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Average nightly rates47 total sites
Tent Sites
47 sites
About Charlton Recreation Area
Number of accommodations: 47
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Parking
Pet friendly
Picnic Table
Power Service
Restrooms
Water Hookup
Electric Hookup
Showers
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Power Service
- Water Hookup
- Electric Hookup
- Sewer Hookup
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Restrooms
- Showers
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- Grill
- BBQ
- Fire Pit
- Campfire Ring
Parking and Transport
- Parking
On Site Services
- Pavilion
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (249)
What Guests Are Saying
Charlton Recreation Area is a well-maintained campground, known for its spacious, shaded sites and clean facilities, including restrooms. Visitors appreciate the peaceful atmosphere, beautiful natural surroundings, and proximity to Hot Springs. While some guests reported issues with cell service and occasional cleanliness concerns, many enjoyed their stay and highlighted the campground as a hidden gem for outdoor recreation.
What Guests Are Saying
Charlton Recreation Area is a well-maintained campground, known for its spacious, shaded sites and clean facilities, including restrooms. Visitors appreciate the peaceful atmosphere, beautiful natural surroundings, and proximity to Hot Springs. While some guests reported issues with cell service and occasional cleanliness concerns, many enjoyed their stay and highlighted the campground as a hidden gem for outdoor recreation.
Review Summary
Robin B
VerifiedApril 16, 2024 • Stayed at: Charlton 17, Loop: A
Stayed in site A17. Driveway is long and mostly level. Tent pad is flat and free from rocks / roots. Water and garbage are very close. When the restroom repairs are completed this site will be near perfect. However, the driveway slants the wrong way to back a trailer in. I had to come in the loop and go out the loop in the reverse direction. Many of the sites have the same problem, but it would be great for a motor home with a towed vehicle.
I wish I knew beforehand that the day use area is off limits to dogs, but it makes sense since it is a swimming area.
The whole loop will be well shaded when the leaves come out.
Robin B
VerifiedApril 16, 2024 • Stayed at: Charlton 17, Loop: A
Stayed in site A17. Driveway is long and mostly level. Tent pad is flat and free from rocks / roots. Water and garbage are very close. When the restroom repairs are completed this site will be near perfect. However, the driveway slants the wrong way to back a trailer in. I had to come in the loop and go out the loop in the reverse direction. Many of the sites have the same problem, but it would be great for a motor home with a towed vehicle.
I wish I knew beforehand that the day use area is off limits to dogs, but it makes sense since it is a swimming area.
The whole loop will be well shaded when the leaves come out.
Robin B
VerifiedApril 16, 2024 • Stayed at: Charlton 17, Loop: A
Stayed in site A17. Driveway is long and mostly level. Tent pad is flat and free from rocks / roots. Water and garbage are very close. When the restroom repairs are completed this site will be near perfect. However, the driveway slants the wrong way to back a trailer in. I had to come in the loop and go out the loop in the reverse direction. Many of the sites have the same problem, but it would be great for a motor home with a towed vehicle.
I wish I knew beforehand that the day use area is off limits to dogs, but it makes sense since it is a swimming area.
The whole loop will be well shaded when the leaves come out.
Cheryl R
VerifiedApril 20, 2024 • Stayed at: Charlton 21, Loop: B
We had a great campsite in a beautiful campground. The only negative was that the shower water temperature was very hot and couldn't be cooled, and the water stream came down too close to the control handle.
Duane R
VerifiedApril 20, 2024 • Stayed at: Charlton 6, Loop: C
I called to make a reservation, about two months (maybe more) before our stay. The guy said we were set, but did not want my email to send a confirmation. We got there, and there was no one that we found to tell us which site we were supposed to use. Some helpful seasonal campers said it was First-come-first-served on the sites, and to take an empty site.
Later, the campground manager came by, and told me the guy I spoke with was no longer employed with them, so any info he gave me was not reliable. And, it is a FCFS campground. If I had known, I would have found a backup (which, fortunately, I didn't need). We could have easily gotten there with nothing available.
Nice campground, though. Full hook-ups. Water hook-up was in an underground vault, which was different. Did not find any snakes or spiders in it, fortunately.
Cheryl R
VerifiedApril 20, 2024 • Stayed at: Charlton 21, Loop: B
We had a great campsite in a beautiful campground. The only negative was that the shower water temperature was very hot and couldn't be cooled, and the water stream came down too close to the control handle.
Duane R
VerifiedApril 20, 2024 • Stayed at: Charlton 6, Loop: C
I called to make a reservation, about two months (maybe more) before our stay. The guy said we were set, but did not want my email to send a confirmation. We got there, and there was no one that we found to tell us which site we were supposed to use. Some helpful seasonal campers said it was First-come-first-served on the sites, and to take an empty site.
Later, the campground manager came by, and told me the guy I spoke with was no longer employed with them, so any info he gave me was not reliable. And, it is a FCFS campground. If I had known, I would have found a backup (which, fortunately, I didn't need). We could have easily gotten there with nothing available.
Nice campground, though. Full hook-ups. Water hook-up was in an underground vault, which was different. Did not find any snakes or spiders in it, fortunately.
Cheryl R
VerifiedApril 20, 2024 • Stayed at: Charlton 21, Loop: B
We had a great campsite in a beautiful campground. The only negative was that the shower water temperature was very hot and couldn't be cooled, and the water stream came down too close to the control handle.
Duane R
VerifiedApril 20, 2024 • Stayed at: Charlton 6, Loop: C
I called to make a reservation, about two months (maybe more) before our stay. The guy said we were set, but did not want my email to send a confirmation. We got there, and there was no one that we found to tell us which site we were supposed to use. Some helpful seasonal campers said it was First-come-first-served on the sites, and to take an empty site.
Later, the campground manager came by, and told me the guy I spoke with was no longer employed with them, so any info he gave me was not reliable. And, it is a FCFS campground. If I had known, I would have found a backup (which, fortunately, I didn't need). We could have easily gotten there with nothing available.
Nice campground, though. Full hook-ups. Water hook-up was in an underground vault, which was different. Did not find any snakes or spiders in it, fortunately.
David S
VerifiedApril 23, 2024 • Stayed at: Charlton 4, Loop: C
Enfoyed our stay
Location Charlton Recreation Area
Address:
Charlton Campground, 11500 Albert Pike Road
Royal, AR, 71968
United States
Latitude & Longitude: 34.5168 / -93.3818
Elevation: 197 feet
8.8 mi drive to downtown Royal (about 11 min)
Policies & Rules
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.
Site types & loops
- C-Loop campsites 11-19 offer no electrical or water services, but community water spigots are available.
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Last updated: August 23, 2026
