Heber Springs (Greers Ferry Lake beaches)
A family-friendly stretch of the ~40,000-acre Greers Ferry Lake with sandy beaches and paddle boats, at the foothills of the
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Greers Ferry Lake (general)
One of Arkansas’s largest and clearest lakes, created by the Greers Ferry Dam in the 1960s, with abundant swimming beaches
Mirror Lake
A small, beautiful spring-fed lake in the Ozark National Forest directly adjacent to Blanchard Springs, offering icy swimming below a
Hogscald Hollow
A dramatic Beaver Lake cove between tall rock outcroppings, featuring the well-known 50-foot “Lover’s Leap” cliff jump.
The Cliffs (Beaver Lake, Eureka Springs area)
An unofficial Beaver Lake cliff-jumping and swimming spot near Eureka Springs, grouped with Hogscald and Trigger Gap in regional guides.
Roper Lake State Park
A small desert lake near Safford notable for both a sandy swim beach and an on-site natural hot-spring-fed soaking tub
Lake Powell / Glen Canyon NRA (Wahweap area)
Second-largest reservoir in the US, straddling the Arizona-Utah border, with countless scenic canyon coves for swimming, kayaking, and houseboating.
Saguaro Lake
A scenic reservoir on the Lower Salt River popular for boating, tubing, and swimming, framed by desert mountains.
Canyon Lake
A 950-acre reservoir on the Apache Trail known for striking red-rock canyon scenery and the historic Dolly Steamboat cruise.
Roosevelt Lake
The largest of the Salt River reservoirs, popular for boating, wake surfing, and swimming, about 80 miles east of Phoenix.