Arkansas

Arkansas

Lake Ouachita State Park

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Established
1955
Acreage
360 · Park itself is 360 acres leased from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; the adjacent Lake Ouachita is 40,000 acres, the largest man-made lake entirely within Arkansas.
Location
Ten miles northwest of Hot Springs, Arkansas, on the shore of Lake Ouachita.
Key features
Visitor center, restaurant, cabins, campsites, marina, swimming area, hiking trails, boat ramps, and the historic Three Sisters mineral springs once promoted for curative properties.
Activities
Swimming, water skiing, scuba diving, boating, kayaking, birdwatching, fishing (bream, crappie, catfish, striped bass, largemouth bass), hiking, biking, geocaching, winter Eagle Watch tours.
Notable
Lake Ouachita is one of the few inland scuba-diving destinations in the South, with exceptionally clear water and submerged forests around its 200+ uninhabited islands.

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Source: en.wikipedia.org · 2026-05-15