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2026 Season availability
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- Dump station on site
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Reviews (922)
What Guests Are Saying
Tompkins Bend is praised for its beautiful, clean environment, excellent hospitality, and spacious campsites with great access to the lake. Many visitors appreciate the shade, quiet atmosphere, and well-maintained facilities, including showers and bathrooms. Some concerns include cleanliness issues in restrooms and the need for upgrades in certain areas, but overall, guests express a strong desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Tompkins Bend is praised for its beautiful, clean environment, excellent hospitality, and spacious campsites with great access to the lake. Many visitors appreciate the shade, quiet atmosphere, and well-maintained facilities, including showers and bathrooms. Some concerns include cleanliness issues in restrooms and the need for upgrades in certain areas, but overall, guests express a strong desire to return.
Review Summary
Angela B
VerifiedSeptember 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 51, Loop: D
Site 51 is an large spot on the point. Pad is level. Only negative is the large drop off from pad to gravel. Have to be very careful with the drop off. Picnic concrete pad is breaking on ends making unstable walking around table
Johnny B
VerifiedSeptember 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 74, Loop: D
We stayed 2 weeks at site number 74, loved watching the deer on the island and other deer swimming out to them every evening
Charlie B
VerifiedAugust 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: A
Great spot and great cell service with t-mobile internet and AT&T cell phone!
Charlie B
VerifiedAugust 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: A
Great spot and great cell service with t-mobile internet and AT&T cell phone!
Teresa E
VerifiedAugust 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 13, Loop: A
We stayed in 13A. This is the best all around site at this campground. We have camped in various sites over the years with great views but not good walk downs to lake with muddy entrance into water for swimming. This site is higher with rock making it cleaner for swimming and playing with dog. Beautiful views, shady most of the day, walking the campground peninsulas or trails is great, if you don’t want to cook there is a great cafe at the marina just a short drive or walk away. Trash receptacles close to campsite emptied daily, quiet and peaceful but we stayed during the week and school was starting thr next week. We didn’t use the bathhouse but noticed it had cleaners twice daily and even the bugs and spider webs were removed from the lighted entry and sitting area around it. Boat ramp and dock within sight of area A and B. We will be back every year!
Teresa E
VerifiedAugust 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 13, Loop: A
We stayed in 13A. This is the best all around site at this campground. We have camped in various sites over the years with great views but not good walk downs to lake with muddy entrance into water for swimming. This site is higher with rock making it cleaner for swimming and playing with dog. Beautiful views, shady most of the day, walking the campground peninsulas or trails is great, if you don’t want to cook there is a great cafe at the marina just a short drive or walk away. Trash receptacles close to campsite emptied daily, quiet and peaceful but we stayed during the week and school was starting thr next week. We didn’t use the bathhouse but noticed it had cleaners twice daily and even the bugs and spider webs were removed from the lighted entry and sitting area around it. Boat ramp and dock within sight of area A and B. We will be back every year!
Ann M
VerifiedAugust 10, 2025 • Stayed at: 57, Loop: D
If you have a big rig you probably want to stay in sites 1 - 57. You can get more ice if needed over at the Shangri La Resort. The gravel around the campsites can be slippery even when dry.
Ann M
VerifiedAugust 10, 2025 • Stayed at: 57, Loop: D
If you have a big rig you probably want to stay in sites 1 - 57. You can get more ice if needed over at the Shangri La Resort. The gravel around the campsites can be slippery even when dry.
Deborah W
VerifiedJuly 31, 2025 • Stayed at: 57, Loop: D
This is a wonderful campground. My only complaint is that trees are being taken down and the debris piled up in various spots among the campsites. Makes it difficult for the workers that mow to do a good job of keeping the weeds at bay.
Deborah W
VerifiedJuly 31, 2025 • Stayed at: 57, Loop: D
This is a wonderful campground. My only complaint is that trees are being taken down and the debris piled up in various spots among the campsites. Makes it difficult for the workers that mow to do a good job of keeping the weeds at bay.
Location & Directions for Tompkins Bend
15 Tompkins Bend, Mt. Ida, AR 71957 United States
Elevation: 188 ft
Getting There
From Hot Springs, Arkansas, take US 270 west approximately 24.5 mi to Tompkin
Bend Road. Turn right and follow access road 2.4 mi north to park. <br /><br />From
Mount Ida, Arkansas, take US 270 east about 10.7 mi to Tompkins Bend
Road. Turn left ...
From Hot Springs, Arkansas, take US 270 west approximately 24.5 mi to Tompkin
Bend Road. Turn right and follow access road 2.4 mi north to park.
From
Mount Ida, Arkansas, take US 270 east about 10.7 mi to Tompkins Bend
Road. Turn left and follow access road 2.4 mi north to the park.
Highway access
Tompkins Bend is accessible via US 270, which is approximately 10.7 miles from Mount Ida and 24.5 miles from Hot Springs.
Policies & Rules
General
- No off-road vehicles allowed in park
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
- Check-Out time is 4pm and Check-In time is 6pm
- Camper Self-Check In Cards are located at the entrance of the campground. Please grab a card apon entry, fill it out and attach it to your campsite post. A ranger will verify the information written on the card later and check you in.
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