Timbuktu Campground — Echo Bluff State Park
Reviewed Sep. 14, 2024

Everything I hate in a campground

I’ve been coming to the Current River area for over 60 years, before the National Scenic Riverways, when Round Springs, Alley Springs, Big Springs, and Montauk were all state parks. They were great places for camping, swimming in the Current River, and canoeing. This new State Park at Echo Bluff is everything I would eliminate from a campground. Sites are packed close together, everything is concrete. No privacy, no shade , no natural beauty. A big modern lodge, cabins and townhouses. I made reservations for two weeks expecting a state park experience. Sorely disappointed! We left early. The staff mostly didn’t bother us. But we watched the cop that sat along the road partway down a steep hill almost every day and gave out tickets for exceeding the 20 mph limit. Showers/bathrooms were new, but not centrally located. Probably would not go back.

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  • Review photo of Timbuktu Campground — Echo Bluff State Park by Joel R., September 14, 2024
  • Review photo of Timbuktu Campground — Echo Bluff State Park by Joel R., September 14, 2024
  • Review photo of Timbuktu Campground — Echo Bluff State Park by Joel R., September 14, 2024
  • Review photo of Timbuktu Campground — Echo Bluff State Park by Joel R., September 14, 2024
  • Review photo of Timbuktu Campground — Echo Bluff State Park by Joel R., September 14, 2024
  • Review photo of Timbuktu Campground — Echo Bluff State Park by Joel R., September 14, 2024
  • Review photo of Timbuktu Campground — Echo Bluff State Park by Joel R., September 14, 2024
  • Review photo of Timbuktu Campground — Echo Bluff State Park by Joel R., September 14, 2024
  • Review photo of Timbuktu Campground — Echo Bluff State Park by Joel R., September 14, 2024