DetailsOff AR 74 about 3 miles east of Ponca; a steep entrance road descends to the campground and river (NPS describes the Ponca-Steel Creek shuttle as almost entirely paved).
CapacityUnknown
DetailsDay-use parking at the river access below Roark Bluff.
SeasonSteel Creek Campground is about 3 miles east of Ponca, Arkansas off of Highway 74 and 13 miles west of Jasper, Arkansas. The tent campground has 26 campsites and the horse campground has 14 sites. It is open year round, restroom and water system in the tent campground are closed in the winter (November 15 - March 15).The vault toilet in the tent campground will be open in the winter, but with very limited servicing. RVs are not allowed.
Amenities26 tent-only sites plus 14 horse sites; seasonal flush restrooms and water spigots (vault toilet in winter); no showers or hookups; camper trailers/RVs prohibited. Gravel-bar launch at the day-use area.
