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Arkansas Fishing - Overnight Camping and Fishing Trips

Cotter Trout Dock owns a 15 acre island in the middle of the White River in Arkansas. Your privacy and solitude is guaranteed!   We maintain two grassy, shaded camp sites on our island so that we do not need to combine groups.  The two camps are about one half mile apart.   Your campsite is for your fishing group alone and you usually have the whole island to yourself.  The private campgrounds are for our overnight fishing trip guests only.  We keep all equipment in clean, tip-top shape. Our tents, sleeping bags, and sleeping cots are all new in 2004.

On overnight fishing  trips you'll be accompanied by an advance commissary boat operated by one of our excellent cooks. This craft carries all provisions and gear, and travels ahead to the camp site. Everything is set up and meals ready when you arrive. One commissary boat supplies up to 6 fishermen. For larger groups we provide additional boats and cooks. You'll eat heartily at noon and at the end of the fishing day!  Delicious camp meals prepared by skilled outdoor chefs and the invigorating air sharpens your appetite. You'll sleep soundly on comfortable cots, awaken refreshed, have a great camp breakfast and discover a zest for living with new found energy.  Most of our guests come back every year, year after year,  with their family group, groups of friends or corporate groups to enjoy our great Arkansas fishing vacations.

This is the large campground on our private island. We have a second private campground like this on the island 1/2 mile away.

new tent platforms

We recently built decks (wood floors) for the wall tents on the lower campground.  We have six twin bed mattresses (yes, real mattresses just like at home) on folding-leg spring frames.
Groups larger than six people use the six beds plus nylon military cots purchased in 2004.  Draw straws (or pull rank) to decide who gets the beds.

Overnight trips are from 2 to 6 days. Depending on the length of your trip and water conditions, you might elect to float both the Buffalo National River and the White River; or float the North Fork and White Rivers. All trips are tailored to your individual requirements. 
You need bring only your fishing tackle and personal effects, including a coat for chilly nights. Everything else is supplied: Tents, sleeping bags, cots, linens, pillows, food, drinking water, gas, lanterns, tables, nets, paddles, ice, ice chests, cushions, swivel chairs, anchor, cooking and dinner ware- even our version of the kitchen sink!  We have available all commonly fished lures and baits - purchase only the ones you  use. Rods and reels are available too. Any fish you wish to keep will be cleaned and iced.
Our standard tents are 14 foot by 16 foot white canvas "wall tents"  (purchased new in 2004) from  Davis Tent Inc. in Denver.  We also have smaller wall tents (purchased new in 2004) from Cabelas for groups of 2 to 3 people.  Guests sleep on twin beds (6 only) or folding aluminum military cots (purchased in 2004) in sleeping bags (purchased in 2004 from Cabelas) lined with sheets. Pillows (purchased new in 2004) are provided.
outhouse

Our "outhouse" (pit toilet) with fiberglass pedestal and regular toilet seat.
As you can see, this is an outhouse with no "house"; guess it could be called an "outtent"


shower
The new shower is equipped with a floor drain and gets water from a 275 gallon tank via gravity.  The white plastic pipe at the middle right of picture goes to the tank.
 
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Buffalo River Camptrips
buffalo river camping This scene is on a Buffalo River gravel bar where this group of 8 friends are spending the night after fishing for bass all day.