Devil's Den State Park Campground

Love the park, the MTN bike trails are awesome! Very rocky, techy type trails! If you’re working remotely DONT COME! . ATT no coverage in park for cell
Or data! This includes a separate MIFI with ATT! You can purchase Vasat 3rd party data for $8 a day per device - but it too was super slow and kicked you off every few minutes ! BUT the sites are good size even for Class A and level! The store and visitor center do have Wi-Fi not sure how well it works. IF YOU HAVE A RIG Ali get than 26 feet go to exit 53 off Hwy 49!!

PROS
Senior discount

Dark sky friendly

Quiet

Campground E has lots of trees

Campsite Asphalt parking pad level

Metal picnic table (on concrete pad), pedestal BBQ grill, metal fire ring with cooking grate that consumed half of the ring and metal lantern hook

Good space between most campsites Campground E

Trash bin at every other campsite

Clean toilet/shower facility with ample TP, hand soap and a electric hand dryer

Climate controlled toilet/shower facility. Felt great on a 38 degree morning!

Park ranger drive thru campground during daylight hours

Good signage throughout park concerning burn ban

Good assistant park superintendent presentation at the park amphitheater regarding the CCC constructing DDSP

Nice hiking trails

Squirrels will eat from your hand


CONS
No cell service. Pay phone at campground toilet/shower facility for emergency calling

Only free WiFi is at camp store by the pool. We purchased WiFi from park vendor Viasat $20 unlimited for 3 days for one device

Cannot see or hear creek from site 89

Sewer connection at rear of site pad

No privacy from any other campsite in Campground E

Cannot move site picnic table

No camp host


Don’t MISS!
Jakes in West Fork
Harps grocery store West Fork with diesel fuel
Braun’s Ice Cream in Fayetteville

This a pretty campground which is down in a valley. The drive down in and the drive out is quite hilly and curvy. The site was spacious with a paved pad which was relatively level. The sites have good spacing between them but there no privacy offered. There's a creek behind the campsite which can be heard. We were unable to receive any TV channels, there was no verizon coverage and we had difficulty receiving the NOAA weather radio channels.

This is a wooded campground surrounded by streams and hiking trails! Spaces are generous and include a tent pad! Lots of green space for dogs a d super clean restrooms.
Fire-pits and grills at our site, plenty of trash receptacles.
Lots to do and experience in the park!
Be ready for no cell signal or WiFi. We were making arrangements to go to a funeral so we were able to get on free WiFi at the visitors center.
Narrow winding roads to get here, but spots are generous!

This park is gorgeous! Lots of hiking trails for all levels. Pretty lake/creek flowing through camping areas. Has a pool that was not open when we were here, but it looked clean. The park store/restaurant burned at some point, so it is closed while being rebuilt - not sure how long that will be, so bring your provisions. Fayetteville, AR is only about a 35 minute drive and fun town with lots going on (home of U of Arkansas). West Fork is closer by about 15 minutes if you need groceries. Supposedly there is a grocery store there but we never checked.

A few things to be aware of:

1. DO NOT TAKE HWY 74 (EXIT 49) INTO THE PARK IF YOU ARE A LARGE RIG OR TOWING. IT IS VERY STEEP AND SOME HAIRPIN CURVES THAT YOU COULD NOT NAVIGATE! IF IN DOUBT, CALL THE PARK AND THEY WILL TELL YOU IF HWY 170 IS A BETTER ROUTE BASED ON YOUR RIG SIZE., BUT IT MOST LIKELY WILL BE FOR MOST RIGS!

DO KEEP GOING TO HWY 170 (EXIT 53) AND TAKE THAT ROAD TO THE PARK.

2. OFF OF 170, GO DIRECTLY TO YOUR SITE AND THEN TAKE YOUR CAR TO THE VISITOR'S CENTER TO CHECK IN. NAVIGATING A BIG RIG THROUGH THE VISITOR CENTER AREA IS NOT POSSIBLE. AS YOU ARE COMING ON 170, WATCH CLOSELY FOR YOUR CAMPGROUND AREA (I.E., SECTION E, SECTION D, ETC.) IF YOU MISS YOUR TURN NAVIGATING A TURN AROUND WILL BE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE.

3. We had no satellite reception or local channels on DISH.
4. We had no cell phone reception on either Verizon or ATT.
5. The park has Wi-Fi, but is spotty.

All of that said, if you can live without your technology, this park is great for relaxing and exploring. The caves are closed due to the White Nose Syndrome, but the hikes are fun anyway.

They have a lot of ranger led activities for kids. We had full hookups for our 40' MH in section E. Our site was fairly level and many others appeared to be as well. Quiet during the week, but fills up on weekends. Best to get a reservation.

Only used the bathrooms once, but they appeared to be clean, did not use showers.

We would definitely come back.

Arkansas State Parks rate their sites by amenities, and charge based on those amenities across all their parks. Devil's Den has a handful of different site types, and they are generally grouped together in loops. And...some loops are much better at Devil's Den.

Here's a rundown.

Loop A is "primitive" camping - sites without amenities. Loop B is in the process of being converted to cabins and is closed. Loop C is for groups. Loop D has minimal amenities (electric and nearby water), and Loop E has all the amenities including sewer.

If I were to go back again, I'd stay in Loop A and boondock it. Loop A is right along Lee Creek, close to the visitor center, and has easy access to all the park features. Loop B & C are out for regular campers. Loop D, where I stayed, is shady and pretty, but, gets constant traffic noise from two different directions. I would not stay there again. Loop E is along the river and also quite nice, but at $28 + tax for full amenities didn't seem worth it. Loop E does have wifi in the main bathroom.

Larger rigs (anything over 24 feet or so total) should enter from West Fork on 170. Tiny rigs can enter from 74 - there are 8 tight switchbacks on 74.

The park is very pretty, with great little hiking trails, a nice mountain biking trail and waterfalls. No cell service in Loop D on Verizon, and spotty 1X service here and there in the park.

Although it was misting all weekend, it didn't take away from the beauty of the park. I felt sorry for the mountain bikers who were having a race in the park, but it wasn't a deluge. The park itself is beautiful. I can only image the fall colors in the later months. I will have to come back for that. The park had adequate showers, cell service and trails. Although I spend some time exploring outside the park. If you have a small rig, the drive in is beautiful.