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COE Lake Ouachita Joplin Campground

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*Due to <strong>HIGH</strong> visitation expectations for the <strong>Total Solar Lunar Eclipse on APRIL 8, 2024</strong>, we urge visitors coming to Lake Ouachita to carpool and minimize multiple vehicles per party. Facilities will be impacted with <strong>FULL</strong> parking lots in the campgrounds, boat ramps and day use parking lots. Entrances to certain recreation areas will be restricted by barricades by the monitoring Rangers once a recreation area is deemed <strong>FULL</strong>. <br> Emergency services personnel will be the only vehicular traffic allowed in once an area is barricaded. Outgoing traffic from the areas will not be impacted, but you may not be able to return until after the event as traffic subsides. <strong>Hours of traffic impacts are expected between 7 AM - 7 PM on APRIL 8th, 2024. </strong>For further information, you may call the Lake Ouachita Field Office at 501-767-2101.

About

US Army Corps of Engineers

Lake Ouachita

Overview

Joplin Campground on Lake Ouachita is an excellent destination for pristine lakefront camping. Joplin is perched on a slender peninsula with plenty of attractive scenic views of the water and surrounding mountain terrain. World-class striper fishing goes on in the lake, and wildlife…

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.
  • Boat-In
    Sites accessible by watercraft.

Stay Connected

  • WiFi
    Good
  • Verizon
    Fair
  • AT&T
    Available
  • T-Mobile
    Unknown

Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Group

Features

For Campers

  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Phone Service
  • Drinking Water
  • Electric Hookups
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump
  • Sewer Hookups
  • Water Hookups

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8 Reviews

Kiva R.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Mar. 17, 2023

Gorgeous!

One of our favorite trips ever. We had a beautiful spot on a peninsula. Lake was beautiful. You can rent boats and jet skis there at the marina. You could get right in the lake from our site. Would go back every weekend if it was closer.

Month of VisitAugust
Bailey W.
Reviewed May. 14, 2022

Not that great.

So I was super excited about this campground when I read about it online. It seemed perfect! The drive into the campground is very curvy and has lots of blind spots. When we arrived, there was no one on duty, so we just filled out a card and proceeded into the campground, following the map posted…

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Month of VisitJune

Location

COE Lake Ouachita Joplin Campground is located in Arkansas

Detail location of campground

Directions

From Hot Springs, Arkansas: Take US 270 west for 23.5 miles to Mountain Harbor Road. Turn right and follow access road three miles north to the park.

Address

303 Campground Rd.
Mt. ida, AR 71957

Coordinates

34.57519 N
93.442639 W

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