About Tompkins Bend
Number of accommodations: 75
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Dump Station -
Playground
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (420)
What Guests Are Saying
Tompkins Bend is praised for its peaceful atmosphere, beautiful surroundings, and well-maintained campgrounds, making it an ideal spot for families and nature lovers. Campers enjoy clean facilities, great views, and proximity to recreational activities like fishing and hiking. While some concerns were raised about restroom maintenance and tree proximity for larger rigs, the overall sentiment remains positive, with many expressing a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Tompkins Bend is praised for its peaceful atmosphere, beautiful surroundings, and well-maintained campgrounds, making it an ideal spot for families and nature lovers. Campers enjoy clean facilities, great views, and proximity to recreational activities like fishing and hiking. While some concerns were raised about restroom maintenance and tree proximity for larger rigs, the overall sentiment remains positive, with many expressing a desire to return.
Review Summary
Holly D
VerifiedMarch 10, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 07, Loop: A
Wonderful, clean place
James J
VerifiedFebruary 14, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 19, Loop: B
Beautiful campsite in a great location. Would love to go back in the summer.
Janet N
VerifiedJanuary 16, 2025 β’ 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 β’ 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 Bathrooms were outdated, but very clean.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 β’ Stayed at: 39, Loop: C
Clean campgrounds and restrooms. Rangers check daily to make sure everything is okay.
Jody D
VerifiedDecember 15, 2024 β’ 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.
Susan K
VerifiedDecember 5, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 15, Loop: A
This is a beautiful campground with roomy sites. The lake was beautiful to kayak on!! We will definitely stay there again!!
Ernie P
VerifiedDecember 4, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 04, Loop: A
Tompkins Bend is a beautiful campsite. I love the way it is arranged where every camper has waterfront. The bathrooms were exceptionally clean and heated which was nice. It was rather cool when we went.
Richard M
VerifiedDecember 1, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 59, Loop: D
Dry nice place. We will be back
Kelly B
VerifiedNovember 22, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 58, Loop: D
Very clean and quite. Beautiful views and trails.
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.
Latitude & Longitude: 34.5688 / -93.4699
Elevation: 188 feet
Policies & Rules
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No off-road vehicles allowed in park |
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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. |
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Check-Out time is 4pm and Check-In time is 6pm |
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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. |
