Joplin Campground

The views are great as CG is on narrow peninsula of Lake Ouachita ... but not all sites are created equal. A few are fantastic. Some, like 63-D shouldn't be allowed as sites as too small and not remotely level. Due to bridge weight restrictions, less maintained by COE than other nearby CGs. We much preferred Tompkins Bend CG which is a couple of miles down the road.

There are very few places we’ve found where we can work remote, but this was great. Electric & water only, otherwise we’d have stayed longer. Gorgeous sites. No traffic or flight noise. Enough distance from other campsites to be comfortable. No frills bathrooms but clean & as bug free as can be expected. Walk right down to the lake from your camp site. Decent cell coverage, enough to work & stream.

Loops and sites not well marked. We arrived after dark and the signs for sites 35-45 are not marked until after you’ve made the turn onto the loop which was not visible I. The dark. Thanks to a nice couple who we followed to our spot after driving around the campground for almost an hour, we never would’ve found it. The sites we stayed on both 35 and 37 were small and not level. Water hookup was available but you’re going to have to park just right to reach without a longer than normal hose. The view of the water from 37 was wonderful. Bathrooms relatively clean.