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 a bathroom/shower facility and a playground. Hours, lifeguards, parking, 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 on the facility page; no fees of any kind are listed there
- Reservation
- Listed as not reservable on Recreation.gov; reservation terms for the pavilion are not stated
- Lifeguards
- Not stated by the manager
- Parking
- Parking not stated on the facility page; 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 (day-use pavilion with electrical hook-ups, bathroom/shower facility, playground) but does not publish beach hours, lifeguard coverage, parking, or a beach-entry fee. Those omissions stay visible instead of being filled from third-party directories.
Pavilion booking is a separate question
The listing describes a day-use pavilion but gives no pavilion price or booking terms, and the facility is flagged as not reservable. Pavilion arrangements are a separate question from ordinary beach entry; contact the Lake Ouachita office at 501-767-2101.
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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.