If you are looking for a quiet park, keep on driving. There are permanent tenants here who have 3 yapping dogs. They leave all day with the blinds and windows open and the dogs yap at anything that moves. You can't cook outside or talk a walk without being driven back inside by barking dogs. I go to bed with headaches and the dogs wake me up barking. Wanda is not helpful. She sent out memo saying to contact her, when we did, she ignored us for the 5th time and said "that's what dogs do". I feel very informed now by the park attendant. My doctoral degree had not taught me that, but Wanda did. Loud, rude, discourteous park. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
September 2008
$15
Mostly pull thrus and pretty level gravel sites. Close to Interstate so a little road noise. Back behind a Motel 6 and an RV dealership. Has a shopping center and very good restaurant within walking distance. Great place for a RV rally (which we were a part of). Restroom/ shower combos very clean. Staff very nice and helpful. Would stay here again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We spent one night here. The park was very tight (very little room between sites--nervous about putting out the slides). We did not get to use the Wi-Fi because we did not know the password and even though we arrived during office hours there was no staff to be found. Our Verizon air card only picked up the slow access as well. The one thing we liked was that there was a grocery store right across the street and eating places within walking distance. Probably would not stay here again. It looked like a great place to stay if you were getting work done at the dealership next door. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This campground was exactly what we were looking for on a one night stop. It was close to the freeway, but not so close as to catch the noise. All sites are spacious, level and clean. Most sites are pull thru. The grooming of the place was immaculate. There are not a lot of amenities in the campground. It's primarily a parking lot with grass between sites. There are many restaurants within walking distance of the campground, but as an overnighter, it is ideal. I would recommend this to other campers for this purpose only. If you're looking for a resort, this is not it. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
I wouldn't recommend this place at all. Noisy.a lot of gravel and is adjacent to an RV sales repair facility. Stay only if you must. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Decent overnight stop but not much more. Behind Motel 6 and next to an RV sales
lot. On our last visit we never saw a staff member and the office never did open, even at posted times. We camped here in a camper.
We arrived about 4:15 pm and the office was closed. A sign on the door said to pick out a space and leave payment in a drop box. I was walking out to the campground to pick out a site, when the owner drove up. He recommended a site, escorted me to it, and told me to leave payment in the drop box at the office. I positioned the coach in the site and connected to the 50 amp shore power, but got no power. Yes, the breaker was on. I plugged in my Power Pal analyzer, and it confirmed there was no power. The 30 amp outlet worked, so I connected to it so the coach could start cooling down. I then connected the television cable to the campground cable and checked the tv signal. The tv signal was pretty poor. The general condition of the campground was pretty dismal. I did not go into the office, and I do not know if they had a bath house. The trailer parked in the next site was not more than 8 feet from my coach, and I had not opened my slideouts. The adjacent trailer appeared to not have been used in several months. There were other units nearby that appeared unused and were in very poor condition. I did not connect my water or sewer. By this time I had decided I would not stay in this campground. The first time in eight years of travel back and forth across the country that I have taken a site and did not stay. I disconnected everything, and called the owner's cell phone and advised him that we had decided not to stay. He had left the premises shortly after escorting me to the site. The cell phone # posted on the office door had the wrong area code, but my wife figured out that the area code was the same as for the office phone. Trailer Life rated this campground 7-8-8. What a joke. I wonder how long since TL inspected the campground. We drove to a nearby Wal-Mart and spent the night. We camped here in a Motorhome.
The worst time I have had in 10 years of camping, I think the owners of this camp should sell out to someone that likes people and fix this place up . We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 3 / 10 ]
September 2008
$24
This could be a nice little campground but it needs a lot of work. It is mostly shaded with large trees. Some gravel but it has mostly been worn into the ground so there is a lot of dirt where there should be gravel. The sites have no concrete pads at all. The only concrete is under a shelter that is supposed to be for get together or picnics but it is full of lawn tractors and junk used and cannot be used and the building that is supposed to be used for the same thing is being used as storage but a bunch of junk also. The listing in Trailer Life shows river front campground but it is more like a lagoon off shoot from the Arkansas River with dead water that is nasty looking. They say that there is a dock with fresh water fishing but I wouldn't want to walk on the dock and wouldn't want to fish there either. There has been no upkeep in the campground at all. The listing says that they have groceries but I saw very few items and I tried to buy a bag of ice and they didn't even have that. They say that they have a playground but I didn't see anything that even remotely resembled one. The toilets and showers were fairly clean but the rest of the building was very dirty with filthy windows and spider webs on them that haven't been cleaned for several months. The campground was fairly full each night that we were there but the owners are not using any of the income for improvements or upkeep. The owners live in the second floor above the office but the only person that I ever saw in the three days that I was there was their daughter running the cash register. There is old junk boats, trailers and trucks sitting all over the campground that takes away from the campground. Overall, it just needs a lot of cleaning up and improvements in several areas. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
I really wanted to rate this campground better than I did. I was excited to see that the whole campground was under a canopy of trees and according to the listing in Woodall's, they offered everything we wanted in a campground. However, it was a rocky start. The person checking us in (I think it was the owner) was not the friendliest person I've dealt with. She wanted me to fill out an address on the check in form. Well, I'm military moving across country and I'm living in my MH, so I don't have one. She said a box address would be fine. I don't have one. Then she said I must have something. Well, I don't. Then she wanted an old address. I don't understand how and why that would make a difference. Her attitude about this is what upset me. Therefore, I started to get an attitude back and threatened to go to another park. I know it wasn't a big deal but I hold customer service in very high regards. I feel it can make up for many shortfalls. Then she changed her mindset and became compliant and allowed me to not list an address. She said it was because in case the police needed to find me they would have a place to start. Well, she had my license plate number, phone number and credit card information. What more do you need? Anyway, the pros are as follows: cable, wifi, and very quiet. The cons: customer service, strange lot configuration, owner's dog (while very friendly) ran loose all the time. Would I stay here again? Probably not, but this cg isn't too bad for an overnight. We camped here in a Motorhome.
I have been at this campground for several months. This may be the worst campground I have ever been in. Septic system has to be pumped a couple of times and week and one has to endure that noise early in the morning when they come to pump it. Not really a campground-more like a trailer park. Pavillion has had lawn tractors and other junk parked under it since I have arrived several months ago. Owners dogs runs free and creates a disturbance. There are basically no activities, or provisions for activities. Cable television service is poor clarity. Owners are not friendly at all and make no effort to please their customers. When it rains real hard one whole end of the park is under about an inch of water. Sites are poorly designed and way too close together (within three feet of each other. Whole campground appears to be rundown. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
March 2008
$26
This campground had level/gravel pull through sites and was excellent for us as we passed through Arkansas. The property had a lake and seemed like it would be a very pretty property once the grass and tree leaves turned green later in the year. The family owners were incredibly nice and very helpful in getting us checked in and located. The property was clean very easy to maneuver. I strongly recommend the property. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Some water hookups need repair, bathrooms dirty and in need of repair. About 75% monthly residents, owners dog runs loose. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This is our second time to visit this park. It is well kept and the best one we have found in the Fort Smith/Van Buren area. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
New owners. Very friendly. Great service. Took each of us, 2 rigs, to our sites. Made sure 5th wheel cleared any low tree limbs. About 80 channels of cable tv. Great location just off I-40 at exit 3. Easy to get in and out of. Some photos posted at theadamssfamily.com/CG/AR/AR.htm . We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Scenic. Level gravel. River nearby. Nice host. Loose dogs and much poop (we have 3 small dogs so notice things like this). We camped here in a Motorhome.