Camping near Garland, Arkansas
Camping near Garland, Arkansas includes 7 public campgrounds on record, 6 reservable and 1 first-come. Most (5 of 7) are run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The nearest, Charlton Group Campground, is 82 miles from Garland in a straight line, and none is within 15 miles. Another 1 public campground filed under nearby towns is within 30 miles of Garland.
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Camping near Garland at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 7 (5 Army Corps of Engineers, 1 National Forest, 1 National Park Service)
- Getting a site
- 6 reservable and 1 first-come
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Charlton Group Campground: "Single Site: $15 per night"
- Distance from Garland
- 82 miles (Charlton Group Campground) to 89 miles (Gulpha Gorge Campground) in a straight line; none within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 407 ft (Stephens Park) to 673 ft (Charlton Group Campground), 7 of 7 on record
- Campsites
- 185 across the 4 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 4 take RVs; hookups at Crystal Springs, Brady Mountain, Stephens Park, and Gulpha Gorge Campground; longest stated RV length 97 ft (Crystal Springs)
- Drinking water
- 2 of 7
Distances are straight-line miles from Garland'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
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per night
Crystal Springs - Sites
- 64
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Brady Mountain - Sites
- 72
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Spillway - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Avery - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Stephens Park - Sites
- 9
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Gulpha Gorge Campground - Sites
- 40
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
No campgrounds match these filters.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Garland
- Beard's Bluff Park, 27 miles from Garland in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Hempstead.
Things to do near Garland
Public land and water within 30 miles of Garland, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Conway Cemetery State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 18 miles from Garland; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 22 miles from Garland; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Bringle fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 25 miles from Garland; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Millwood State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 28 miles from Garland; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Historic Washington State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 29 miles from Garland; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Ouachita National Forest, Charlton Group Campground (82 miles from Garland) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Hot Springs National Park, Gulpha Gorge Campground (89 miles from Garland) sits inside this National Park Service unit; publiclandsdb.com has its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary.
Supplies and emergencies near Garland
Nearest emergency room
Wadley Regional Medical Center
1000 Pine St, Texarkana, TX, 20 miles from Garland . (903) 798-8000
Next nearest: Southwest Regional Medical Center LLC, 2001 S Main St, Hope, AR, 21 miles , (870) 722-3800.
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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- Westbank One Stop
- Jerry's General Store
- E-Z Mart
- Fuel
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- E-Z Mart
- Flying J
- DK
- Propane
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- Matheson
- RV dump station
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- Sunrise RV Park
- Pharmacy
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- CVS Pharmacy
- Walgreens
- CVS Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- Tangle Wood Laundry & Cleaning
- Dirty Laundry
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Garland: 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 Garland, AR?
7 public campgrounds are on record near Garland. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Charlton Group Campground (82 miles), Crystal Springs (84 miles), Brady Mountain (88 miles), Spillway (88 miles), and 3 more. 6 book through Recreation.gov and 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.
Where can I camp with an RV near Garland, AR?
4 campgrounds near Garland take RVs: Brady Mountain, Crystal Springs, Gulpha Gorge Campground, and Stephens Park. Brady Mountain, Crystal Springs, Gulpha Gorge Campground, and Stephens Park have hookups. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Sunrise RV Park, 17 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).
Where can I go tent camping near Garland, AR?
Brady Mountain and Crystal Springs list tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near Garland with drinking water?
Charlton Group Campground and Crystal Springs have potable water on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Garland, AR?
Wadley Regional Medical Center, 1000 Pine St, Texarkana, TX, is 20 miles from Garland in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (903) 798-8000. In an emergency, call 911.
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