About Caddo/Womble Ranger District
Caddo/Womble Office 1523 Hwy 270E Mount Ida, AR 71957 (870)867-2101 The Caddo-Womble Ranger District consists of approximately 310,000 acres located in the Ouachita Mountains. The district has very diverse natural resource and recreational programs. Annually, there are timber sales of 18 to 20 MMBF (million board feet), prescribed burns of 25,000 – 30,000 acres, diverse wildlife and fisheries programs, and a unique quartz minerals program. The district office is located in Mount Ida, a small rural community of 900 people surrounded by national forest, Corps of Engineers managed lands, and Lake Ouachita. Lake Ouachita, at 40,000 acres, is one of the largest, cleanest, and most beautiful lakes in the Southern Region of the USDA Forest Service. Hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, canoeing, and water sports such as swimming, scuba diving, and boating attract people from all over the south…
- Managed by: Ouachita National Forest, FS
- Where: 1 mi southeast of Mount Ida, AR · 34.5423, -93.6127
Things to do:
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–May & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Jan.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Creek | ATV road | 1.6 mi | 5.2 mi |
| FR 5520 | ATV road | 1.8 mi | 0.7 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Camps nearby
- Crystal Campground 4.6 mi
- Little Fir Landing 5.3 mi
- Little Fir Recreation Area 6.5 mi
- Highway 27 Fishing Village 6.8 mi
- Campsite · 7 mi NE of Mount Ida 6.8 mi
- High Shoals Cabins 6.9 mi