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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
James J
VerifiedFebruary 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: B
Beautiful campsite in a great location. Would love to go back in the summer.
James J
VerifiedFebruary 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: B
Beautiful campsite in a great location. Would love to go back in the summer.
Janet N
VerifiedJanuary 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: B
Wonderful spot during off season camping. Main recommendation, given to me by another camper AFTER I had pulled in and gotten set up, if you are going to use space 19, go in opposite traffic. That will put the electric and water on the passenger side but your trailer/RV access will then be on the same side as the tables and BBQ as well as not having to exit your rig immediately onto the roadway.
Janet N
VerifiedJanuary 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: B
Wonderful spot during off season camping. Main recommendation, given to me by another camper AFTER I had pulled in and gotten set up, if you are going to use space 19, go in opposite traffic. That will put the electric and water on the passenger side but your trailer/RV access will then be on the same side as the tables and BBQ as well as not having to exit your rig immediately onto the roadway.
Susan G
VerifiedDecember 24, 2024 • Stayed at: 58, Loop: D
Beautiful setting surrounded by woods and the lake. There were several hikes accessible from the campground. Site required leveling blocks. Camp hosts were very helpful and friendly. Bathrooms were outdated, but very clean. Verizon cell was very good. Water access at the site was difficult - in the ground. Would have been helpful to have a map at the entrance.
Susan G
VerifiedDecember 24, 2024 • Stayed at: 58, Loop: D
Beautiful setting surrounded by woods and the lake. There were several hikes accessible from the campground. Site required leveling blocks. Camp hosts were very helpful and friendly. Bathrooms were outdated, but very clean. Verizon cell was very good. Water access at the site was difficult - in the ground. Would have been helpful to have a map at the entrance.
Martha H
VerifiedDecember 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 39, Loop: C
Clean campgrounds and restrooms. Rangers check daily to make sure everything is okay.
Martha H
VerifiedDecember 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 39, Loop: C
Clean campgrounds and restrooms. Rangers check daily to make sure everything is okay.
Jody D
VerifiedDecember 15, 2024 • Stayed at: 48, Loop: D
Sweet campground with a few distinct camping areas on little peninsulas out into the like. Proximity to the water could not be beat. I love the variety in the shorelines, too. We enjoyed the hike along the West side of the peninsula off of Loop D.
Loop C has a noisy power (?) station in it, so if sensitive to noise, I would avoid that loop.
Site 38 and 48 both worked well for Starlink... but it helped that the trees don't have many leaves in November.
Jody D
VerifiedDecember 15, 2024 • Stayed at: 48, Loop: D
Sweet campground with a few distinct camping areas on little peninsulas out into the like. Proximity to the water could not be beat. I love the variety in the shorelines, too. We enjoyed the hike along the West side of the peninsula off of Loop D.
Loop C has a noisy power (?) station in it, so if sensitive to noise, I would avoid that loop.
Site 38 and 48 both worked well for Starlink... but it helped that the trees don't have many leaves in November.
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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