Camping near Fayetteville, Arkansas
Camping near Fayetteville, Arkansas includes 1 public campground on record, 1 reservable. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Another 11 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Fayetteville.
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Camping near Fayetteville at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 1 (1 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 1 reservable
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Lake Wedington Recreation Area: "Single Site: $20 per night, cabins $80-$140 night"
- Distance from Fayetteville
- 12 miles in a straight line
- Elevation
- 1,133 ft at Lake Wedington Recreation Area (the only one on record)
- Campsites
- 25 across the 1 campground that state a count
- RVs
- 1 take RVs; hookups at Lake Wedington Recreation Area; longest stated RV length 30 ft (Lake Wedington Recreation Area)
- Drinking water
- 1 of 1
Distances are straight-line miles from Fayetteville'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 Fayetteville
- War Eagle Campground, 13 miles from Fayetteville in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Washington.
- Hickory Creek Park, 14 miles from Fayetteville in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Benton.
- Horseshoe Bend, 17 miles from Fayetteville in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Benton.
- Prairie Creek, 21 miles from Fayetteville in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Benton.
- Rocky Branch Campground, 22 miles from Fayetteville in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Benton.
- Lost Bridge South, 27 miles from Fayetteville in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Benton.
- Starkey Campground, 27 miles from Fayetteville in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Carroll.
- Lost Bridge North, 28 miles from Fayetteville in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Benton.
- Indian Creek Campground, 29 miles from Fayetteville in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Benton.
- White Rock Campground, 29 miles from Fayetteville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($15.00 per site, overnight); listed under camping near Ozark.
- Dam Site Lake Campground, 30 miles from Fayetteville in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Carroll.
Things to do near Fayetteville
Public land and water within 30 miles of Fayetteville, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 9.5 miles from Fayetteville; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, Lake Wedington Recreation Area (12 miles from Fayetteville) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 15 miles from Fayetteville; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area, a state park whose mapped point is 20 miles from Fayetteville; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Devil's Den State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 21 miles from Fayetteville; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Withrow Springs State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 26 miles from Fayetteville; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Lake Fort Smith State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 26 miles from Fayetteville; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Pea Ridge National Military Park, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 27 miles from Fayetteville; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Natural Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 29 miles from Fayetteville; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
- Natural Falls State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 29 miles from Fayetteville; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Fayetteville
Nearest emergency room
Washington Regional Medical Center
3215 N Northhills Blvd, Fayetteville, AR, 2.6 miles from Fayetteville . (479) 463-5113
Next nearest: Arkansas Children's Northwest, Inc, 2601 S Gene George Blvd, Springdale, AR, 6.5 miles , (479) 725-6800.
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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- North Street Mini Mart
- Road Runner
- Ozark Natural Foods
- Fuel
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- Phillips 66
- Shell
- Conoco
- Propane
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- AmeriGas
- AmeriGas
- RV dump station
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- Campground E
- Pharmacy
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- Collier's Drug Store
- Walgreens
- CVS Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- U of A Laundry
- Sit & Spin
- Hawg Wash Laundry
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Fayetteville: 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 Fayetteville, AR?
1 public campground is on record near Fayetteville. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Lake Wedington Recreation Area (12 miles). 1 books through Recreation.gov.
Is there free camping near Fayetteville, AR?
Not at a developed campground: each of the 1 public campground on record near Fayetteville charges a fee, listed in the table.
Where can I camp with an RV near Fayetteville, AR?
1 campground near Fayetteville takes RVs: Lake Wedington Recreation Area. Lake Wedington Recreation Area has hookups. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Campground E, 21 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).
Where can I camp near Fayetteville with drinking water?
Lake Wedington Recreation Area has potable water on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Fayetteville, AR?
Washington Regional Medical Center, 3215 N Northhills Blvd, Fayetteville, AR, is 2.6 miles from Fayetteville in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (479) 463-5113. In an emergency, call 911.
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