Table Rock Lake
Old Highway 86 Swim Beach
Public Army Corps recreation area
Check USACE's live swim-beach closure page and posted signs before driving
Old Highway 86 is a Corps-listed Table Rock Lake swim area. It reopened June 12, 2026 after a bacteria closure, so confirm its current status with USACE before planning a swim.
Plan the access
- Access status
- USACE lists Old Highway 86 among designated Table Rock swim areas; it reopened June 12, 2026 after a bacteria closure
- Who can use it
- Public Army Corps recreation area
- Manager
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District
- Published hours
- Not stated on the Corps swimming page
- Published fees
- Day-use fee not stated on the Table Rock activity page; confirm with USACE
- Reservation
- No ordinary day-use reservation requirement stated
- Lifeguards
- No lifeguards on duty, according to USACE's Table Rock swimming guidance
- Parking
- Recreation-area parking; capacity is not published
- Water conditions
- Check USACE's live swim-beach closure page and posted signs before driving
Confirm before leaving
Open official manager page ↗Check condition source ↗Official pages and signs override this guide.
Why this page does not call it permanently open
USACE closed this beach for elevated E. coli in early June 2026 and announced a reopening on June 12. That history is exactly why current closure notices outrank a static guide.
No lifeguard inference
The Corps' Table Rock swimming guidance says there are no lifeguards on duty. It also advises swimming only in designated areas and avoiding boat channels, ramps, and docks.
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Access facts last checked against the linked manager on 2026-08-03. This date is not a water sample or a promise of present conditions.