Established Camping
Erbie Campground — Buffalo National River
About
National Park Service
Buffalo National River
Erbie Campground is a first come, first serve campground. Erbie has 14 drive in camp sites, 2 walk in tent only sites, and 5 group sites. There are no electrical amenities, flush restrooms, or water available.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Hike-InBackcountry sites.
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
- Equestrian
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
Average campground but good access to trails and river
Stayed here Memorial Weekend 2023. Had Site #2, which was large, flat and shady. Not a lot of privacy, as could see #1 and #3 easily. Also, the group sites were between us and the river, so fair amount of traffic as one of the paths to the group sites is between #2 & #4. Everyone got quiet in the evening though so not a problem.
The campground was clean with lots of parking. Vault toilets only and they were not stocked regularly, but we had our own toilet paper.
If you're coming from the west, Apple/Google Maps' shortest route will take you through Kingston and then down some rough dirt roads with a couple low water crossings. Easier route is to go to Hwy. 7 then come back east. Road still isn't great, but better than the other route.
We hiked the Goat Bluff Trail from the campground with a 6 year old who had no problems. https://btoellner.typepad.com/exploring\_nw\_arkansas/2011/11/old-erbie-area-loop-trail.html
Also floated from Kyles down to Erbie. Nice short float as water was very low.
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Kayakers Dream
Had a packed house when we were there last weekend. Just happened up on a spot for one night. Wanted to kayak but water was up too high after the rain. Site did hold some water after the rain. Tent campers everywhere. Watch for crazy drivers especially if you have kids! Far off of the road but was a nice scenic drive in and out. Can have small campers. No power obviously. Hoping to come back and kayak down through the campgrounds.
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Good Hiking
It’s quite the trip down the dirt road to get here. Probably will take you 20/30 minutes of gravel road. Don’t recommend bringing any type of trailer down here. The sites are nice— variety of options depending on the type of site you want. They also have hike in sites. Also the sites are FREE. No electricity/ water / hookups. Depending on when you go there could be a lot of campers. Hiking here is beautiful. Watch for Elk, you’ll probably see an armadillo or two as well. You can hike from camp to an old homestead then to the river and back. It’s probably a couple of miles but a relatively flat hike. You’ll want to grab fire wood on your way out to camp and there is no cell service.
Location
Erbie Campground — Buffalo National River is located in Arkansas
Directions
The Erbie Campground is located north of Jasper, Arkansas. Take Highway 7 north of Jasper for approximately 3 miles. Turn left onto County Road 79 and the Erbie Campground will be approximately 6 miles down a gravel road with one hairpin curve.
Coordinates
36.07132763 N
93.2149374 W