Lake Ouachita
Crystal Springs Day-Use Area
Public Army Corps day-use area
Not determined here; check Army Corps notices and Arkansas health information
Yes. Crystal Springs Day-Use Area has an officially listed swim beach. The manager also lists restrooms, showers, and a playground. Hours, lifeguards, and a beach-entry fee are not published on the current page.
Plan the access
- Access status
- Official Recreation.gov inventory identifies a swim beach
- Who can use it
- Public Army Corps day-use area
- Manager
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District
- Published hours
- Not published on the current facility page
- Published fees
- No beach-entry fee stated; pavilion terms are separate
- Reservation
- The day-use facility does not offer reservations
- Lifeguards
- Not stated by the manager
- Parking
- On-site day-use parking; capacity and parking fee not published
- Water conditions
- Not determined here; check Army Corps notices and Arkansas health information
Confirm before leaving
1330 North Crystal Springs Road, Royal, AR 71968
Phone: 501-767-2101
Open official manager page ↗Check condition source ↗Official pages and signs override this guide.
The facility page is sparse
Recreation.gov confirms the swim beach and named amenities but does not publish beach hours, lifeguard coverage, parking capacity, or a beach-entry fee. Those omissions stay visible instead of being filled from third-party directories.
Pavilion booking is a separate question
A reservable pavilion or changing pavilion price does not mean ordinary beach entry requires a reservation. The day-use facility page explicitly says it does not offer reservations.
Access facts last checked against the linked manager on 2026-08-02. This date is not a water sample or a promise of present conditions.