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Cedar Ridge South Fork River

4 Glamping Sites, 3 Tiny Houses

Cedar Ridge South Fork River in Hardy, AR, offers 3 tiny houses and 4 glamping sites along the South Fork of the Spring River. This is a tiny house and glamping property rather than a serviced RV park — the published record shows no RV sites or hookups, so contact them directly if you're traveling in a rig. A bathhouse with showers, firewood, a community fire pit, walking trails, and WiFi serve the grounds. Pets are welcome. The river is the reason to come. The South Fork is a cold, clear Ozark stream fed by some of the most prolific springs in the region — cool enough for comfortable floating and swimming through an Arkansas summer, and productive for smallmouth bass and rainbow trout. Kayaking, hiking, fishing, swimming, picnicking, birding, and dark forest sky for stargazing fill the days. Hardy sits in Sharp County in the Arkansas Ozarks, a small town with a well-preserved historic main street. Rates for the tiny houses and glamping sites are on the booking page. Summer float season books first — and call about RV accommodation before you tow.

Mountain View RV Park and Guest Motel

38 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 8 Condos, 1 Lodge

Mountain View RV Park and Guest Motel in Mountain View, Arkansas, offers 38 full-hookup RV sites and 10 cabin, condo, and lodge units in the Ozark Mountains, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, ADA-accessible sites, and EV charging. Sites take rigs to 45 feet across named categories including Best View back-ins and premium pull-throughs with room for a tow vehicle. Thirty-eight sites run in 30-amp and 30/50-amp full-hookup back-ins along the fence line, Best View back-ins on gravel pads, and premium 50-amp full-hookup pull-throughs with space for a tow — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 45 feet. Accessible sites are available, and EV charging is on site, still uncommon at Ozark campgrounds. Ten cabins, condos, and lodge units serve guests without a rig. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, and a gated entrance handle the practical side, and the property is open all year. On-site recreation is broad: a disc golf course, sports courts, basketball, horseshoes, corn hole, a recreation center, community fire pit, and walking trails, with a lake, pond, and creek on the property for fishing, boating, and kayaking. On-site dining covers meals, and live music and planned activities run through the season. Pets are welcome. Mountain View is the Folk Music Capital of the World, a living folk culture community where traditional Ozark music and crafts remain central to daily life. The walkable downtown, the Ozark Folk Center State Park, Blanchard Springs Caverns, Gunner's Pool, and the Syllamo mountain bike trails are all close. Music events drive occupancy here — check the calendar and book around it.

from $39/night

Whitewater RV Park - Mountain View

39 RV Sites

Whitewater RV Park in Mountain View, AR, offers 39 full-hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 60 feet. Sites are tiered clearly: standard, standard-plus, premium, premium-plus, and an electric-only white section for guests who need less. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi and a picnic table, in back-in and pull-thru layouts. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, firewood, a dump station, a pavilion, and a community fire pit cover the essentials, and pets are welcome. Walking trails run through the grounds against a mountain backdrop, with hiking, paddling, and fishing close by and Loco Ropes and the Stone County Museum in town. Mountain View is the original RV park's home ground — this was the first in town, four blocks from the square in a community known as the Folk Music Capital of the World, where the covered bandstand and courthouse lawn fill with players most evenings in season. Rates by site tier are on the booking page. Folk festival weekends book out furthest ahead — reserve early if you're coming for the music.

from $25/night

Ozark RV Park and Cabins

67 RV Sites, 4 Cabins

Ozark RV Park and Cabins in Mountain View, Arkansas, offers 67 full-hookup RV sites and four cabins adjacent to the Ozark Folk Center State Park, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 67 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Back-in and pull-through categories join a recreation center, walking trails, community fire pit, and dog park. Sixty-seven sites span back-in 30-amp, back-in, and pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 67 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Accessible sites are available. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. One pricing detail: rates cover four people, with a $2 per person charge above that and an eight-person maximum per site. A recreation center, billiards, walking trails, hiking, and a dog park fill the grounds, with planned activities through the season and boating nearby. Pets are welcome. Mountain View is the undisputed folk music and traditional crafts capital of the Ozarks. Square dancing still happens on the courthouse square on summer weekends, and the regional traditions here are preserved as genuine living practice rather than nostalgia — musicians gather informally around the square most warm evenings. The park connects directly to the Ozark Folk Center State Park, with Blanchard Springs Caverns and the White and Buffalo Rivers close. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable Ozark conditions and the fullest music calendar, with foliage drawing October crowds. Reserve well ahead for festival weekends.

from $29/night

Eminence Cottages and Camp

7 RV Sites, 4 Tent Sites

Eminence Cottages and Camp in Eminence, Missouri, offers seven full-hookup RV sites and four tent sites in the heart of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 80 feet. Pull-through categories join cottages, a hot tub and sauna, and kayak rentals in Shannon County. Seven pull-through sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 20/30-amp and 30/50-amp service, sized to 80 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The 80-foot capacity is generous for a small property. Four tent sites and cottages round out the accommodations. A general store, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. With seven RV sites, reserve well ahead. Pets are welcome. Kayak rentals are available on site, which matters here — the rivers are the reason to come, and having boats on the property removes the outfitter logistics. A hot tub and sauna, pavilion, sports courts, volleyball, corn hole, and walking trails fill the grounds, with hiking, canoeing, and kayaking from the area and a golf course nearby. Eminence sits in one of Missouri's most remote and purely beautiful rural counties, where the Jacks Fork and the Current River flow cold and spring-clear through forested limestone valleys protected under the National Park Service since 1964. For guests wanting immersive access to the Ozarks' most celebrated float rivers with comfort infrastructure for multi-day stays, this is the deepest access point in the region. Float season runs spring through fall, peaking in summer. Reserve well ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $29 $25/night

Ohana Celebration Park

9 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 5 Tent Sites

Ohana Celebration Park in Vilonia, Arkansas, offers nine RV sites, a cabin, and five tent sites on a lake in the central Arkansas countryside, with 30 and 50-amp full hookups on a big-rig-friendly layout. Premium lake-front and lake view pull-throughs join group RV sites, with a beach, boat and kayak rentals, and on-site dining. Nine sites run in group RV, lake view pull-through, and premium lake front pull-through categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, with fire pits and picnic tables. The lake front and lake view categories are worth requesting early. A cabin and five tent sites round out the accommodations. A general store, laundry, personal mailboxes, restrooms, and a pavilion handle the practical side, and the group sites suit families or clubs traveling together. The lake carries the recreation. A beach gives swimming access, with boat and kayak rentals on site and fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, and paddle boats from the shoreline, plus inflatable water toys in season. Walking trails, hiking, biking, a playground, community fire pit, and on-site dining fill the rest, with planned activities through the season and strong stargazing over the water. Pets are welcome. The park has been reborn since 2021 under the Mize family's stewardship from the historic Lester Flatt Memorial Park site, welcoming both short and extended stays. Vilonia sits in Faulkner County between Conway and Little Rock, with the Central Arkansas Karting Complex and Precision Paintball nearby. Summer lake season drives demand. With nine sites, reserve well ahead.

from $25/night

Ember Shoals Outdoor Resort

42 RV Sites

Ember Shoals Outdoor Resort in Cotter, Arkansas, offers 42 full-hookup RV sites on the White River, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 65 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, open all year. Premium and standard back-in and pull-through 30/50-amp categories join on-site fishing guides, a clubhouse, and walking trails. Forty-two sites span premium back-in 30/50-amp, premium pull-thru 30/50-amp, standard back-in 30/50-amp, and standard pull-thru 30/50-amp categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 65 feet, with fire pits. Four clear tiers and every category carrying both amperages means any rig plugs in without an adapter. Cabins round out the lodging. A laundry, propane fills, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The park was previously named Denton Ferry RV Park. On-site fishing guides are the standout amenity here and tell you exactly who this resort serves. A clubhouse, walking trails, pond, corn hole, and river frontage fill the rest, with boating nearby and a state park close. Pets are welcome. The White River below Bull Shoals Dam is one of the world's great trout tailwaters. Cold, clear water released from the dam's depths holds temperatures ideal for rainbow and brown trout year-round, and the river has produced record browns. Cotter calls itself the Trout Capital USA and means it. Trout fishing runs all year, with spring and fall the most comfortable and productive. Reserve well ahead for those windows.

from $30/night

Rollin Oaks Park

20 RV Sites, 226 Tent Sites

Rollin Oaks Park in Center Ridge, Arkansas, offers back-in RV sites and extensive primitive tent camping in the wooded river valley country of Conway County, with rigs accepted to 30 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. This is a nature-first, 55-plus community that prioritizes the Arkansas woodland setting over amenity infrastructure — and prices accordingly. Back-in sites accommodate rigs to 30 feet, which suits smaller trailers and vans rather than large coaches. Primitive tent camping makes up the bulk of the property's capacity. A dump station and firewood are available on site. Guests should arrive largely self-contained; the infrastructure here is deliberately minimal. On-site programming is simple and traditional — a playground, volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, and seasonal special events, which is what family primitive camping has always been built around. Hiking runs from the property, and the dark rural sky makes for genuinely good stargazing. Pets are welcome. Supplies require a short drive, so stock up before arrival. Center Ridge Grocery and Quick Stop are each 6.7 miles out with food, drink, gas, and ice, the Dollar General in Center Ridge is 6.2 miles, and Birdtown Grocery is 7.4 miles. Conway County sits where the Ouachita foothills roll north toward the Arkansas River valley, in the rural interior that has kept the unhurried character larger campgrounds systematically remove. Petit Jean Mountain — among the most scenically spectacular and historically significant sites in Arkansas — is within practical range. The park serves the Arkansas camping season, with spring and fall delivering the most comfortable conditions for primitive camping. Reserve ahead for holiday weekends.

Big Creek RV Park/ Arcadia Meadow Campground LLC

Big Creek RV Park and Arcadia Meadow Campground in Annapolis, MO, offers full-hookup RV sites carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV, with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table at each site. Both pull-thru and back-in layouts are available, and the park is rated big rig friendly. Contact them for site count, amp service, and maximum rig length, since those specifics aren't published here. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, propane fills, and a barn cover the practical side. Pets are welcome. An outdoor pool, a pond, creek frontage, sport courts, volleyball, horseshoes, a playground, and walking trails fill the wooded grounds, with swimming, fishing, hiking, biking, gem panning, birding, and stargazing. Annapolis sits on Highway 49 in Iron County in the St. Francois Mountains — some of the oldest and most geologically remarkable terrain in the American Midwest. Johnson's Shut-Ins, Elephant Rocks, Taum Sauk Mountain, Fort Davidson, and the Black River are all within easy reach. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Shut-Ins season fills this corner of Missouri — reserve ahead and confirm your rig's fit.

from $30/night

Indian Camp Campground

25 RV Sites

Indian Camp Campground in Arlington, Kentucky, offers 25 RV sites in the extreme western Purchase Region, with 30 and 50-amp water-and-electric service and rigs accepted up to 90 feet. Back-in, pull-in, and pull-through categories join a general store, playground, showers, and firewood, open all year. Twenty-five sites run in back-in, pull-in, and pull-thru categories, carrying water and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 90 feet, with picnic tables. Plan around the hookups — sites carry water and electric but not sewer, so manage tank capacity and use the dump station. Ninety feet is exceptional capacity for a park this size and accommodates anything on the road with room to spare. Three configurations cover most arrival preferences. A general store, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. A playground fills the grounds, with a river nearby, offroading close, and a state park within reach. The amenity set is deliberately spare, which keeps rates low and suits a quiet rural property. Pets are welcome. Arlington sits in the far western tip of Kentucky, one of the least visited but most historically and ecologically interesting corners of the Commonwealth. The Mississippi River's alluvial landscape defines it — Columbus-Belmont State Park's Civil War earthworks overlook the river, the Reelfoot Lake area formed by the New Madrid earthquakes is close, and the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi at Wickliffe draws serious birders and history travelers. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable conditions and the best birding along the Mississippi flyway. Demand runs steadily rather than seasonally. Reserve ahead for holiday weekends.

from $25/night

Deer Creek Campground

Deer Creek Campground sits on the spring-fed Black River in Lesterville, Missouri—a Reynolds County Ozark community about two hours southwest of St. Louis where the Black River's cold, clear current, high quality of water, and accessible float corridor have made it one of the premier river recreation destinations in the Missouri Ozarks. The campground's combination of RV sites, cabins, and tent camping with an in-house float trip outfitting operation makes it a genuine Ozark river camp where the water is not merely adjacent to the camping but central to the entire experience. RV sites with hookup options, cabins of various sizes, and tent sites accommodate the full range of camping preferences, with outdoor pool, playground, a large pirate ship play structure for children, volleyball court, fire rings, picnic tables, and a covered pavilion available for rental providing the on-property recreational infrastructure. A camp store handles supply needs. The campground's Black River position means that creek access is immediate—the spring-fed water characteristic of the Ozark streams maintains temperatures in the mid-60s through summer, providing the cold, refreshing float and swimming experience that distinguishes Ozark river recreation from the warmer lake swimming that characterizes most Midwest summer camping. Deer Creek is also a river outfitter, offering four- to ten-person rafts, party islands, canoes, kayaks, and tubes for a seven-mile guided floating trip on the Black River—a self-guided float through the Ozark woodland where the river's spring-fed clarity, boulder-lined pools, and gravel-bar swimming holes define a distinctly Missouri outdoor experience. The float trip returns guests to the campground via shuttle, and multiple daily launches accommodate camping guests who want to spend more of their day on the water than a single float covers. The combination of the campground's location on the float corridor and its outfitting operation makes it one of the more self-contained river camping operations in the Missouri Ozarks. The Reynolds County Ozarks are anchored by a series of Missouri state parks that collectively make the area one of the most park-dense recreational landscapes in the state: Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, where the Black River flows through volcanic rhyolite formations creating natural rock water slides and swimming pools unique in Missouri, is the most famous. Elephant Rocks State Park, a field of billion-year-old granite boulders among the oldest exposed rock in Missouri, provides geological wonder accessible to visitors of all mobility levels on its paved trail. Sam A. Baker State Park, one of Missouri's most beloved parks, provides additional Black River access with hiking and camping in the St. François Mountains terrain. Deer Creek Campground operates through the Missouri Ozarks river season, with peak float trip demand from Memorial Day through Labor Day when the Black River's consistent spring-fed flow and moderate gradient make it accessible to all experience levels. Fall brings cooler temperatures, reduced crowds, and the hardwood foliage of the Ozark plateau in its full color display from early to mid-October, when the river's accessibility continues but the social intensity of peak summer diminishes. The campground's proximity to Johnson's Shut-Ins and the geological wonder of the Reynolds County state park cluster makes it a natural combination of river camping and state park exploration in a stretch of the Ozarks that rewards a multi-day stay.

from $33/night

Little Sinkin Creek RV Resort & UTV Campground

2 Onsite RV/Trailers

Little Sinkin Creek RV Resort & UTV Campground in Bunker, Missouri, is built entirely around off-highway vehicle recreation, offering RV rentals — the Cherokee and the Cougar — alongside full-hookup sites on a big-rig-friendly property with direct trail access. A dump station and WiFi serve riders in one of the Ozarks' most trail-rich landscapes. The two on-site RV rentals, named the Cherokee and the Cougar, let riders arrive with a trailer full of machines and no rig at all. Full-hookup sites accommodate guests bringing their own, on a layout sized for big rigs hauling UTV trailers. A dump station and WiFi handle the practical side. Pets are welcome. Trail access is the entire proposition. UTV and ATV trails run directly from the campground, which removes the trailering-out routine that most OHV trips require. Fishing, swimming, boating, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, and biking are all available in the surrounding country, and off-roading is the reason nearly everyone books. Bunker sits in Reynolds County, one of Missouri's least densely populated, in the heart of the Mark Twain National Forest. The Current River watershed, the volcanic shut-ins, and Taum Sauk Mountain — the state's highest summit — all converge within a short ride, which is why the OHV community treats this stretch of the Ozarks as a destination rather than a stop. Riding season runs spring through fall, with fall color weekends drawing the heaviest traffic. With two rentals and a small site count, reserve well ahead for any weekend.