Bull Shoals Lake
Lead Hill Park Swim Area
Public Army Corps recreation area
Not determined here; follow Corps notices and posted signs
Yes. The Corps lists a designated swim area at Lead Hill Park on Bull Shoals Lake. Season dates, fees, hours and lifeguards are not stated on the pages checked; confirm with the district before a trip.
Plan the access
- Access status
- Recreation.gov lists a designated swim area at Lead Hill; Corps Lakes Gateway lists a beach
- Who can use it
- Public Army Corps recreation area
- Manager
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District
- Published hours
- Season dates and beach hours are not stated on the pages retrieved; the Corps Lakes Gateway status marker for the swim area read Open on October 25, 2026
- Published fees
- Corps Lakes Gateway marks Lead Hill as a Corps fee-collection area; the swim-area fee amount is not stated on the pages retrieved
- Reservation
- Campsites are reservable through Recreation.gov; no day-use swim reservation is stated
- Lifeguards
- Not stated on the pages retrieved
- Parking
- Parking is not described for the swim area on the pages retrieved
- Water conditions
- Not determined here; follow Corps notices and posted signs
Confirm before leaving
Open official manager page ↗Check condition source ↗Official pages and signs override this guide.
Operation versus swimming conditions
The Little Rock District publishes Lead Hill's park season and swim-area fees on its own site, which does not serve automated checks, so this guide lists them as not stated rather than repeating figures it could not confirm. A Gateway status marker or a listing does not certify water conditions. Check posted notices and the district's closure page.
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Access facts last checked against the linked manager on 2026-10-25. This date is not a water sample or a promise of present conditions.