Tar Camp Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Arkansas River · near Redfield · Arkansas
Zebra mussels (latest report 1999) reported in Arkansas River 4.3 km from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 18, 2026
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked April 28, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 34.45237, -92.10881
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Little Rock District; the one nearest this launch is of July 7, 2020). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the Arkansas River at Pine Bluff, AR gauge · USGS, 12.9 mi away on Arkansas River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Arkansas River at Pine Bluff, AR, 12.9 mi from this launch on Arkansas River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 89.9 on Arkansas River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Charles D Maynard
Condition survey of July 7, 2020 by the Little Rock District. Soundings on the sheet from 2.1 to 65.8 ft; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Arkansas River
River in Arkansas. All launches on Arkansas River.
Community
Where people who use Arkansas River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lock 5 Boat Ramp · 2.8 mi · Arkansas River
- Dolan Boat Ramp · 6.0 mi · Plum Bayou
- Clubbs Boat Ramp · 6.2 mi · Plum Bayou
- Wrightsville Boat Ramp · 9.4 mi · Arkansas River
- Mike Freeze England Community Pond Boat Ramp · 10.1 mi · Mike Freeze England Community Pond
- Island Harbor Boat Ramp · 14.9 mi · Caney Bayou
Sources
- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Water Access record {3A346A56-43C2-43F3-AC81-FB0A10C83488} · Public data (AGFC), no terms stated; credit the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 10628-400745002-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District boat ramps record {E1096775-2157-4445-973A-0B7E03C6A67F} · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
- OpenStreetMap n8297704348 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Water Access and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District boat ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.