Camping near Clarksville, Arkansas

Camping near Clarksville at a glance

Public campgrounds

1 (1 National Forest)

Getting a site

1 reservable

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Horsehead Lake Recreation Area: "Single Site: $15 per night"

Distance from Clarksville

12 miles in a straight line

Elevation

700 ft at Horsehead Lake Recreation Area (the only one on record)

Campsites

1 across the 1 campground that state a count

Drinking water

1 of 1

Distances are straight-line miles from Clarksville'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.

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Clarksville

• Spadra, 2 miles from Clarksville in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Johnson.
• Piney Bay, 10 miles from Clarksville in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Johnson.
• Shoal Bay, 10 miles from Clarksville in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Logan.
• Sorghum Hollow, 13 miles from Clarksville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Logan.
• Ozone Campground, 15 miles from Clarksville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Ozone.
• Wolf Pen Campground, 17 miles from Clarksville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Oark.
• Cove Lake Recreation Area, 18 miles from Clarksville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Paris.
• Aux Arc, 19 miles from Clarksville in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Franklin.
• Long Pool Recreation Area, 19 miles from Clarksville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night - no elec and pit toilets, water available); listed under camping near Dover.
• Haw Creek Falls Campground, 20 miles from Clarksville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Pelsor.
• Spring Lake Recreation Area, 21 miles from Clarksville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Dardanelle.
• Old Post Road, 23 miles from Clarksville in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Pope.
• Redding Campground, 23 miles from Clarksville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Oark.
• Moccasin Gap, 25 miles from Clarksville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Pope.
• Waveland Park, 26 miles from Clarksville in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Yell.
• Outlet Area, 26 miles from Clarksville in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Yell.
• Shores Lake Recreation Area, 30 miles from Clarksville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Ozark.

Things to do near Clarksville

Public land and water within 30 miles of Clarksville, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

• Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, Horsehead Lake Recreation Area (12 miles from Clarksville) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Mount Nebo State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 20 miles from Clarksville; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Lake Dardanelle State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 20 miles from Clarksville; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Mount Magazine State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 21 miles from Clarksville; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Mt. Nebo State Park Cabins Historic District, a state park whose mapped point is 21 miles from Clarksville; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Haw Creek Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 21 miles from Clarksville; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
• Hurricane Creek Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 26 miles from Clarksville; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Petit Jean State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 28 miles from Clarksville; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Glory Hole Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 29 miles from Clarksville; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
• Upper Buffalo Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 30 miles from Clarksville; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Clarksville

Groceries

• Casey's General Store convenience store · 0.2 miles
• Love's convenience store · 0.4 miles
• Harps supermarket · 0.9 miles

Fuel

• Casey's General Store fuel station · 0.2 miles
• Love's fuel station · 0.4 miles
• Fuel Stop fuel station · 0.9 miles

Propane

• Airgas propane dealer · 24 miles

RV dump station

• Aux Arc Park campground · 19 miles

Pharmacy

• Rose Drug pharmacy · 1.8 miles · (479) 754-2180
• Walmart Pharmacy pharmacy · 17 miles · (479) 963-2189
• Express Rx of Paris pharmacy · 18 miles

Laundromat

• East E Laundry laundromat · 23 miles
• Open 24/7 Laundry laundromat · 23 miles
• Betty's laundry laundromat · 23 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Clarksville: 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.