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About Cowhide Cove
Number of accommodations: 48
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (460)
What Guests Are Saying
Cowhide Cove is praised for its excellent campground with spacious, well-kept sites, beautiful views, and friendly hosts. Guests enjoy clean facilities and a peaceful atmosphere, though some noted issues with the showers and lack of trash cans at individual sites. Overall, the campground offers a great experience, making it a popular choice for repeat visitors.
What Guests Are Saying
Cowhide Cove is praised for its excellent campground with spacious, well-kept sites, beautiful views, and friendly hosts. Guests enjoy clean facilities and a peaceful atmosphere, though some noted issues with the showers and lack of trash cans at individual sites. Overall, the campground offers a great experience, making it a popular choice for repeat visitors.
Review Summary
Christy A
VerifiedMay 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: COWHIDE COVE
Excellent campground. Sites are good size, lots of trees, lakeside campsites, very clean. The only downfall were the showers, they were not taken care if. Shower heads leaked or were completely broken off or had electrical tape wrapoed around them. Shower curtains were torn and duct taped. Other than the showers, this is a great campground, the hosts were very friendly and helpful.
Erik C
VerifiedMay 5, 2026 • Stayed at: 26, Loop: COWHIDE COVE
Nice, well kept campground with beautiful views, great fishing, and clean bathrooms.
It is pretty remote with the nearest big town (shopping, etc) being about 40 minutes away.
Although each spot has a picnic table, grill, and burn pit, I really wish the parking pads were paved.
The driveways are eroding and every time it rains anything on the ground gets filthy.
Great place though, just needs a little love.
brenda r
VerifiedApril 20, 2026 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: COWHIDE COVE
Not enough trash cans and 4 to 5 sites have to share 3 cans . There is no longer a can per camp site
brenda r
VerifiedApril 20, 2026 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: COWHIDE COVE
Not enough trash cans and 4 to 5 sites have to share 3 cans . There is no longer a can per camp site
Ruth J
VerifiedApril 15, 2026 • Stayed at: 21, Loop: COWHIDE COVE
Every thing was great ! The boast was kind and friendly. Had a relaxing week until I went to the dump station! The water connection had been cut off the black tank water flushing hose! This is the second hose that hasn’t worked correctly! The black water flushing is an extremely important part of maintaining the black tank! The maintenance crew needs to have this on their check lists of things to check daily! So a great week ended with major frustration ( again this year) because I was unable to flush my black tank!
Ruth J
VerifiedApril 15, 2026 • Stayed at: 21, Loop: COWHIDE COVE
Every thing was great ! The boast was kind and friendly. Had a relaxing week until I went to the dump station! The water connection had been cut off the black tank water flushing hose! This is the second hose that hasn’t worked correctly! The black water flushing is an extremely important part of maintaining the black tank! The maintenance crew needs to have this on their check lists of things to check daily! So a great week ended with major frustration ( again this year) because I was unable to flush my black tank!
Helen B
VerifiedApril 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 48, Loop: COWHIDE 2
❤️
Dennis G
VerifiedApril 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: COWHIDE COVE
Nice level site and everything worked as it should. Had a great time.
Dennis G
VerifiedApril 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: COWHIDE COVE
Nice level site and everything worked as it should. Had a great time.
Donald V
VerifiedApril 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 40, Loop: COWHIDE COVE
Clean,safe,friendly and helpful host
Location Cowhide Cove
Address:
239 New Cowhide Cove Road
Murfreesboro, AR, 71958
United States
From Hot Springs, Arkansas, take Highway 70 west for 41 miles to Kirby. Continue onto Route 27 south for 5 miles to Cowhide Cove Access Road. Turn right on the access road and drive 2 miles to the campground.
Cowhide Cove is accessible via Highway 70 and Route 27. Highway 70 is the primary route from Hot Springs, approximately 41 miles to Kirby, where you can connect to Route 27 south for an additional 5 miles to the campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 34.1744 / -93.6686
Elevation: 166 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
6PM
Check out time
4PM
- A reservation confirmation number is required before setting up your campsite. Transactions must be made through recreation.gov or by phone.
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
Cancellation policy
- Arrivals more than 24 hours late must call to avoid a cancellation and fees.
Utilities
- Dumping gray water is not allowed; use the designated dump station.
Safety & rules
- Dispose of trash daily in designated receptacles; do not use fire rings or hang trash inappropriately.
- Maintain a clean site during your stay and clean up before leaving.
Pets
- Pets must be restrained, not left unattended, and waste must be disposed of; pets are not allowed in certain areas.
Site capacity
- Maximum stay of 14 days during peak season, with no extensions allowed.
Local regulations
- For a complete list of rules and regulations, refer to the provided link.
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Last updated: June 5, 2026
