First time, last minute trip to the Bentonville/Rogers area. Came in August up from TX to escape the heat and ride bikes.
The sites were easy to book online but there aren't great photos to help with the selection. It'd be nice to be able to leave user reviews, so the website managers don't have to take time to input all the data. Check in is from 4-7pm on weekdays.
We arrived around 6pm on a Wednesday evening and checked in at the host station. Got our car tag and went to see the site. Oohf, I don't recommend #91. On a hill. Buffy. Full of garbage. No water and the restrooms were just the pit toilets. That info was on one of the maps, but I didn't notice.
The attendant showed us how to change the reservation on the app so we could drive around and see what was available for our dates and make a switch. #85 was much better!! Flatter, with power still in the shade, a short walk from restrooms that flush.
We were tent camping, and the space just beyond the paved space was flat enough for a 2 person backpacking tent. Our neighbors were fairly quiet. Those restrooms were clean!
We used the shower house on the other side of the park. We did drive over there since we would have gotten sweaty on the hilly walk back. It'd be nice if there were showers on this side of the park as well. The showers were clean enough. The water did puddle up quite a bit. I wish that the temperature was adjustable. The water was quite warm, and there was very little ventilation in the room, so it was hard to dry off afterwards with the humidity and sweating. A cool shower would have been nice.
The other thing that would be nice is more garbage cans. There is quite a bit of wildlife, so I understand limiting it somewhat. But I think there'd be less on the ground if there were more accessible trash cans.
There did seem to be a long term tent city close to the playground and shower house. There was also some sort of police situation when we checked in as well. I would not camp here solo.
We ended up leaving a day early. Partly because of the heat, and partially because it was louder and rowdier on the weekend. It was easy enough to change the reservation and check out early (and get the last night refunded!! Which was unexpected)
The price is low, which has its pros and cons.
We will probably stay here again, but only if there isn't space available at Coler. read more