Camping near Franklin, Arkansas

Camping near Franklin, Arkansas includes 1 public campground on record, 1 reservable. All are run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Another 7 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Franklin.

Aux Arc

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Camping near Franklin at a glance

Public campgrounds: 1 (1 Army Corps of Engineers)
Getting a site: 1 reservable
Distance from Franklin: 125 miles in a straight line
Elevation: 382 ft at Aux Arc (the only one on record)
Campsites: 85 across the 1 campground that state a count
RVs: 1 take RVs; hookups at Aux Arc; longest stated RV length 86 ft (Aux Arc)

Distances are straight-line miles from Franklin'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.

Aux Arc Franklin · Army Corps of Engineers · 124.6 mi · Reservable

Sites: 85
Season: Not on record
Fee: Not on record

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Franklin

Blanchard Springs Recreation Area, 27 miles from Franklin in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Fifty Six.
Dam - Quarry, 27 miles from Franklin in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Baxter.
Gunner Pool Campground, 28 miles from Franklin in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Fifty Six.
Barkshed Campground, 29 miles from Franklin in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Fifty Six.
Robinson Point, 29 miles from Franklin in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Baxter.
Henderson Park, 29 miles from Franklin in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Baxter.
Bidwell Point Park, 30 miles from Franklin in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Baxter.

Supplies and emergencies near Franklin

Nearest emergency room

Baxter Health Fulton County Hospital

679 N Main St, Salem, AR, 15 miles from Franklin . (870) 895-2691

Next nearest: Izard Regional Hospital LLC, 61 Grasse St, Calico Rock, AR, 20 miles , (870) 297-2400.

In an emergency, call 911.

Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) .

Groceries: Snappy Mart convenience store · 3.3 miles
Citgo convenience store · 11 miles
Murphy USA convenience store · 11 miles
Fuel: Valero fuel station · 3.3 miles
Valero fuel station · 8.5 miles
Citgo fuel station · 11 miles
Pharmacy: Walling Drug pharmacy · 20 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Franklin: propane, RV dump station, potable water fill, laundromat, 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 Franklin, AR?

1 public campground is on record near Franklin. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Aux Arc (125 miles). 1 books through Recreation.gov.

Where can I camp with an RV near Franklin, AR?

1 campground near Franklin takes RVs: Aux Arc. Aux Arc has hookups.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Franklin, AR?

Baxter Health Fulton County Hospital, 679 N Main St, Salem, AR, is 15 miles from Franklin in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (870) 895-2691. In an emergency, call 911.

Every campground in the state: camping in Arkansas ; by agency: Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds in Arkansas .