Camping near Waldron, Arkansas
Camping near Waldron, Arkansas includes 1 public campground on record, 1 reservable. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Another 3 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Waldron.
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Camping near Waldron at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 1 (1 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 1 reservable
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Little Pines: "Single Site with electric hook-up: $20 per night"
- Distance from Waldron
- 10 miles in a straight line
- Elevation
- 797 ft at Little Pines (the only one on record)
- Campsites
- 9 across the 1 campground that state a count
- RVs
- 1 take RVs; hookups at Little Pines; longest stated RV length 65 ft (Little Pines)
- Drinking water
- 1 of 1
Distances are straight-line miles from Waldron'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 Waldron
- Jack Creek, 17 miles from Waldron in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Booneville.
- Outlet Area, 29 miles from Waldron in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Yell.
- Waveland Park, 29 miles from Waldron in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Yell.
Things to do near Waldron
Public land and water within 30 miles of Waldron, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Ouachita National Forest, Little Pines (10 miles from Waldron) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Poteau Mountain Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 12 miles from Waldron; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Black Fork Mountain Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 21 miles from Waldron; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Queen Wilhelmina State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 22 miles from Waldron; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Dry Creek Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 22 miles from Waldron; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Black Fork Mountain Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 26 miles from Waldron; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Upper Kiamichi River Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 29 miles from Waldron; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Waldron
Nearest emergency room
Mercy Hospital Waldron
1341 W 6th St, Waldron, AR, 0.8 miles from Waldron . (479) 637-4135
Next nearest: Mercy Hospital Booneville, 880 W Main St, Booneville, AR, 19 miles , (479) 675-2800.
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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- Jif-E-Mart
- Harps
- Harps
- Fuel
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- Littlefield Express
- Shell
- Casey's General Store
- Pharmacy
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- Heartland Pharmacy
- Walgreens
- Walgreens
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Waldron: 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 Waldron, AR?
1 public campground is on record near Waldron. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Little Pines (10 miles). 1 books through Recreation.gov.
Is there free camping near Waldron, AR?
Not at a developed campground: each of the 1 public campground on record near Waldron charges a fee, listed in the table.
Where can I camp with an RV near Waldron, AR?
1 campground near Waldron takes RVs: Little Pines. Little Pines has hookups.
Where can I camp near Waldron with drinking water?
Little Pines has potable water on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Waldron, AR?
Mercy Hospital Waldron, 1341 W 6th St, Waldron, AR, is 0.8 miles from Waldron in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (479) 637-4135. In an emergency, call 911.
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