Sylamore Creek Campground - Arkansas

Rock formations! Photo by Lucrecia Mouser

Our arrival at Sylamore Creek Campground was unexpected and after hours. There was a sign located on the door of the main store telling us where the campground host was located so that we could check in with him. 

 

It took a little searching but we finally located the host. He was friendly and helpful and it turned out he was active in Boy Scouting in the area so we talked for awhile about scouting. He recommended a site down by the river so we drove our pop-up camper down by the river and found a nice wooded area with a water view to set up. 

 

The site was gravel and a little to close to the next site for me but since there were only two other sites occupied we had plenty of room. We quickly set up our camper, pitched the kids tent, and cooked some hot dogs. We enjoyed our meal and lit up a campfire.

Pop up camper at Sylamore Creek Campground!

 

 

Not long after the sun was down and the fire was burning good Finnegan, our three year old, began telling me it was dark and we needed to go in the camper. We turned in for the night and slept peacefully for most of the night. At one point during the night my oldest son came from his tent to tell me the battery powered fan we had for there tent was not working. Of course I told him there wasn’t much I could do and I would look at it the next morning.

 

Finn at Sylamore Creek Campground!

In the morning, not long after the sun came up our youngest woke us up saying, “Sun up, time to get up!” We cooked a Dutch Oven Breakfast of biscuits, eggs, and sausage with cheese.  It is an easy one pot meal to cook. All you have to do is brown the ground sausage in the Dutch Oven, drain the grease and then add the eggs. Cook the eggs until they are almost done and then add the bisucits on top of the eggs and sausage. Cover the lid and cook the biscuits until golden brown, then add cheese and recover for about a minute. You will have a delicious, Dutch oven, one pot meal.

 

After breakfast we all headed down to the Sylamore Creek for some swimming and tubing. This is a nice feature of the campground and a welcome relief from the days heat. The water was cold but you easily adjusted after a few minutes. The kids skipped rocks in the creek, swam,  and explored the small rocky beach and surrounding area.

 

Not only does the Sylamore Creek Campground have RV sites, it also boasts a few tent sites, and several rental cabins. There is a small well kept store for any items you might not have remembered. There are two bath houses and a playground for kids. The bathhouse we used was very clean. The kids went into the other bathhouse and described it as scary. I didn't  go in so I am not sure what that was about.

Sylamore Creek Campground is a nice private owned camp on Sylamore Creek located at 214 Sylamore Creek Rd, Mountain View, AR 72560. The rates were more than reasonable. I would certainly recommend this campground. For more information on Sylamore Creek Campground visit their website at http://www.sylamorecreek.com/.
 

Nearby attractions include the Ozark Folk Center State Park, Blanchard Springs Caverns, and horseback riding. All of which I will be blogging about in this series.