Glamping & Camping in Mena, Arkansas

Mena, Arkansas has 8 outdoor stays in our index right now, spanning RV sites, cabins, primitive sites, and glamping lodges. The rated stays average 4.8★ across 2,795 guest reviews. Bethesda Lake Resort & Cabins currently leads on rating — a solid first look.

What Mena guests reward most in their reviews: bathroom, amenities, and value for money. It's a useful lens — the properties that nail these tend to be the ones people rebook.

On the ground, the Mena mix skews toward RV sites (4 spots), with cabins, primitive sites, and glamping lodges filling out the rest. That's worth knowing before you search: the format shapes the trip more than the town does — a dome is a stargazing stay, a cabin is a basecamp, an RV site is a road-trip anchor. Pick the format first, then the property.

Set in the Ozarks/Ouachitas, Mena works as a base for float trips on the buffalo river, mountain biking the ouachitas, and soaking historic hot springs. Plan around the season: April–early June, then late September–November for foliage. Arkansas's national park, Hot Springs, make good day-trip anchors from here. Below you can filter by stay type or jump to a specific format — every listing links straight to the operator's own site, never a middleman, so the prices and dates you see are the real ones.