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Directions and Factoids
Directions: From Hot Springs, AR, 13 miles, west on Highway 270 and north on Highway 227.

Factoid: Lake Ouachita, AR is located on the Ouachita River near the resort spa of Hot Springs. Its crystal-clear waters make the lake a popular site for scuba diving. There are numerous camping, fishing and swimming opportunities at the lake as well as concessions with marinas, motels, restaurants and horseback riding. Unique island camping opportunities are available on the over 200 islands. It offers several access points to the 40 mile LOViT Trail. There is also a boating trail for viewing geological formations on the shoreline.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
The list below includes Recreation Services Status of USACE managed areas (lines that contain the Corps Castle icon). Others, such as state or private marina operators, run additional parks. Please contact those agencies or individuals for information on the areas they manage.

Open    Partially Open    Seasonal Closure    Closed    Status Unknown

	Area Status
Air National Guard Camp			X	X	X			G GS		BE
Avant								A G
Avery Recreation Area							P	GS			H I M
Reserve Avery Recreation Area
Big Fir								A
Blakely Mt Dam-Lake Ouachita
Brady Mountain Recreation Area   $				X			C	A GS	X		I
Reserve Brady Mountain Recreation Area
Brady Mountain Resort and Marina			X		X	X		A GS	X		Q
Buckville								A
Cedar Fourche				X				A
Crystal Springs Recreation Area   $				X			D C	A GS	X		M
Reserve Crystal Springs Recreation Area
Crystal Springs Resort			X			X		A
Denby Point Ada Trail Area							P	A			B F M
Denby Point Boat Ramp
Denby Point Recreation Area   $				X			C	A	X		I
Reserve Denby Point Recreation Area
Echo Canyon Resort and Marina			X			X
Highway 27 Campground		E D						A	X	BE
Highway 27 Fishing Village		E	X			X		A	X
Highway 27 Recreation Area   $
Irons Fork								A
Joplin Boat Ramp							D
Joplin Recreation Area   $				X			C	A GS
Reserve Joplin Recreation Area
Lake Ouachita Shores Resort			X			X
Lake Ouachita State Park		E N D	X	X	X	X	D	A GS	X	BE	H I
Lena Landing Boat Ramp					X
Lena Landing Recreation Area   $		N D						A
Little Fir Landing		E	X			X	D C	GS
Little Fir Recreation Area   $							C	A
Reserve Little Fir Recreation Area
Lovit Trailheads											B H M
Mountain Harbor Resort and Spa		E D	X		X	X	D		X		Q F
North Shores Resort and Marina		E D	X	X	X	X		A GS
Rabbit Tail Boat Ramp					X
Rabbit Tail Recreation Area								A
Shangri La Resort			X			X
Spillway Boat Ramp							D
Spillway Recreation Area   $							C	A GS			W
Reserve Spillway Recreation Area
Stephens Park   $				X			P	A GS	X
Reserve Stephens Park
Tompkins Bend Recreation Area   $				X			D C	A GS	X		M
Reserve Tompkins Bend Recreation Area
Twin Creek Boat Ramp					X		D
Twin Creek Recreation Area   $								A
Washita								A
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected