ArkansasOuachita National Forest

Charlton Recreation Area

Charlton Campground is located 17-miles west of Hot Springs National Park along Highway 270-West. This historic campground constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the 1930's has been upgraded with modern amenities.

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In this field guide48 site records · 3 published loops

Source snapshotSep 21, 2026

Land managerUSDA Forest Service

Official facilityRecreation.gov · 10169450

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Published site-level facts at Charlton Recreation Area. A dash is never used for unknown information.
Site / loop	Site access	RV limit	Trailer limit	Driveway	Entry	Outlets	Surface
Charlton 1ASTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	35 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 2ASTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	35 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 3ASTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	35 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 4ASTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	26 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 5ASTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	35 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 6ASTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	16 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 7ASTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	20 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 8ASTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	52 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 9ASTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	48 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 10ASTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	45 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 11ASTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	50 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 12ASTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	50 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 13ASTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	50 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 14ASTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	50 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 15ASTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	50 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 16ASTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	60 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 17ASTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	60 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 18ASTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	20 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Group Site AAGROUP STANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	Not publishedParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 12BSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	46 ftParking surface only	Back-In	50 A	Paved
Charlton 13BSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	40 ftParking surface only	Back-In	50 A	Paved
Charlton 14BSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	75 ftParking surface only	Back-In	50 A	Paved
Charlton 15BSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	80 ftParking surface only	Back-In	50 A	Paved
Charlton 16BSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	75 ftParking surface only	Back-In	50 A	Paved
Charlton 17BSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	80 ftParking surface only	Back-In	50 A	Paved
Charlton 18BSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	61 ftParking surface only	Back-In	50 A	Paved
Charlton 19BSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	62 ftParking surface only	Back-In	50 A	Paved
Charlton 20BSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	50 ftParking surface only	Back-In	50 A	Paved
Charlton 21BSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	50 ftParking surface only	Back-In	50 A	Paved
Charlton 1CSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	50 ftParking surface only	Back-In	30 A	Paved
Charlton 2CSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	60 ftParking surface only	Back-In	30 A	Paved
Charlton 3CSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	80 ftParking surface only	Back-In	30 A	Paved
Charlton 4CSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	64 ftParking surface only	Back-In	30 A	Paved
Charlton 5CSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	48 ftParking surface only	Back-In	30 A	Paved
Charlton 6CSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	58 ftParking surface only	Back-In	30 A	Paved
Charlton 7CSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	60 ftParking surface only	Back-In	30 A	Paved
Charlton 8CSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	52 ftParking surface only	Back-In	30 A	Paved
Charlton 9CSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	50 ftParking surface only	Back-In	30 A	Paved
Charlton 10CSTANDARD ELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	43 ftParking surface only	Back-In	30 A	Paved
Charlton 11CTENT ONLY NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	50 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 12CTENT ONLY NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	55 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 13CTENT ONLY NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	60 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 14CTENT ONLY NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	37 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 15CTENT ONLY NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	43 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 16CTENT ONLY NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	43 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 17CTENT ONLY NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	43 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Charlton 19CTENT ONLY NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	44 ftParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved
Group Site CCGROUP STANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker	Drive-In	Not publishedvehicle only	Not publishedtrailer only	Not publishedParking surface only	Back-In	Not published	Paved

This snapshot contains 48 accepted site records. It may not represent every site at the campground. Hookups and accessibility features appear in each complete record.

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Published address: Charlton Campground, Royal, AR, 71968
Campground coordinates: 34.516816, -93.381811Campground location, not individual site coordinates.
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