Campgrounds and RV parks near Hamburg, AR

Fishing drives most trips here. Bayou Bartholomew runs through Ashley County, and the Ouachita River, Raymond Lake, and the Felsenthal pool hold bass, crappie, bream, and catfish. Moro Bay State Park rents boats at its marina and offers a camp store with bait and tackle, while Chemin-A-Haut State Park has freshwater fishing on Big Slough Lake plus kayak rentals that include life jackets. Families can use the swimming pool and wading pool at Chemin-A-Haut, open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, or the playgrounds and short nature trails at both parks. Wildlife watchers head to Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge for waterfowl in winter, wild turkey, and white-tailed deer across bottomland hardwoods and the greentree reservoir. Chemin-A-Haut also has hiking on the Bobcat and Boy Scout trails along the bluffs of Bayou Bartholomew.

South Arkansas has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are long, hot, and muggy, with daytime highs typically in the low 90s Fahrenheit and heat indexes higher. Afternoon thunderstorms are common. Sites with shade and 50-amp hookups become important for running air conditioning. Spring and fall are the most comfortable RV seasons. March through May brings warming temperatures and one of the wettest stretches of the year, with occasional severe weather. Bayou and river levels can rise quickly, and portions of Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge flood seasonally, expanding the refuge pool well beyond its normal footprint of roughly 15,000 acres to as much as 36,000 acres at full pool. Fall cools gradually from September into November and coincides with waterfowl migration and the opening of Arkansas deer, turkey, and small-game seasons. Winters are short and generally mild, with occasional cold snaps and wet stretches. Both Moro Bay State Park and Chemin-A-Haut State Park stay open year-round, and Moro Bay's bathhouse remains open all year.

Moro Bay State Park has 23 Class AAA full-hookup sites with water, 50-amp electric, and sewer on level concrete pads that fit larger RVs, plus a marina, camp store stocking groceries, ice, firewood, and bait, and a year-round bathhouse. Sites have lake views, but the layout is open and screening between neighbors is limited, and lamp posts light the loop overnight. Chemin-A-Haut State Park has RV and tent sites plus cabins on a high bluff above Bayou Bartholomew. Bathhouses are well kept and sites are spacious, though several pads sit on slopes that require extra leveling blocks. Pets are not permitted inside cabins or other buildings. Cell coverage in the rural corridor between Hamburg, Crossett, and the refuge can be spotty. Bring bug spray in warm months, hunter-orange gear if visiting refuge lands during gun seasons, and expect gravel or dirt access roads at primitive Felsenthal camping areas.