Bard Springs
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations). Bard Springs is a National Forest campground near Polk, Arkansas.
First-come, first-served
- National Forest
- Managed by
Bard Springs sits inside Ouachita National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.4 miles outside the boundary of Caney Creek Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Fee unknown, see agency
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 1,251 ft
34.3912, -94.0085 in Polk. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Bard Springs?
No. Bard Springs is first-come, first-served: there is no reservation system, so arrive early to claim an open site.
Who manages Bard Springs?
Bard Springs is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around Bard Springs
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per night
- Sites
- 13
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Blue Ridge Park - Sites
- 20
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
More campgrounds: camping near Polk and campgrounds in Polk.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-30
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01