River Ridge Campground 8001-9753 Hoovers Ferry Road, Cecil, AR 72930

"I've been camping here lots before and love this place but there was all of a sudden a $10 fee. It would have cost me 40 extra mins of a very long trip to go to town and get the cash to bring to them so I just left. I offered to pay by card but they don't have the facility for that... They shouldn't charge unless they are ready to take out money in card or cash form."

"Great quiet place to stop in , no longer free, now $10 a night per host/caretaker living in the school bus at the entrance. Nice gentlemen and he explained as soon as I parked it was no longer free before I set up. This is a nice campground with spots on the river but it’s showing its age and neglect. Seems to be typical with ACE/Army corps of engineers parks, they build them and maintenance falls by the wayside. Hope the fees will help build this park back because it’s off the beaten path and could be awesome again one day. No noise at night, I was the only one besides the host here. Toilets are non working vaults at this time, due to a flood back in 2019, but host said one side can be used, they pumped it out and waiting on a crew to pressure wash and repaint but that may be a ways in the future. Easy access to get in, big rig friendly, asphalt parking area, some fire rings, older rusted bbq grills, no water at campsites but you can see where there was water spigots scattered around but now they are grown over with small trees. But all in all, a good quiet, peaceful place with a view of the river all day."

"The river is nice and peaceful, but the bathrooms... don't go in the bathrooms... They were Lovecraftian and Eldritch in nature... 'Squitos were plentiful in early June (especially in the bathroom.) What made up for everything however was the experience of waking up to a local Ozark man catch the biggest catfish I've personally seen out of the back of his pickup. There were also friendly dogs investigating the campsite in the morning. The most Arkansas-esque place I've visited yet."

"It was quiet. Only 2 other campers onsite. Fast moving river. Low traffic, low man made noise. Well marked RV sites. Most sites had fire rings, grills, tables (some covered). Great flat areas for tenting. Grass areas and grounds not maintained. Vault toilets were gross and not maintained. There was someone's catch (several fish) dead and in various, smelly stages of decomposition in the boat ramp parking area."

"This is a free campground, but we came in the beginning of March and it was closed. Although on the website there was absolutely no where that it indicates it being closed for the winter or anything. We stayed at another spot on the list and it was open so I'm not sure... Luckily there is a boat ramp site right next to it and it was big enough to park there for the night. Couple people drove by as it looks like the local drink spot. Beer cans and tampon trash all along the shore. We stayed here for free so I picked up quite a bit, but all the bags we have couldn't contain the trash at this park... it's pretty run down and I think its probably permanently closed from the looks. No tellin. Just needs some TLC and it would be a great park because of it being right on the water! Beautiful."