Willow Beach Campground
Army Corps Of Engineers
Write a Review Blue Heron Pkwy. Scott, AR 72142 501-961-1332 Reservations: 877-444-6777 Official WebsiteGPS: 34.7011, -92.1382
Overview of Willow Beach Campground
Last Price Paid: $26
Reported by DrivingDentons on 10/17/2024
Longest RV Reported: 44 feet (Class A)
Reported by BCrockett on 12/10/2020
Number of Sites 21
Reservations yes
Open Seasonally Mar. - Oct.
Elevation 229 ft / 69 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Marianne asked on 3/23/2022
Can you just drive up and ask if there are sites available?
Reviews of Willow Beach Campground 38 people have reviewed this location.
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“Beautiful, small, quiet, shaded campground!”
Reviewed 4/22/2021
| Nightly rate: | $19 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | F-01 |
| RV Length: | 37' (Class A) |
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Just an overnight on our way to Texas. Couldn’t tell, nor did the .gov site specify if there were any pull-through sites. Nope. None, But, we learned how to un-load car from dolly, detach dolly, back in car, manually back in dolly, back in 37’ Class A, re-attach dolly, re-load car. Thick and long concrete pad, concrete picnic table ... more
Just an overnight on our way to Texas. Couldn’t tell, nor did the .gov site specify if there were any pull-through sites. Nope. None, But, we learned how to un-load car from dolly, detach dolly, back in car, manually back in dolly, back in 37’ Class A, re-attach dolly, re-load car. Thick and long concrete pad, concrete picnic table under shelter, water and electric and a fire ring. An amazing new playground across from our site, and this is part of the day use park as well as more picnic shelters, basketball court, boat launch, fishermen. The river is right behind most of the sites, with sprawling grass between sites and shoreline. Bathhouse at the opposite end of campground, but we didn’t need to use it. Dump station on the way out at the entrance. TV channels, internet signal and phone service very good. Beautiful place! Everything is done online so it didn’t even matter that no one was in the entrance station, we just went to our site. Did I mention how beautiful it is? Easy to get to off highway. They do have gates that will close at a certain time. We will come again, though not when towing a car.
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Verizon 4G
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“Nice spot along the river”
Reviewed 3/31/2021
| Nightly rate: | $19 |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | F4 |
| RV Length: | 21' (Class B) |
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This is a small and quiet campground during the week -- the day-use area next door may make the whole park busier on weekends We were in Site F4 and it was a good spot for being not too far from the bathroom building but far enough away that it wasn't lit up at night by the building's obnoxiously bright outside lights. (The first f... more
This is a small and quiet campground during the week -- the day-use area next door may make the whole park busier on weekends
We were in Site F4 and it was a good spot for being not too far from the bathroom building but far enough away that it wasn't lit up at night by the building's obnoxiously bright outside lights. (The first few sites on that end get a lot of light pollution from the bathroom.)
All of the sites here are paved with asphalt or concrete and relatively level although a couple have a slope to them that may impact you more depending on the length of your rig. There is plenty of room here for rigs of all sizes.
The river is peaceful since it's more of a branch of the Arkansas River now than the main navigable area. The locals seem to love this spot for fishing -- that's not our thing so we can't confirm that. There is a boat ramp in the day-use area.
Note that the entire campground is a good hike to the dumpster and dump station, so keep that in mind for access to those. There is 20-, 30- and 50-amp service available in what appear to be newer, lighted power pedestals. There also is water on site and each one has a fire pit with cooking grate and a grill, as well as a stone picnic table. A few of the sites have pavilions over the tables, but most do not.
The bathroom building was constructed in 2019 and is well laid out. There are four individual units with toilet, sink, shower and baby changing station inside. The only real complaint we had was maintenance on the bathrooms. They are not always maintained well by the volunteer staff and we frequently found some of units were without toilet paper and none of them had any soap.
The whole park is pretty loosely run from what we could tell, which is nice if it's quiet. If you had any issues with neighbors or day-use folks causing an issue, we're not sure how you would have it addressed. There is a camp host, but they are parked up by the gate, which locked from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Again, we weren't here on the weekend, so this review is for weekday camping only, but we found it quite peaceful. Also, some reviews have mentioned a lot of bugs, but we didn't find any that were bothersome, perhaps because we were here when it was still a bit chilly.
The river is a nice view and you can see it from almost every campsite. We'd recommend a site on the river side if you can get one though.
Phone service was decent for Verizon and T-Mobile with reasonable speeds even though the signal jumped around 2-3 bars most of the time.
One bonus: if you like watching Air Force planes, you might catch the C-130 pilots training overhead as they come and go from the Little Rock AFB.
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Trekers would stay here again
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“Charming with both sunrise and sunset views”
Reviewed 3/18/2021
| Nightly rate: | $9 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 20 |
| RV Length: | 27' (Travel Trailer) |
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This was a sweet little find and our first experience with an Army COE campground. Rates are $18/night and they honor the interagency access pass. Sites are concrete and level. Easy in/out for any rig. Bathhouse is clean with warm water and private rooms. The only disappointment was that there weren’t contracted hosts so the rules w... more
This was a sweet little find and our first experience with an Army COE campground. Rates are $18/night and they honor the interagency access pass. Sites are concrete and level. Easy in/out for any rig. Bathhouse is clean with warm water and private rooms.
The only disappointment was that there weren’t contracted hosts so the rules weren’t enforced consistently. (There were some awesome volunteer hosts who were keeping things moving though.) An angler was parked in our site when we arrived so we had to go on Recreation.gov to find another one, and we were left with a muddy site. The only other site suitable site that showed as available online was also being pirated by a group of people as a day-use area and they partied loudly, well past quiet hours (but that was only one night). My impression is there are a lot of regulars there who really love the park and it’s typically quiet.
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AT&T 4G
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“So beautiful, so cheap”
Reviewed 3/15/2021
| Nightly rate: | $19 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 13 |
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LOVED this campsite. Right on the water, with power and water hookups. Dump station on site. Very affordable and lovely. Tons of space between sites. Just a remarkable experience all around!
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apanda24 would stay here again
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“Great ”
Reviewed 1/14/2021
| Nightly rate: | $9 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 13 |
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Really nice and clean we booked on line and paid $9.50 with my hubby’s America the beautiful card, how ever if you just arrive and pay at the info both you only pay $5... the bathrooms were very clean and had showers the sites had water, electricity, and a dump station not bad for $9.50
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Tina would stay here again
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“Nice stay but a lesson learned ”
Reviewed 12/30/2020
| Nightly rate: | $9 |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | F6 |
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On our way down to the Gulf of Mexico, I found this place on Recreation.gov. Husband is disabled so we got it for 9.50 a night. Originally reserved 1 night but decided to stay longer. Only our 2nd time out in our new RV. First thing that happened was our gray tank started leaking and had to have a mobile RV repairman come and fix. He t... more
On our way down to the Gulf of Mexico, I found this place on Recreation.gov. Husband is disabled so we got it for 9.50 a night. Originally reserved 1 night but decided to stay longer. Only our 2nd time out in our new RV. First thing that happened was our gray tank started leaking and had to have a mobile RV repairman come and fix. He took care of our leak but repairs cost us 383.00. Then we had to go to town. I told my husband make sure you grab everything because it will get stolen. He said it will be fine. Well he learned that it wasn’t fine because our stuff he left was stolen. We were gone around an hour. We had to go back to town to replace items and it cost us around 100.00. The park is great other than your stuff is not safe. Shower house is nice and heated. Our site was fine until it started raining and it got pretty muddy. Like the covered picnic table.
Cindy would stay here again
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“Outstanding RV experience! ”
Reviewed 12/10/2020
| Nightly rate: | $24 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | F-21 |
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The sites are large, clean, level and landscaped. Each site has a picnic table, grill and prep table. All have great views of the water. Our site, at the end, is near the great public bath that has 4 complete, separate, huge, clean bathrooms.
The best site yet!
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holly would stay here again
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“What a great place!”
Reviewed 12/10/2020
| Nightly rate: | $19 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 44' (Class A) |
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We were so pleased with this park that we stayed an extra two nights! Level pads, water and 50 amp service plus water views, large shady trees and lots of grassy areas between sites. With your Golden Age Pass, the nightly fee was only $9.50! Working dump site is always a plus, too! Looks like there is a new playground being installed. ... more
We were so pleased with this park that we stayed an extra two nights! Level pads, water and 50 amp service plus water views, large shady trees and lots of grassy areas between sites. With your Golden Age Pass, the nightly fee was only $9.50! Working dump site is always a plus, too! Looks like there is a new playground being installed. Only disappointment was no recycling bins available. This is one of our favorite places on the trip from NC to CA!
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BCrockett would stay here again
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“Very clean campground ”
Reviewed 10/16/2020
| Days stayed: | 3 |
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| Site Number: | F8 |
| RV Length: | 30' (Toy Hauler Travel Trailer) |
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Nice space between the sites , not crowded upon each other. Sunrise in October are beautiful.
creed would stay here again
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“Quiet, well maintained”
Reviewed 10/12/2020
| Nightly rate: | $19 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 10 |
| RV Length: | 19' (Travel Trailer) |
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A small well maintained campground. 4 restroom shower combo rooms were kept clean & heated even though the low was only in the 60s. The sunset was lovely with yellows, oranges & pinks. We would definitely stay here again but would not chose site 10. There are several mounds of biting ants (didn't see them around the other site... more
A small well maintained campground. 4 restroom shower combo rooms were kept clean & heated even though the low was only in the 60s.
The sunset was lovely with yellows, oranges & pinks.
We would definitely stay here again but would not chose site 10. There are several mounds of biting ants (didn't see them around the other sites) and the elevated pad was unique to site 10 and site 9. Concrete picnic tables at all sites.
The location is perfect for easy access into the city.
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LelelO would stay here again
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“Great on the Surface - Time Reveals Truth”
Reviewed 3/11/2020
| Nightly rate: | $11 |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| Site Number: | 9 |
| RV Length: | 40' (Fifth Wheel) |
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As a wise grandmaster once said, “All good times end in tears.” I’m afraid that was our experience with this Army Corps of Engineers campground. As the saying goes, “the honeymoon is over”. We really enjoy ACE campground and while this campground on the surface is nice at first glance, hidden in time are some much more concerning truth... more
As a wise grandmaster once said, “All good times end in tears.” I’m afraid that was our experience with this Army Corps of Engineers campground. As the saying goes, “the honeymoon is over”. We really enjoy ACE campground and while this campground on the surface is nice at first glance, hidden in time are some much more concerning truths about this campground. Read our blog to learn more about this campground or check out our video so you can see the campground for yourself before you arrive.
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RoamSchoolingAdventures would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- 50 Amp
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- water
- Partial Hookups
Recreation
- boat ramp
- fishing
- picnic area
- playground
- water access
Site Amenities
- big rig
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- dump station
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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