COE Lake Ouachita Crystal Springs Campground

I stayed 2 nights and it was a great location. I had water views on 3 sides. Site 20 is a good location for tenting, it has pretty good shade coverage. There is water and electric at the site. There are bathrooms and showers available to campers. There is a sandy beach area for swimming. The water is refreshing on a hot and humid day. The camp host is very nice and reassured me to reach out if I had any questions or problems. After dark it was surprisingly very quiet, there was a loud group camped 2 spots away from me but they were quiet after dark. The views around the lake are beautiful. I will definitely stay here again if I’m in the area. Just a side note, if the geese are troublesome, the park rangers will shoot off blanks to scare them out of the cove. This is done without warning, so it’s a bit startling.

The campsite is very pretty (November) with changing leaves and quiet days and nights. Cell service is not great but works. Slow speeds but works. Sometimes is good sometimes drops off. Site 40 water faucet is broken Showers are hot and free Arkansas is very pretty but the trash on the road sides and road kill is too much. Clean up after yourself people!!! Leave it Better Than you found it!!!

Beautiful campground! Sites are spacious. Area is clean and lots of things to do. Near Hot Springs so we did a lot of exploring there.

Nice lake with beach area. Playground for kids. Clean restrooms. Some of the sites are small so check the length. Not far from Hot Springs.

COE campgrounds are among our nations best! Water and electric at site. Only negative was our bathroom was still closed for the season.

Great campground, especially for the price. Water and electricity at all sites, dump station on site. We stayed on loop A, all sites here were just redone. Not sure about that other loops. The best sites on loop A are 15-17. All are at the end of the peninsula and are right on the edge of the lake, and are large and level.

Beautiful views and a great playground for young children. The bathrooms were very good. I just wish they had full hook ups. 

Nice level sites, most along the water front and with lovely views. Clean bathrooms and showers and the camp hosts and park rangers were nice, friendly and helpful. Well kept sites with plenty of space to enjoy the outdoors.

Loud, poor fishing location. We weren't allowed to check in until 6 pm, which was fine. But our site was covered in trash, pop tabs, and broken glass. You would think they would be picked up in-between campers. Had to make it safe for our kids before we set up. Devil's Den State Park was a much better location with more exciting hiking & swimming.

if you have a boat, this is the place for you. if you don’t, expect to be annoyed by the boaters. first night in, we come a little after check in( 6pm mind you, check out is 4). head down to our spot, and the previous campers are still there, no where to be found (they were on their boat). after 45 minutes, had to have rangers come down to tell them to leave. then our neighbors (also had a boat), was about to charge his boat on our electric. moral of the story, if you own a boat, don’t be an asshole. otherwise, the site/campground was nice. decently clean bathrooms, although no soap. i dunno if this is just an arkansas “thing,” but no campgrounds i’ve stayed at had soap in the bathroom, so i kinda just expected it at this point.

Tent camped with a view of the lake. Facilities were well maintained. Hosts were very friendly. Easy to collect firewood. Definitely recommend even if you don’t have a boat.

Good place for both tent and rv. But filled with rvs in most spots. Lake for swimming nearby. Good bathrooms and toilets. Lots of hiking places nearby which are moderate to hard

Army corps of engineer site so it’s cheap, bathrooms were fine, and views were unreal. The lake was nice for the dogs, and the campsites were spaced out!

Great location great host, offered to help us set up! Great Lake!

It was a fun COE but busy... many locals showing up for the weekend and made it a bit crowded but that's ok.. it's here for all to enjoy!

Only issue was the 6pm check ion time... plus the people in our spot didn't leave till after 6pm which was not very considerate of them....

Would I stay here again... probably not....

We love this campground . We love sites 47-48 water front ,nice swim area with Sandy beach and nice playground. Clean showers we camp there at least 3 times a year

Arkansas has variable weather in January. Cold clear day today but higher temps predicted for later in the week. Many sites available. Beautiful views. A hiking trail nearby with others a short drive away. Clean showers and restroom

I come to Crystal Springs often. The hiking trail is great and the campground is always clean and quiet. I only stay in the A loop. The sites are all good but 13, 17, and 18 are my favorites. I don’t stay in loop B because there is no bathroom on that loop, otherwise it would be really great. I don’t like loop C. The sites are on top of each other and its just too busy when the campground is full.

Most sites are back in and pretty easy to level in. Two bathrooms are clean with hot showers. All the sites have fire ring, charcoal grill, lantern hook and picnic table. Most have decent shade and are fairly spread out.

Great campground right on the lake. Sites were reasonably level but be prepared for hitching on a small incline/decline. Hookups worked great. Website says 50a only but they all appeared to have 30 and 50a plugs. Most sites were back-ins but there were a handful of pull throughs. Nice hiking trails close by.

Overall a beautiful campground. Some of the nicest shower houses I have ever seen. Only drawback was unlevel campsites.

What an amazing place tucked deep in the woods, off the beaten path! Just on the other side of Walnut Creek offers quiet and peace. Lots of firewood and natural spring water. Hiking trails are plentiful and if needed, supplies less than 10 minutes away. Verizon had 1 bar. Do recommend.

We stayed here Spring Break 2021 and had a wonderful time. Our site was on the water at the end of the swim area. The kids spent hours in and out of the Kayaks on their own. Great hiking, close to Hot Springs National Park and some scenic overlooks, clean enough bathrooms. The campground was full and plenty quiet. We had a wonderful few days.

Really good location. Lots of sites almost all on or very near the lake. Swimming area and playground. Beautiful clear lake.

We stay there several times a year.  Great hiking the lake is always fun.  It is near enough to Hot Springs.  Also near plenty of quartz mines.  My favorite place in Arkansas.

This is our 2nd time to stay here. The 1st time we had a great site that backed up to the water, but those were all booked this time. We were lucky to get a site being Easter weekend. There is a great playground in the beach swimming area. There are 2 bathhouses that looked fairly clean, although we didn't use them. We had a W/E site, but there may be a few FHU sites. The lake itself is supposed to be a great fishing& scuba diving area. The drive to Hot Springs is only about 30 minutes.

The place is beautiful!

So we have noticed that there are a couple of different review options/pages on Dyrt for this particular area of Lake Quachita. We have written reviews for both Lake Quachita State Park and Crystal Springs Campground. If you are looking for reviews for either of these campgrounds, I would recommend looking at those specific pages on this website. They will offer more reviews than this page.

I uploaded a video and a few pics from both just to give you an idea of the stuff they have to offer.

All-in-all, you can't go wrong with either option if you are looking for a campground in this area of Arkansas.