Camping near Searcy, Arkansas
Camping near Searcy, Arkansas includes 2 public campgrounds on record, 1 reservable. All are run by the National Park Service. The nearest, Spring Creek Campground, is 72 miles from Searcy in a straight line, and none is within 15 miles. Another 4 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Searcy.
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Camping near Searcy at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 2 (2 National Park Service)
- Getting a site
- 1 reservable
- Distance from Searcy
- 72 miles (Spring Creek Campground) to 77 miles (Tyler Bend Campground) in a straight line; none within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 522 ft (Spring Creek Campground) to 622 ft (Tyler Bend Campground), 2 of 2 on record
- Campsites
- 42 across the 1 campground that state a count
- RVs
- 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 120 ft (Tyler Bend Campground)
- Drinking water
- 1 of 2
Distances are straight-line miles from Searcy'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 Searcy
- John F Kennedy, 24 miles from Searcy in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Cleburne.
- Dam Site, 24 miles from Searcy in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Cleburne.
- Old Highway 25, 26 miles from Searcy in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Cleburne.
- Heber Springs, 26 miles from Searcy in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Cleburne.
Things to do near Searcy
Public land and water within 30 miles of Searcy, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 9 miles from Searcy; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Lower White River Museum State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 22 miles from Searcy; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Buffalo National River, all 2 campgrounds here sit inside this National Park Service unit, the nearest Spring Creek Campground at 72 miles from Searcy; publiclandsdb.com has its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary.
Supplies and emergencies near Searcy
Nearest emergency room
White County Medical Center
3214 E Race Ave, Searcy, AR, 2.3 miles from Searcy . (501) 278-3100
Next nearest: Baptist Health Medical Center Heber Springs, 1800 Bypass Road, Heber Springs, AR, 24 miles , (501) 887-3000.
In an emergency, call 911.
Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) ; the location of Baptist Health Medical Center Heber Springs is from OpenStreetMap, the Census geocoder could not place its address.
- Groceries
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- Bill's Cash Saver
- Walmart Neighborhood Market
- Casey's General Store
- Fuel
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- Walmart
- Valero
- Valero
- Propane
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- Dude's Place
- Pharmacy
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- Beebe Drug
- GetWell Rx
- Walgreens
- Laundromat
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- Laundry Day Wash and Fold
- Searcy Suds Laundromat
- Cabot Highlander Laundry
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Searcy: RV dump station, 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 Searcy, AR?
2 public campgrounds are on record near Searcy. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Spring Creek Campground (72 miles) and Tyler Bend Campground (77 miles). 1 books through Recreation.gov.
Where can I camp with an RV near Searcy, AR?
1 campground near Searcy takes RVs: Tyler Bend Campground. None has hookups on record.
Where can I go tent camping near Searcy, AR?
Tyler Bend Campground lists tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near Searcy with drinking water?
Tyler Bend Campground has potable water on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Searcy, AR?
White County Medical Center, 3214 E Race Ave, Searcy, AR, is 2.3 miles from Searcy in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (501) 278-3100. In an emergency, call 911.
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