DeGray Lake Resort State Park Campground

Such a meticulously landscaped state park with excellent paved roads. The bathrooms were very clean and were in a log cabin style building. As far as natural beauties go, DeGray rivals any state park in the country. The lake is huge and has crystal clear water. The beaches were clean and well taken care of. Security and staff were extremely helpful and polite. The park offers many events daily, (while I was there) including free kayaking lessons for beginners (kayak provided)! I wish I was able to spend more than one night. I will definitely be coming back...

This is a great place to stay that has a bit of everything for anyone. Many of the campground loops are newly updated or in process of being updated as of Spring 2017. The State Park is located on DeGray Lake which is a man made lake used for controlling flooding and irrigation. There are lake front campsites, yurts, resort, golfing, disc golf, hiking trails, marina, & horseback riding.

Bigger rigs should choose carefully as there are a few sites that are either to small or very large approach angles to get into the site. Was a really enjoyable and relaxing stay that appears to be very popular.

AT&T had the best signal with 20 mbps down and 10 mbps up. Verizon was usable at 10 mbps down and 3 mbps up. T-mobile was unusable as it would download but fail uploads.

Traveling on I-30 through Arkansas. This state campground is only a few miles off the interstate. Campground "A" was beautiful. Lots of space and tress between the sites made it very private. Water, electric, grill, and fire ring at site. Dump station and trash/recycle were close. Since we only stayed one night, we did not use the Restrooms or Showers, but they looked newer and clean. Several walking/hiking trails close to camp sites.

When we stayed it was very quiet and not many people were there. We had a nice spot in the trees. There is a hotel with a restaurant on the lake and we thought we would go there to eat, but there was hardly a soul around so we went elsewhere.
The bathrooms were nice. Since we were only there 2 nights and we went to Hot Springs during the one day we didn't explore too much in this park.

Our over all stay was not terrible but not wonderful either. Most of the sites are a little overgrown and there is a whole lot of poison ivy around. I had to pick up trash at our site as we travel with dogs and I did not want them to eat or chew on anything left behind by the previous occupant. There is phone service and we were able to get satellite service as well. We will probably camp here again as it is close to my husband’s work, but this is not one of my favorite parks.

Hiking, biking, marina, tennis courts, golf course, disk golf, fishing, and swimming beach. 82 campsites to choose from and not too close together. Only open to self contained RVs right now due to CoVid 19.

There is a rough and tumble crowd at this park. Lots of glass on our site and tent campers displaying their southern pride. Not the type of thing I want my kids to see. As we know campers change daily but there’s a 50/50 chance. I may try this site again if I ran solo and just went to ride the trails. But I don’t plan on returning until I see more.

Pros: Attractive location with some beautiful lake views. Sunset was really nice. Site 16 and others at the end of the loop have excellent views and some privacy.

Two proper parking spots per site.

Plenty of wood to scavenge.

Iron Mountain bike trails were great. Less than a mile from the loop. Very steep hills be ready.

Iron mountain marina nice and had plenty of supplies

Cons: Water only available at the main gate. Be sure to fill up.

Very little shore accessibility for swimming and wading. Be sure to reserve a pontoon boat to enjoy this beautiful lake.

Many neighbors brought a second truck with watercraft and park wherever.

The state park across the lake is like a country club in comparison.

The park was really nice. Lots of things to do. We hiked a few of the trails. They were all kept us and cleared. Stayed in site 23. Our camper is 30’ long and I would not put nothing bigger there. Other sites were bigger and easier to get into. We have T-mobile but the service was spotty. Had no connection in the campground we were in but did at the public beach.

We camped out on the peninsula and what a great experience. I work from my RV and it was such a great view from my “office”. Great cell service with Verizon (4bars). Our 41’ 5th wheel fit great. Not a lot of room for the truck but the camp space made up for it. You are not crammed up against each other. Sunsets are to die for. Each spot has fire ring and BBQ pit. Very clean. Full time rv’ers and We will be back when we are coming this way. Make reservations to be sure to have a space. I can imagine in peak season lots of boat noise but not the case during our stay. Follow our journey at Wish You Were Here. You tube coming soon.

Can’t wait to go back! We were on the peninsula with amazing views. DV so it was half price. 50 amp our 41’ 5th wheel fit with room to spare. Clean sites and level. Great service with Verizon (I work from RV). Summer probably lots of boat noise but we loved it.