19 state parks with swimming in Arkansas

19 of Arkansas’s 54 state parks list swimming. See these parks on a map

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Cossatot River State Park-Natural AreaThe park follows 12.5 miles of the National Wild and Scenic Cossatot River, whose falls churn into Class V…FreeCampsitesBook a campsite
Crater of Diamonds State ParkThe only place in the world where the public can search for natural diamonds in their original volcanic…$15 / adultCampsites · full hookupsBook a campsite
Crowley's Ridge State ParkSet atop the unusual Crowley's Ridge formation, this park keeps the rustic log and stone character the…FreeCampsites · electric & waterCabinsBook a campsite
DeGray Lake Resort State ParkArkansas' resort state park on DeGray Lake, with a 90-room lodge just offshore, a full-service marina, an…FreeCampsites · full hookupsCabins, LodgeBook a campsite
Devil's Den State ParkOne of the most intact Civilian Conservation Corps parks in the country, tucked into Lee Creek Valley among…FreeCampsites · full hookupsCabinsBook a campsite
Jacksonport State ParkSteamboats made Jacksonport a thriving river port in the 1800s, and its 1872 courthouse is now a free museum…FreeCampsites · electric & waterBook a campsite
Lake Catherine State ParkThe only full-service marina on Lake Catherine is here, alongside 20 fully equipped cabins, 70 campsites and…FreeCampsites · full hookupsCabinsBook a campsite
Lake Charles State ParkA quiet 645-acre lake that has produced more 20-inch bass than anywhere else in northeast Arkansas, with bait…FreeCampsites · full hookupsCabinsBook a campsite
Lake Chicot State ParkTwenty miles long, Lake Chicot is Arkansas' largest natural lake and the largest oxbow lake in North America…FreeCampsites · full hookupsCabinsBook a campsite
Lake Dardanelle State ParkTwo park areas on Lake Dardanelle, a 34,300-acre reservoir on the Arkansas River, with a sport fishing…FreeCampsites · full hookupsBook a campsite
Lake Fort Smith State ParkThe western terminus of the 240-mile Ozark Highlands Trail, in the Boston Mountain valley above Lake Fort…FreeCampsites · full hookupsCabinsBook a campsite
Lake Ouachita State ParkArkansas' largest lake — 40,000 acres of clear water ringed by the Ouachita National Forest, with swimming…FreeCampsites · full hookupsCabinsBook a campsite
Lake Sylvia Recreation AreaAn 18-acre lake between pine and oak-clad mountains in the Ouachita National Forest, 38 miles west of Little…FreeCampsitesCabinsBook a campsite
Mount Magazine State ParkArkansas' highest point at 2,753 feet, and the state park system's most dramatic setting for technical rock…FreeCampsites · full hookupsCabins, LodgeBook a campsite
Mount Nebo State ParkA 1,350-foot mountain above the Arkansas River Valley, where the Civilian Conservation Corps built cabins…FreeCampsites · electric & waterCabinsBook a campsite
Petit Jean State ParkArkansas' first state park, raised on Petit Jean Mountain by the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1933 and…FreeCampsites · full hookupsCabins, LodgeBook a campsite
Village Creek State ParkNearly 7,000 acres of forested hills and clear streams on Crowley's Ridge, with two lakes, 10 cabins and 33…FreeCampsites · full hookupsCabinsBook a campsite
Withrow Springs State ParkThe park is the access point for War Eagle Creek, a Class I stream floatable in spring and fall depending on…FreeCampsites · full hookupsBook a campsite
Woolly Hollow State ParkLake Bennett was the Soil Conservation Service's first watershed project when it was built in the 1930s, and…FreeCampsites · full hookupsBook a campsite

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