shelter that can accommodate up to 75 people. The site is equipped with electricity, tables and grills. Individual sites are available on a first come, first served basis. Accessible vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided.

    Natural Features

    The picnic area is nestled under a mature forest of hardwoods, which offers plentiful shade. It is adjacent to the Current River.

    Nearby Attractions

    Doniphan is four miles away and offers float trip outfitters, restaurants and lodging.

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    • Electric Hookups
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    $50 / night

    Camper-submitted photo from Fourche Lake Rec Area
    Camper-submitted photo from Fourche Lake Rec Area
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    2. Fourche Lake Rec Area

    2 Reviews
    36 Photos
    10 Saves
    Doniphan, Missouri

    Fourche Lake Recreation Area is a beautiful place to be outside. It is located on V Hwy approx. 2.5 miles off of HWY 160 W. There is a beautiful wooden dock to fish off of or just simply look at the lake. There is a vault toilet and picnic tables for picnickers. The dock, path leading to the dock, and bathroom are all handicapped accessible. There is dispersed camping available at 6 established sites with fire rings. There is no water or electric hookup available. There is a boat launch available only electric motors are allowed. Fourche Lake is 49 acres in size and provides opportunities for catching catfish, panfish and bass.

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      Recent Tent Reviews in Walcott

      84 Reviews of 4 Walcott Campgrounds


      • Twyana S.
        Camper-submitted photo from Craighead Forest Park
        Oct. 30, 2024

        Craighead Forest Park

        Beautiful park with lots of extras

        Camping area has concrete parking pads with electric and water hook ups. Bath house in the camping area includes showers and laundry. Very clean and well kept.

        The park has: A concert walking/ running/ biking path with workout stations located along the path. Two baseball fields and a basketball ball court. A discussion golf course. Three play grounds for children.

        Everything is well kept and clean.

      • Twyana S.
        Camper-submitted photo from Pocahontas City Park
        Oct. 28, 2024

        Pocahontas City Park

        Beautiful park & fishing

        This park is in the city of Pocahontas, Arkansas. It has 7 full service concrete parking pads. A very nice boat launch & plenty of parking for trucks with boat trailers. Park has a bath house, but it's very old and not too clean. Bath house needs to be replaced. Park also has a nice basketball court & playground. It has a very peaceful vibe.

      • Terry M.
        Camper-submitted photo from Spring River Oaks
        Jun. 24, 2024

        Spring River Oaks

        Bad experience

        Was extremely dissatisfied with the whole experience.   Bad service with staff and dirty accommodations.  Noisey at night.  Never going back.  Also overpriced.

      • AThe Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Crowley's Ridge State Park Campground
        Jun. 20, 2024

        Crowley's Ridge State Park Campground

        Great little campground near Paragould

        This campground was perfect for our little family reunion near Paragould. We booked three sites together and they were close enough that it was easy to visit each other. It was also a very nice little campground with lots of shade and the bathrooms were very clean and had showers. We also enjoyed the little lake and playground for the kids. The only downside were the mosquitoes, but one of us had a screened canopy that went over the picnic table, which worked great. We were very impressed with the staff and the campground and will likely return.

      • Angie A.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Craighead Forest Park
        Oct. 18, 2023

        Craighead Forest Park

        Nice place to stay

        Beautiful relaxing place. I’m a fan of dispersed camping yet this was still private even for a campground. Nice bathhouses with laundry. Individual campsite trash cans. They provided free wood! Nice flat paved sites with water and electric for only $25

      • Troy J.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Lake Poinsett State Park Campground
        Sep. 25, 2023

        Lake Poinsett State Park Campground

        Nice quiet place and friendly

        Beautiful place to camp. Everyone running the park was super nice and accommodating. The only drawback that I can think of was the mosquitos. Shower house/bathroom cleaned and well maintained.

      • P
        Camper-submitted photo from Craighead Forest Park
        Sep. 9, 2023

        Craighead Forest Park

        Very Nice

        It's a small camping area but very nice! There's a lake that allows canoeing, walking trail with exercise equipment. huge playground, huge parking areas with pavilions, bathrooms with hot water, water fountains throughput. They have a movie theater type to teach you about the land & heritage with mist that sprays on you to give live effects. $25.per night whether RV, Pull along, or tent camping. Bath house with toilets, showers, hot water. All camping spots have water, electric, sewage, and personal trash cans. Cons- were one area to camp The tenants were very stand off-ish and a bit rude. The folks caring for the property were nice at first then became judgemental, had the law constantly come through plus the park rangers/co-workers would sit and watch our every move, and be very nosey. I felt safe but also felt luke I was walking on eggshells the whole time. Tent camping here is not recommended but acceptable. We were visiting from out of state to get away from a hurricane in our home state and our visit was quite disappointing to say the least as far as what I've mentioned but enjoyed the park.

      • Camille W.
        Camper-submitted photo from Craighead Forest Park
        Sep. 2, 2023

        Craighead Forest Park

        What a Gem!!

        We LOVED our stay here. Playgrounds and a splash pad our kids loved. Norm, the site host, was SO helpful. We were having battery issues and he helped us diagnose and fix it.

      • A
        Camper-submitted photo from Jacksonport State Park Campground
        Jun. 2, 2023

        Jacksonport State Park Campground

        Very nice, small campground

        This a very small campsite, only 20 sites I believe, but he sites are quite large and level. About half the sites back up to the White River. 

        The campsite is somewhat off the beaten path, and there isn't necessarily a ton to do in the area, but if you're looking for quiet, and low-key stop, this is the place. 

        The grounds are very well maintained, about half the sites back up to the White River, and there is a very nice beach/swimming area as well as a boat launch. Added bonus, the bathrooms were incredibly clean!

        The visitor's center is a must see. Lots of great exhibits detailing the history of the area.

        Newport is about 15 minutes away and provides a variety of shopping and dining options. If you find yourself over that way I highly recommend stopping at Blue Bridge Brews and Bakery (tons of great coffee and pastry options).

      • ODM F.
        Camper-submitted photo from Crowley's Ridge State Park Campground
        Apr. 10, 2023

        Crowley's Ridge State Park Campground

        We Love Crowleys Ridge

        Everything about this park is amazing. They recently redid the swimming area and cleaned and refilled with better water. They have paddle boats you can rent from Memorial Day through Labor Day. We have stayed many trips in this park. Site 1 is our favorite. Features pull through with a large area including tent pad and nice gathering area. We glamp camp and we’re able to set up a 16x20 tent, but the tent did go over the size of the pad. All sites have water and electricity, except for a few primitive sites. There is a nice campground and walking area. Also a great hiking trail which isn’t too hard. The park is close to Paragould with a Walmart and a dollar general is a couple miles away. The only site I wouldn’t recommend is site 9. It has a very steep hill and would only be good for very small campers or tent camping.

      • M
        Camper-submitted photo from Craighead Forest Park
        Feb. 17, 2023

        Craighead Forest Park

        Like a state park but without the state park price

        Very nice. Clean restrooms, hot showers, reasonable laundry. Lovely lake with a 2 mile trail that goes around. It has several pavilions and playgrounds. The only downside is lots of looky-loos come through the campground and the sounds from the various playgrounds travel over the lakes and can seem quite loud. 

      • K
        Camper-submitted photo from Davidsonville Historic State Park Campground
        Oct. 17, 2022

        Davidsonville Historic State Park Campground

        Beautiful Small Campground

        Beautiful, peaceful, smaller campground with a small lake, a river, hiking trails and historic sites with interpretive signage. We had a 50amp FHU site and were able to get our 44' 5th wheel in site #2, which allowed us a lovely view of the lake. It would be easier to back rigs into the sites if they didn't have the wooden signs at the entrance to each site with the site#, but we got in with lots of back and forthing. Larger sites, beautiful trees and surrounded by the changing colors of the leaves in mid-October.

      • G
        Camper-submitted photo from Crowley's Ridge State Park Campground
        Sep. 24, 2022

        Crowley's Ridge State Park Campground

        Ridge sites at their best,

        They did a stellar job of putting in sites on this ridge. They're pretty level although pretty close together. Water & electric and reasoonably priced. Both ATT & Verizon worked well. The wifi info listed above must be at the office only, as there was not signal near us, we use a hot spotor  our phones.

      • L
        Camper-submitted photo from Crowley's Ridge State Park Campground
        Sep. 5, 2022

        Crowley's Ridge State Park Campground

        Nice small park

        The park was great. The tent sites were very close together but still enough room (just no privacy.) There were a significant amount of mosquitoes. I was not expecting this 🤣 we are from Southern part of the state so we didn't think it would be any worse. IT WAS. We toughed it out, I would definitely say make sure to bring firewood to keep a fire going. It seemed to help. We loved the fact that there were 4 easy/short trails that we enjoyed with our kids and the swimming area was very refreshing after a morning of hiking.

      • jody T.
        Camper-submitted photo from Jacksonport State Park Campground
        Aug. 1, 2022

        Jacksonport State Park Campground

        Peacefully area

        Site was spacious. Right near the water .beach was spacious but very rocky and the water was freezing even in the 105 degree heat it has a nice play area .nice play for a day or two trip and there are no hot showers until ????

      • Napunani
        Camper-submitted photo from Lake Poinsett State Park Campground
        Jun. 26, 2022

        Lake Poinsett State Park Campground

        Small, Tight Campground

        PROS 

        Senior discount 

        Reserved on-line 346 prior to arriving 

        Good overnight stop for$25 

        Very small park and campground 

        Site#4 totally level 

        Site#4 some shade 100% gravel site 

        Metal picnic table that was moveable 

        One hook lantern pole 

        Metal fire pit with cooking grate 

        Pedestal BBQ grill (looked brand new) 

        CONS 

        30amp electrical breaker bad. 

        Tripped twice in 8 hours. 

        Single lane campground road extremely tight. If campsites across from ours wasn’t empty, it would of been extremely difficult to get our 28ft backed-in 

        Our reserved campsite#4 was occupied upon our arrival and campers tried to convince us to take another site that they were suppose to move to, but it was much smaller, so we declined 

        Never saw any rangers patrolling campground 

        Train noise from tracks in Harrisburg 

        4 unisex toilets/showers for all 26 campsites PLUS 4 tent sites! 

        One-lane dump station 

        No TP in campground toilets 

        No camp-host or even a full hook up site for one 

        No security gate closure overnight 

        No WIFI 

        1 bar LTE

      • Sean D.
        Camper-submitted photo from Lake Poinsett State Park Campground
        Jun. 2, 2022

        Lake Poinsett State Park Campground

        Beautiful Park

        We stayed over Memorial Day weekend. Every site was booked but not crowded. Had a wonderful time fishing and hiking the 1.3 mile trail. This was our first stay, but will return. No Cell service for ATT. There is WiFi at the bathhouse, but was very sketchy due to the busy weekend. No swimming at the park. It is not allowed. Fishing is catch and release only except for Catfish and Brim due to recently reopening the lake.

      • G
        Camper-submitted photo from Crowley's Ridge State Park Campground
        May. 15, 2022

        Crowley's Ridge State Park Campground

        Nice park with surprising level sites

        With the word RIDGE in it's name you pretty much know what to expect. These folks made it work. All sites are pretty level. if not level. Water & electric at all sites with picnic table, fire rine and stand up BBQ grill. Nice tree lined road, albeit very tight with on comming trafic, as are their interior roads. ATT & Verizon cell services were both useable just not the strongest..

        Got here Sunday afternoon there wereo only3 others. With my disability pass the one night was only $12.79, tax & all.

        This was a great nightover for us and would stay here again, but not as destination park.

      • A
        Camper-submitted photo from Crowley's Ridge State Park Campground
        May. 9, 2022

        Crowley's Ridge State Park Campground

        Good Day Hiking

        Stayed one night tent camping. We enjoyed that the park had several different short hiking trails of various length. Only downside was I wish the tent camping spots were spread out a little further, you can hear eachother's conversations because they are all side by side, maybe 15 yards a part.

      • Shana D.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Lake Poinsett State Park Campground
        Jan. 24, 2022

        Lake Poinsett State Park Campground

        Nice sites, quiet park

        Another great Arkansas State Park! The campground is small, but the sites are nice. Arkansas has some of the best bathhouses as well! There is a really nice playground and also a walking trail that you can access from the campground.

        The lake has finally been repaired and they have begun the refill process after is has been dry for several years.

        The town of Harrisburg is close by in case you need to make a store run or grab some food. There is a small store here at the park, but it was closed while we were here, so I’m not sure how much stuff they have to offer.

      • L
        Camper-submitted photo from Almost Home RV Park
        Nov. 7, 2021

        Almost Home RV Park

        Run down and dirty

        This place has not been maintained well in a long time. It could be greatly improved with some sweat equity, but it’s obvious that nobody wants to take the time to do so

      • J
        Camper-submitted photo from Spring River Oaks
        Oct. 27, 2021

        Spring River Oaks

        HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE WITH STAFF AND POOR ELECTRICAL SYSYEM

        Do not waste your money on this campground.  Very rude staff and very dangerous electrical system!

      • B
        Camper-submitted photo from Lake Poinsett State Park Campground
        Oct. 25, 2021

        Lake Poinsett State Park Campground

        Best site of a 2000k trip

        We wish we had more time here, despite a severe storm coming in the park is awesome. The camp sites were the most well kept that i have ever seen. The bathrooms are the cleanest that we have experienced. The ability to walk trails, play on the playground or run around an open field makes this a place for families.

      • K
        Camper-submitted photo from Craighead Forest Park
        Oct. 19, 2021

        Craighead Forest Park

        A nice getaway

        Staff were extremely nice. Campground is clean. Bathrooms and showers are clean and well maintained. We had the site closest to the water. Nice fishing pier and plenty of room for the kids to play.



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