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About Tompkins Bend
Number of accommodations: 75
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
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Showers
Playground
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Showers
On Site Services
- Playground
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Reviews (903)
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
Chris B
VerifiedMay 29, 2022 • Stayed at: 63, Loop: D
Love this campground but found the restrooms and showers to not be as clean as they have been in the past. The fire pit also looked as it had not been cleaned out in quite a while.
sandra e
VerifiedMay 31, 2022 • Stayed at: 61, Loop: D
Lovely lakeside setting. Great nature trails. Easy check in.
sandra e
VerifiedMay 31, 2022 • Stayed at: 61, Loop: D
Lovely lakeside setting. Great nature trails. Easy check in.
Kenneth S
VerifiedJune 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: B
Hip hip hooray! Jolly good! Bloody well done oh chap!
Kenneth S
VerifiedJune 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: B
Hip hip hooray! Jolly good! Bloody well done oh chap!
Calvin H
VerifiedJune 5, 2022 • Stayed at: 04, Loop: A
Awesome campsite. Quiet and beautiful. Toilets kept adequately clean even though the fixtures sre showing their age. Many campsites are close enough to the water, so launch your boat at the big ramp and beach it by your campsite. Fish cleaning station at the ramp with trash cans to dispose of the carcasses. Again, camp is beautiful and quiet You will enjoy your stay.
Calvin H
VerifiedJune 5, 2022 • Stayed at: 04, Loop: A
Awesome campsite. Quiet and beautiful. Toilets kept adequately clean even though the fixtures sre showing their age. Many campsites are close enough to the water, so launch your boat at the big ramp and beach it by your campsite. Fish cleaning station at the ramp with trash cans to dispose of the carcasses. Again, camp is beautiful and quiet You will enjoy your stay.
Shannon W
VerifiedJune 6, 2022 • Stayed at: 48, Loop: D
not sure what the camp hut folks do at this point???? Seems that it is government paid job and can't see that they do anything.
check in on-line (if you don't then nothing happens)
Park ranger drives around and places signs on post.
I saw one of them sitting in the booth as a drove by playing a game on their phone....didnt even look up.
Shannon W
VerifiedJune 6, 2022 • Stayed at: 48, Loop: D
not sure what the camp hut folks do at this point???? Seems that it is government paid job and can't see that they do anything.
check in on-line (if you don't then nothing happens)
Park ranger drives around and places signs on post.
I saw one of them sitting in the booth as a drove by playing a game on their phone....didnt even look up.
Cody W
VerifiedJune 12, 2022 • Stayed at: 09, Loop: A
Love Tompkins. Good people, clean facilities, best spot on the lake!
Location Tompkins Bend
Address:
15 Tompkins Bend
Mt. Ida, AR, 71957
United States
From Hot Springs, Arkansas, take US 270 west approximately 24.5 miles to Tompkin
Bend Road. Turn right and follow access road 2.4 miles north to park.
From
Mount Ida, Arkansas, take US 270 east about 10.7 miles to Tompkins Bend
Road. Turn left and follow access road 2.4 miles north to the park.
Tompkins Bend is accessible via US 270, which is approximately 10.7 miles from Mount Ida and 24.5 miles from Hot Springs.
Elevation: 188 feet
12 mi drive to downtown Mt. Ida (about 17 min)
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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Last updated: September 4, 2026
