Lake Ouachita
Spillway Recreation Area
Public Army Corps recreation area
Not determined here; check Army Corps notices and Arkansas health information
Yes. Spillway Recreation Area has an officially listed swim beach. It also has restrooms, a boat ramp, and Lake Ouachita Vista Trail access. The recreation area is alcohol-free by court order.
Plan the access
- Access status
- Official Recreation.gov inventory identifies a swim beach
- Who can use it
- Public Army Corps recreation area
- Manager
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District
- Published hours
- Not published on the current facility page
- Published fees
- No ordinary beach-entry fee stated; pavilion terms are separate
- Reservation
- Pavilion is reservable; ordinary beach reservation not stated
- Lifeguards
- Not stated by the manager
- Parking
- On-site parking; capacity and parking fee not published
- Water conditions
- Not determined here; check Army Corps notices and Arkansas health information
Confirm before leaving
1424 Blakely Dam Road, Royal, AR 71968
Phone: 501-767-2101
Open official manager page ↗Check condition source ↗Official pages and signs override this guide.
The alcohol rule is explicit
Recreation.gov states that alcohol is prohibited throughout the Spillway Recreation Area by court order. That is a facility rule, not a general statement about every Lake Ouachita access point.
A state-park beach was left out
Arkansas health officials listed Lake Ouachita State Park's Spring Beach among closed swim beaches when checked. This page does not treat an older park map as evidence that Spring Beach is available.
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.