Camping near Benton, Arkansas
Camping near Benton, Arkansas includes 7 public campgrounds on record, 7 reservable. All are run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The nearest, Hickory Creek Park, is 142 miles from Benton in a straight line, and none is within 15 miles. Another 6 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Benton.
Camping near Benton at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 7 (7 Army Corps of Engineers)
- Getting a site
- 7 reservable
- Distance from Benton
- 142 miles (Hickory Creek Park) to 148 miles (Prairie Creek) in a straight line; none within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 1,122 ft (Horseshoe Bend) to 1,249 ft (Rocky Branch Campground), 7 of 7 on record
- Campsites
- 510 across the 7 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 7 take RVs; hookups at Hickory Creek Park, Horseshoe Bend, Rocky Branch Campground, Lost Bridge South, Lost Bridge North, Indian Creek Campground, and Prairie Creek; longest stated RV length 92 ft (Hickory Creek Park)
- Drinking water
- 2 of 7
Distances are straight-line miles from Benton's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.
- Sites
- 61
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- 184
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- 39
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- 36
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- 49
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- 33
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Prairie Creek - Sites
- 108
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
No campgrounds match these filters.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Benton
- Maumelle, 19 miles from Benton in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Pulaski.
- Lake Sylvia, 24 miles from Benton in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Perry.
- Lake Sylvia, 25 miles from Benton in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Perry.
- Willow Beach, 26 miles from Benton in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Pulaski.
- Gulpha Gorge Campground, 27 miles from Benton in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ; listed under camping near Garland.
- Tar Camp, 28 miles from Benton in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Jefferson.
Things to do near Benton
Public land and water within 30 miles of Benton, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Pinnacle Mountain State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 19 miles from Benton; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 19 miles from Benton; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Lake Catherine State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 23 miles from Benton; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Jenkins' Ferry Battleground State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 25 miles from Benton; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Hot Springs National Park, a hot spring whose mapped point is 28 miles from Benton; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
- Buckstaff Bathhouse, a hot spring whose mapped point is 28 miles from Benton; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
- Quapaw Baths, a hot spring whose mapped point is 28 miles from Benton; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
- Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 29 miles from Benton; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Flatside Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 29 miles from Benton; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Hot Springs National Park, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 30 miles from Benton; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Benton
Nearest emergency room
Saline Memorial Hospital
1 Park Dr, Benton, AR, 5.7 miles from Benton . (501) 776-6000
Next nearest: Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC, 1701 S Shackleford Rd, Little Rock, AR, 15 miles , (501) 219-7000.
In an emergency, call 911.
Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) .
- Groceries
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- Kroger
- Walmart Supercenter
- Kum & Go
- Fuel
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- Kroger
- Exxon
- Murphy USA
- Propane
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- AmeriGas
- RV dump station
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- Rockwater Marina
- Burns Park - RV Campground
- Downtown Riverside RV Park
- Pharmacy
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- West Side Pharmacy & Compounding
- Walgreens
- CVS Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- Fun Wash
- Fun Wash
- Clean Wash Coin Laundry
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Benton: potable water fill and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-10-01; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.
Common questions
Where can I camp around Benton, AR?
7 public campgrounds are on record near Benton. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Hickory Creek Park (142 miles), Horseshoe Bend (144 miles), Rocky Branch Campground (144 miles), Lost Bridge South (146 miles), and 3 more. 7 book through Recreation.gov.
Where can I camp with an RV near Benton, AR?
7 campgrounds near Benton take RVs: Hickory Creek Park, Horseshoe Bend, Indian Creek Campground, Lost Bridge North, and 3 more. Hickory Creek Park, Horseshoe Bend, Indian Creek Campground, Lost Bridge North, and 3 more have hookups. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Rockwater Marina, 21 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).
Where can I go tent camping near Benton, AR?
Hickory Creek Park and Prairie Creek list tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near Benton with drinking water?
Hickory Creek Park and Rocky Branch Campground have potable water on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Benton, AR?
Saline Memorial Hospital, 1 Park Dr, Benton, AR, is 5.7 miles from Benton in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (501) 776-6000. In an emergency, call 911.
Every campground in the state: camping in Arkansas ; by agency: Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds in Arkansas .