Cherokee (Arkansas River)

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Campground · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fees: reservable on Recreation.gov (nightly fee) Overview PLEASE NOTE: This is Cherokee Park on the Arkansas River in Morrilton, Arkansas. This is not Cherokee Park at Greers Ferry. You can download a park map HERE You can download a Customer Comment card HERE Special Event Permit Recreation Camping, picnics, boating, fishing, and nature watching are all highly prized at Cherokee park. Facilities Cherokee Campground offers 33 spacious campsites with 30 or 50 amp electric hookups and water, along with two large group picnic shelters. Amenities include a dock, hot showers, a boat ramp and playground. Natural Features The campground is set on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, a series of navigation pools used to help ships navigate upstream toward Oklahoma. The Arkansas River is one of the Mississippi's largest tributaries, flowing 1,450 miles from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, through to Kansas, Oklahoma… Getting there: From Highway 64 in Morrilton, take AR 21 South. Then take Quincy drive to Cherokee Park. Phone: 501-340-1003 Official page: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10124956 Source: Recreation.gov. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go. Photos: USACE