Tyler Bend Campground in AR -- Campground & RV Camping in Arkansas

Tyler Bend Campground sits along the undammed Buffalo National River in the Arkansas Ozarks, 11 miles northwest of Marshall. The facility includes 10 walk-in tent sites, 28 drive-in sites, five group sites, and a day-use pavilion set alongside open pastures and limestone bluffs. On site, the year-round Tyler Bend Visitor Center provides museum exhibits and an auditorium. Guests can access the river for smallmouth bass fishing, kayaking, and tubing, or take nearby trails to the historic 1930s Collier Homestead.

Getting there: From Springfield, Missouri take U.S. Highway 65 south for 109 miles (175 km); then turn right at Ranger Road (follow signs) and drive another 2 miles (3.2 km) to visitor center and campground. From Little Rock, Arkansas take Interstate 40 West for 34 miles (55 km), then exit "U.S. 65/Skyline Drive." From here continue on U.S. Highway 65 north for 74 miles (119 km) and turn left at Ranger Road (follow signs) to the visitor center and campground.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 42-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• Buffalo River runs 0.2 mi off.
• 10 hike-in sites.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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