Cadron Creek
Central Arkansas’s major canoeing/floating stream, with numerous swimming spots and scenic caves and bluffs along Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
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Jenkins Ferry State Park (Saline River)
A historic Civil War battlefield state park on the Saline River with an unofficial swimming hole popular with locals.
Pinnacle Mountain State Park (Maumelle River area)
A Little Rock-area state park known primarily for its hiking trail up Pinnacle Mountain, with limited creek wading access near
Cedar Flats
A popular, easy-access swimming hole just outside Devil’s Den State Park, with camping options nearby.
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
Riverside Park (West Fork White River)
An easy-access, in-town swimming hole on the West Fork White River, with a rope swing and a low concrete dam
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
Tanyard Creek Falls
A picturesque waterfall and swimming spot below the Windsor Lake Dam, reached via an easy nature trail on land the
Big Shoal Creek
A distinctive swimming hole at the foot of a 40-50-foot rock cliff featuring a natural hole said to be about
Devil’s Den State Park (Lee Creek tributaries)
A well-known Ozark state park (site of a historic CCC-built lodge and trail system) with creek access for wading and