Bard Springs Recreation Area in AR -- Campground & RV Camping
Bard Springs Recreation Area in AR
Campground closed
Campground closed due to storm damage.
Fee required
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Easy
- All 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, gravel the whole way.
Setting
Some privacy
Scenic mountain recreation area in Ouachita National Forest, accessible via Forest Service Road 106. Adirondack-style shelters and picnic tables. Vault restrooms. Currently closed for overnight camping due to storm damage; day use area open with restroom access, walk-in only. Good base camp for Caney Creek Wilderness hiking. Free day use.
- Moderately separated here.
- Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
- Cossatot Mountains stands 1,091 ft above the map pin, 0.8 miles southeast.
- Saline River runs 0.3 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 53–71°F, 5.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
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Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 55 of 100.
Tree cover81%30m sat. est.