Turner Bend (Mulberry River)
The most popular spot for swimming, camping, and canoeing along the Mulberry River, with an on-site outfitter and campground.
Swimming Holes
Mill Creek (Mulberry River)
A well-regarded swimming and canoeing spot on a tributary of the Mulberry River, known for cold, clear water.
Bluff Hole (near Fort Smith)
A locally known swimming hole near Fort Smith, part of a stretch of the Mulberry River area where locals recommend
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
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
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
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
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.
Cadron Creek
Central Arkansas’s major canoeing/floating stream, with numerous swimming spots and scenic caves and bluffs along Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
DeGray Lake
A reservoir near Arkadelphia known for a unique local snorkeling activity around underwater rock formations near its islands, plus standard