Camping near Dardanelle, Arkansas
Camping near Dardanelle, Arkansas includes 1 public campground on record, 1 reservable. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Another 19 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Dardanelle.
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Camping near Dardanelle at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 1 (1 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 1 reservable
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Spring Lake Recreation Area: "Single Site: $15 per night"
- Distance from Dardanelle
- 16 miles in a straight line
- Elevation
- 400 ft at Spring 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 Dardanelle'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 Dardanelle
- Old Post Road, 1.5 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Pope.
- Piney Bay, 15 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Johnson.
- Shoal Bay, 16 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Logan.
- Sorghum Hollow, 17 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Logan.
- Carden Point, 18 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Yell.
- Quarry Cove, 19 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Perry.
- Carter Cove, 19 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Yell.
- River Road, 19 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Perry.
- Sunlight Bay, 20 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Yell.
- Spadra, 22 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Johnson.
- Long Pool Recreation Area, 22 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night - no elec and pit toilets, water available); listed under camping near Dover.
- Cherokee, 22 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Conway.
- Bayou Bluff Campground, 24 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Hector.
- Moccasin Gap, 25 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Pope.
- South Fourche, 25 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $5 per night); listed under camping near Perry.
- Cove Lake Recreation Area, 26 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Paris.
- Brock Creek Campground, 28 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Hector.
- Outlet Area, 29 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Yell.
- Waveland Park, 29 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Yell.
Things to do near Dardanelle
Public land and water within 30 miles of Dardanelle, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Lake Dardanelle State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 3.4 miles from Dardanelle; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Mt. Nebo State Park Cabins Historic District, a state park whose mapped point is 4.9 miles from Dardanelle; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Mount Nebo State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 5.4 miles from Dardanelle; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 8.3 miles from Dardanelle; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Petit Jean State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 12 miles from Dardanelle; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, Spring Lake Recreation Area (16 miles from Dardanelle) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Ouachita National Forest, a national forest whose mapped point is 21 miles from Dardanelle; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Mount Magazine State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 26 miles from Dardanelle; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Flatside Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 28 miles from Dardanelle; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- East Fork Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 30 miles from Dardanelle; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Dardanelle
Nearest emergency room
Dardanelle Regional Medical Center
200 N 3rd St, Dardanelle, AR, 0.7 miles from Dardanelle . (479) 229-4677
Next nearest: St Marys Regional Medical Center, 1808 W Main St, Russellville, AR, 4 miles , (479) 968-2841.
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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- Valero
- Walmart Supercenter
- Citgo
- Fuel
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- Murphy USA
- Exxon
- Griimes Westside Store
- Propane
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- Airgas
- RV dump station
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- Ivy's Cove
- Carter Cove Public Use Area
- Pharmacy
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- Berry Drug
- 420RX
- Good Neighbor Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- Open 24/7 Laundry
- Betty's laundry
- East E Laundry
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Dardanelle: 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 Dardanelle, AR?
1 public campground is on record near Dardanelle. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Spring Lake Recreation Area (16 miles). 1 books through Recreation.gov.
Is there free camping near Dardanelle, AR?
Not at a developed campground: each of the 1 public campground on record near Dardanelle charges a fee, listed in the table.
Where can I camp near Dardanelle with drinking water?
Spring Lake Recreation Area has potable water on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Dardanelle, AR?
Dardanelle Regional Medical Center, 200 N 3rd St, Dardanelle, AR, is 0.7 miles from Dardanelle in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (479) 229-4677. In an emergency, call 911.
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