Camping near Van Buren, Arkansas
Camping near Van Buren, Arkansas includes 2 public campgrounds on record, 2 reservable. All are run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The nearest, Choctaw, is 111 miles from Van Buren in a straight line, and none is within 15 miles. Another 4 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Van Buren.
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Camping near Van Buren at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 2 (2 Army Corps of Engineers)
- Getting a site
- 2 reservable
- Distance from Van Buren
- 111 miles (Choctaw) to 117 miles (Sugar Loaf) in a straight line; none within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 502 ft (Sugar Loaf) to 544 ft (Choctaw), 2 of 2 on record
- Campsites
- 176 across the 2 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 2 take RVs; hookups at Choctaw and Sugar Loaf; longest stated RV length 99 ft (Choctaw)
Distances are straight-line miles from Van Buren'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 Van Buren
- Springhill, 8.3 miles from Van Buren in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Sebastian.
- Clear Creek - Ozark Lake, 10 miles from Van Buren in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Crawford.
- Shores Lake Recreation Area, 26 miles from Van Buren in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Ozark.
- White Rock Campground, 28 miles from Van Buren in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($15.00 per site, overnight); listed under camping near Ozark.
Things to do near Van Buren
Public land and water within 30 miles of Van Buren, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Fort Smith National Historic Site, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 6.1 miles from Van Buren; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Lake Fort Smith State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 22 miles from Van Buren; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 22 miles from Van Buren; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Devil's Den State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 24 miles from Van Buren; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Van Buren
Nearest emergency room
Baptist Health - Van Buren
211 Crawford Memorial Dr, Van Buren, AR, 1.3 miles from Van Buren . (479) 474-3401
Next nearest: Baptist Health - Fort Smith, 1001 Towson Ave, Fort Smith, AR, 6.5 miles , (479) 441-4000.
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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- Casey's General Store
- Walmart Supercenter
- Aldi
- Fuel
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- Casey's General Store
- Conoco
- Citgo
- RV dump station
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- Campground E
- Pharmacy
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- Walgreens
- CVS Pharmacy
- Hudson Discount Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- Mr. Rob's Dry Cleaners & Laundry
- Laundry World
- The Washroom Coin Laundry
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Van Buren: propane, 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 Van Buren, AR?
2 public campgrounds are on record near Van Buren. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Choctaw (111 miles) and Sugar Loaf (117 miles). 2 book through Recreation.gov.
Where can I camp with an RV near Van Buren, AR?
2 campgrounds near Van Buren take RVs: Choctaw and Sugar Loaf. Choctaw and Sugar Loaf have hookups. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Campground E, 23 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).
Where is the nearest emergency room to Van Buren, AR?
Baptist Health - Van Buren, 211 Crawford Memorial Dr, Van Buren, AR, is 1.3 miles from Van Buren in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (479) 474-3401. In an emergency, call 911.
Every campground in the state: camping in Arkansas ; by agency: Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds in Arkansas .