Tom Sawyer's RV Park, near West Memphis, Arkansas, is a unique spot right on the banks of the Mississippi River. This campground offers a mix of RV sites and tent camping, with some sites providing stunning views of the river, perfect for catching sunrises and sunsets.

The park is pet-friendly and features essential amenities like electric hookups and drinking water. Many visitors have enjoyed the tugboat traffic on the river, adding a bit of charm to their stay. One camper noted, “If you like tugboats you'll love this place,” highlighting the unique experience of watching the river activity.

While the campground has its quirks, like basic bathroom facilities and some areas needing maintenance, it’s a solid choice for a quick stop or an overnight stay. The spacious sites allow for some room to breathe, and there’s plenty of space for dogs to run around, though it’s wise to keep an eye on them. If you're looking for a place to unwind and enjoy the river views, Tom Sawyer's RV Park is worth considering.

Tom Sawyer's RV Park

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West Memphis

The Best Camping Near West Memphis, Arkansas

No fire rings at campsite but a few near river

Right on the Mississippi River.  Quiet and peaceful.

The drive into the park is not very pretty but once in the park, it is VERY nice. The staff keep the area clean, they are aware of who is supposed there and who is not - bath houses and laundry are clean. Spaces are ample.

Right on the MS River! Watch the barges go up and down the river, clean!

Great view of the bargies go up and down the river. Camp ground is clean and well taken care of.

lots to do in the Memphis area

Nice spot right on the Mississippi River.

Wonderful fun to sit and watch the traffic up and down the Mississippi. Spacious large campground with benches along the river for sitting and watching. Very clean friendly and the laundry is large new and free

Tucked away in I surprisingly beautiful spot on the Mississippi River.

This campground is right on the Mississippi River, only problem is if the river is over its banks, then the campground is closed.  We had to keep checking to see if the river was down, campground was cleaned up and open.
The drive into the campground can seem a little sketchy, but once you get to your spot on the river it is a great hidden gem.
Lots of full hookups some on concrete, some are gravel, all level.  Clean restroom, free laundry and free WiFi.  This is a campground we would like to stay at again.

Great Campground

I would not recommend this campground for tents. Mosquitos are the worst. 

Not for tents

Loved waking up every morning to the sunrise over the Mississippi River (2 young kids means we get up early 😁), watching the barges and running around in the big grassy areas! Park is easy to get to and sites are very level and good sized. Staff was friendly as were the other RVers plus laundry was free! Quick and easy drive back over the Mississippi to get into Memphis. Local grocery store is very close though the area is a bit run down. We've already stayed twice and enjoyed both our stays!

Great RV park 

This campsite is in West Memphis, Arkansas right across the river from Memphis Tennessee.  The sites are right on the river bank, beautiful.  Sunrise over the river was perfect.  Watching the tug boats moving up and down the river all day and night was relaxing. Nice little bath house and laundry in each section.  Not many trees in the section I stayed, but still wonderful. The other two sections have many more trees if the is what you are looking for. No pool but there is plenty of fishing and tree houses for the kids. A little gem on the river.  

Can not beat the location

Beautiful park right by the river. Friendly, helpful staff, free laundry, and even some small walking trails! The only downside was the second week of stay there was some sort of alarm that we kept hearing from somewhere down the river.

Lovely River Park

Nice size spaces with square table and benches, concrete pad, grass area view of the River (#91), across from bathhouse and laundry on the end of the row. Very accommodating manager made this stop a breeze! Would stay here again. Fun watching the traffic on the river.

On the Mississipi

This is in an industrial part of town, sort of in the middle of nowhere. The entrance is a little sketchy, but once you're here, it's a great little spot on the Mississippi River. It was quiet and no-frills, but with everything that you need for a night. Great location only about 15 minutes from downtown Memphis. Free laundry. Individual showers and bathrooms. Will stay here again.

Unique and Quiet

Nice campground right along the Mississippi river.   They have open sites (no shade) right along the water and some Wooded sites with tons of shade.

  

Large pull thru sites, with your own space, but still a little close together.

  

Run down neighbor hood on the way to the park, but far from the road and a very safe place to stay.   The entry is a little "sketch" but really nice once you get in.    10-15 minutes to Memphis, TN.   

Wiseacre Brewery in Memphis is well worth the stop and Beale Street is right there as well.

Nice Campground Along Mississippi River

We stopped here for 2 nights along our travels. It’s right beside the Mississippi River and you can watch barges go by and hear trains in the distance. Clean shower house and free laundry is nice. First row is best to get the best views of the river. 

nice spot for a break

So far so good, great views of the Mississippi River and the freight boats coming in. 
Wished they would add a dog park ! 

Great views 

Called at last minute for reservation because the campground we were at was a nightmare. The people here were so nice and accommodating. When we drove in we were so excited. It is right along the Mississippi River. Every site is pull through and has a view. Staff are so friendly. Just minutes from downtown Memphis. Nice level sites. We will make this a regular for other sites.

What a great find!!!

This is an amazing park right on the banks of the Mighty Mississippi River. There are two things I would change: 1. Dusty when dry. 2. Add more shade trees around sites. The bathrooms were clean and laundry was available.

A Beautiful Location!

The park itself is OK, unless they get a lot of rain. My issue isn't with the park, it's with the management... We arrived on 30 April and paid for one week. The ONLY reason we chose this park was(1) the Navy base RV Park in Millington. TN was not open due to COVID-19 policy and(2) the Agricenter is not what it used to be. We are full-time RVers and we're based out if Millington, so we return to the area once a year to visit family, see all of our Doctors and renew our scripts for the next year. After we completed our first week we elected to convert to a monthly rate as we felt it wouldn't impact our access to the Memphis side of the river. During our first week we were notified that the base had opened however we elected to stay in place. UNFORTUNATELY the Hernando De Soto Bridge closed down on the 11th of May which significantly impacted our transit to and from the Memphis side of the river. I informed them of the situation and explained we needed to move and they told me that I couldn't get a refund for the unused day as I signed an application stating there are no refunds for early departure from a monthly reservation. Regardless of their policy, they refused to consider the extenuating circumstances and the impact to my wife&amp; I. I will NEVER consider staying there again.

Poor Management 

Nice clean camp on MS River. Several clean showers and laundry facilities. Level pull through site with full hook ups. 

Barges on MS River

Tom Sawyer RV Park is located right along the Mississippi River. The entrance into the park takes you through a wooded area, which has beautiful scenery. Upon arrival they are doing contactless check in and have your car tag and park map located at the front office. 

They have three areas to this campground: two are located on the river and one sits back into the trees with more shade. There is also 2 ponds located on site with fishing allowed. Sites are either concrete or gravel and mostly level. All sites are full hook up with 30/50 amp electric. They also have several bathhouses and laundry facilities, both which were clean.

We stayed in site 29 (concrete). We could see the river from our site, but it was a walk to get river side. Site had ample shade and was far enough apart from other campers. We also had cell service (ATT) and the park provides wifi. 

Pros:
•Clean campground
•Spacious sites
•Full hook ups with laundry facilities 
•WiFi included
•Gorgeous views

Cons:
•Poison Ivy 
•Ticks, mosquitoes, snakes, etc...are thick

Camp Along the Mississippi River

Stopped here on our way from Nashville to Hot Springs and loved the setting! Thankfully we were able to avoid the horrible traffic backups through Memphis due to the I40 bridge closure over the Mississippi - but only because of truck troubles. We were delayed leaving Nashville so we got to Memphis at 1:30am so minimal traffic. We couldn’t see much when we arrived at 2am but woke up to a beautiful sunrise and tugs moving barges up and down The Bug Muddy. Our interactions with the staff were great, the fishing ponds kept me busy for a few hours to go along with the relaxing time on the riverbank watching the barge traffic. Our only disappointment? That we only reserved one night - But we’ll be back! Sites are level, all are FHU and most are right on the river. Highly recommended! 

Location Location Location!

Park was a friendly Oasis along the banks of the Mississippi River. The park is family owned and they take pride in keeping it clean and making sure all campers are happy and well taken care of. The hosts went above and beyond what is expected of a private campground. And a bonus was being able to watch the river boats in the river barges go by during the day

Best place to stay around the Memphis area

This is a beautiful campground. A few shady sights. Beautiful overlook of the Mississippi River. Full hook ups available.  Nice office staff. Benches by the River to watch the barges fo by.  I would absolutely stay here again, but I would ask for a shady sight. Only negative is that the bathroom is single bathroom and shower and shower is clean, but calk is moldy. 

Walkin in Memphis 

This is a really cool place to sit and watch tugboats go up and down the Mississippi River. The roads around this camp site are a little rough but not too bad. The only down side to this camp ground is that there are very few trash cans dispersed through the camp site.

Amazing views of the Mississippi River

The best thing about this camp ground is watching the tug boats go up and down the Mississippi River. The camper spots were spacious. The facilities could use a little upgrading. On the plus side laundry at this location is free and there are many laundry machines to use. Good spot would recommend.

Great views of the Mississippi River

Very easy drive off i40. We had a pull thru on the water. Lot 75. It was fabulous.  Site underneath a big shade tree. Office put our instructions out side but where there in office to give us instructions.  Concrete site was level. All hook-ups worked well. Just and overnight for us but would recommend multiple nights. Had visions of Old Tom  rafting down the river after a few cool ones. 

On the water

Just an overnight stop - we were pleasantly surprised.  Our campsite was a pull thru gravel site and it was right on the Mississippi River.  We got up in the morning and watched the barges headed up river.  The bathrooms are portable trailers - probably so they can be moved when the river rises.  If nothing else, it’s worth the price just to sit in the riverbank with a cup of coffee and watch the river.

Right On The River

Although we were only here for one night, we enjoyed the view from our river front, concrete site! The park is very dog friendly with all kinds of fur-babies being walked.  Our site was level and very easy to set up! 

Definitely will be back some day! 

Gem on the Mississippi 

Really like the park, but really wasn’t impressed by West Memphis. Luckily, the park seems to be well buffered from the town. Went into Memphis on days one and two. There are currently mask mandates there. Today I went to the Kroger in West Memphis. The area seemed safe enough during the day, and masks are not mandated. 

Nice Spot on the River

Nice pull thru site on the river. Full hookups, grassy area, sites are close, good walking area along river.

Nice campground on the Mississippi

This place is a 6 star park next to Ms river close to Memphis,TN quite, great spots, clean and a lake oand ponds on the sites.

Tom Sawyer rv park

The tents sites are cheap but this is really for someone passing through. You basically share a feild with a few picnic tables, no fire pits from what I saw. The bathrooms/shower were okay but you get what you pay for. Other than that, the walk over to the view of the river is gorgeous.

Cheap Tent Sites

Beautiful, quiet, view up close of Mississippi River. Large green grass area to walk along river, benches to sit. The moon was beautiful across the water. They were helpful by phone and we arrived after hours and our envelope was waiting for us. A reservation is always be necessary, everyone likes to o stay.

Beautiful!

Nice level sites with concrete no fire rings but a picnic table All the sites were reasonably priced under $50 With views of the Mississippi and the tugs and barges going up-and-down the river

Good sites on the Mississippi river a little noisy

Very large private campground with full hookups and long pull thru pads to accommodate any size 5th wheel or trailer.  River side sites available but can be a bit noisy with tugs going up and down river constantly but soo bad that it is unbearable. Thought it strange that there was only one very small shower house for the number of sites on the property. 

Neat place to experience barge traffic on Mississippi River

We followed the website instructions to the park, as recommended. There were signs to the park that were very helpful especially as we got close. Due to COVID there was contactless check in and per email we picked up our envelope and headed to pull through site 54 with FHUs. We received the major TV channels through our OTA antenna plus a clear shot to the Southern sky for our satellite. We also got 3 to 4 bars on Verizon and the park Wifi was average. One of this park's perks is a nice sized laundry room near the office that was FREE. There were also two smaller and also free laundry rooms in each campground area. Tom Sawyer is one of our favorite campgrounds(CG) and we noticed that there had been a few upgrades; another restroom and laundry building added plus refurbished the river view seating outlooks and added more outlooks. Great CG for an overnighter or longer stay to explore Memphis, TN.

Great River Views

50 amp full hook ups with lots of pull through

Awesome views   Of old miss

We arrived after house but the woman that answered the phone earlier in the day was very helpful and pleasant. We picked up an envelope at the front bc building with all needed info and headed to our spot. 

We selected a concrete slab spot on the Mississippi. Our toddler loved watching the barges go by. 

The weather was sleeting and 30 degrees but in nicer weather I see this being a terrific place to stay. It is spread out and in a private place along the river. Driving up you don’t know what to expect. You drive through an industrial park and a dicey area to get there but the situation vastly improves once in. 

We are already talking about a route we can take to be able to stay here again. And Free laundry is huge. We were just on a 3 week trip and didn’t see that anywhere else. 

Stay here! Even if you are going to Graceland. The ones near Graceland can’t compare. 

Great stay! 

Tom Sawyer did not disappoint. While the drive to the RV park is a little sketchy, once you get in it’s a great little park. We stayed along the Mississippi River and really enjoyed watching the barges go by. Power was stable. Water had good pressure. Cell signal (Verizon) was good but the wifi was slow as on all parks. They bathrooms/showers were clean and get this….free laundry!!  Enjoyed our one night stay. 

Great stop!

We stopped for one night and it was a great stay. Super clean and easy concrete pull through spot. We had a nice view of the Mississippi River even though we were in the second row. Pet friendly!

Great spot 

This has been a very clean and relaxing stay. Perfect weekend!

Great relaxing stay

Nice little park on the banks of the Mississippi River. 

Great View of the Mississippi River

Campsite is right on the river and you can see the river from many sites.  Gravel sites are flat.  Washrooms are limited but adequate.  Easy off rte 40 and just 15 minutes from downtown Memphis.  No WiFi detectable at this site.

Right on the Mississippi v

Found this campsite on the Dyrt and was pleasantly surprised with the location and family friendly atmosphere. Right on the River but not swimable water. In an industrial park but felt very safe. Just a few minutes from the interstate. 

The tent site is just a primitive grassy group area but had tons of shade from giant oak trees and is right next to the bathhouse. 

Laundry is free on the second story of the bathhouse which was a wonderful treat. 

The bathrooms weren’t awful but could use some TLC. 

Tent sites do not get picnic tables. No fire rings. 

Overall a decent night’s stay - whatever you do don’t forget your bug spray! 

Motorcycle Friendly & Free Laundry 

River View

Dusty (dry weather), with predominately gravel fairly level  sites; some concrete pads.  
Small trailer Laundry/bath/shower in western portion of sites.
Big draw is the Mississippi River that borders the south portion of the park.

Top 10 spot for stay while in Memphis area.

Very basic bathroom &amp; shower. Poor construction craftsmanship. Only 6 bathrooms for 130 spots. Dusty gravel sites. Riverbank needs more grounds maintenance 

Nice view of Mississippi River

We have stayed here twice for overnights on a coast to coast trip with a 28’ Airstream. The pull through spots are level, overlook the river and e/w/s hookups are easy to connect. The spots are at a slight angle so each one has a view of the river and are spaced a good distance apart. Verizon only has 1 bar but is still working so I cannot complain. 

Great location overlooking river!

Great spot right on the Mississippi River, barges traveling up and down day and night. Beautiful sunrise and sunsets, close to Memphis Tennessee also.

Unique spot

Tent area had to many insects which made it difficult to set up camp. No fires in the area due to grass nor fire rings. RV sites look great since you can be near the river

Not great for tent camping 

Dirt & Dust

A bit out of town but a great spot on the river. 

Good spot

Called to make reservations and no one called back. 

No call back

Tom Sawyer RV park was really cute and the staff was very helpful and communicative regarding check in. The campground is set on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi River. We arrived in time to see the sunset and woke up in time to see the sunrise over the river, both were spectacular. We stayed on site 67 right on the river, it had both water and electric hookups, neither of which we ended up using. There is a ton of space for a dog to run around, but unfortunately lots of people don’t pick up after their pooch, so that put a little damper on play time. The main reason for only 3 stars was the bathrooms, they were pretty run down and I would definitely not want to take a shower in them. Great place for one night passing though. If for the views alone. 

Beautiful views! ☀️

If you like tugboats you'll love this place.

Great campground.

We had originally planned to stop here for a night based on good reviews. But once arriving &amp; doing a quick drive thru changed our minds. Tent camping area is just small grassy area behind laundry house. Had to drive all the way thru to even see the river. We did see a tugboat on our drive thru though. Just seems too run down &amp; not cared for. Now rv spots by the water looked nice- but not a good place for tents.

The manager of the park was very friendly and very accommodating. The free laundry facilities were very clean and nice with several machines. We was there from march till November 

Amy and her family 

Tom Sawyer's RV Park offers a unique camping experience on the Mississippi River with a mix of pros and cons [suika game](https://suikagamejp.com/). Visitors praise the beautiful river views, spacious sites, and pet-friendly policies, as well as convenient amenities like free laundry facilities. However, recurring issues include basic or outdated bathroom facilities, limited tent camping options, and inconsistent site maintenance. Overall, it's a great choice for short stays, particularly for those with RVs, looking to enjoy scenic riverfront views and the charm of tugboat traffic.

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