Green Tree Lodge and RV Park

Bikers, birdwatchers, hippies, hikers, families, foodies, culture vultures, outdoorsy types… it’s a grand old mix of folk that settle at Green Tree Lodge and RV Park... and the team here wait with a warm Arkansas welcome for all.

That variety of visitors is a nod to the fact that the local town is Eureka Springs (five minutes’ drive away), a settlement packed with all sorts of attractions. It's a town of boat trips, underground tours, ghost hunting, vintage trains, outdoor theatre, meditation space, and lots of purveyors of local food and drink. And the list of activities doesn’t stop there… it carries on into the wider surrounds, taking in canoe trips, river floating, horseback riding and fishing around the likes of Beaver Lake (15 minutes away by car).

Cram your days full of as much as you wish – there’s plenty of peaceful space waiting back at the park for recovering afterwards. Start by cooling off with a swim at the large open-air pool, then shift over to the outdoor cooking area to sort alfresco dinners using the barbecues and wood-fired pizza ovens. If you’re ready to settle with a beer but the kids are still buzzing, there’s a play area and a good swathe of space where they can race about.

Sound like the kind of place you could settle for quite some time? The facilities are well set up for folk who do, with free wifi, a guest laundry room and clean toilets and showers to keep everyday life ticking over.