Cherokee Campground (AR)

Cherokee Park is located on Greers Ferry Lake in the beautiful Ozark Mountains of north-central Arkansas. The environment provides an ideal location for family camping, fishing, boating and hiking. Greers Ferry Lake is an outdoor enthusiasts' dream, with boating, sailing, water skiing, swimming, scuba diving and fishing opportunities. Hikers enjoy the area's three National Nature Trails and one multi-purpose fitness trail. This campground offers 30 sites, 16 of which have electrical hookups. Additional amenities include vault toilets, a dump station and a boat ramp. The location is unstaffed. A dense mix of red cedar, black gum, red oak, elm, pecan and sweet gum trees forest the area, providing shade in the summer months and beautiful fall colors in autumn. Wildlife is plentiful around Greers Ferry Lake; visitors commonly see white-tailed deer, wild turkeys, rabbits, squirrels and a wide variety of birds. With over 30,000 acres of water surface, the lake serves as a playground for all kinds of water sports, and eighteen parks around the shoreline provide modern campgrounds, boat ramps, swim areas and marinas. The William Carl Garner Visitor Center is just west of the dam, with exhibits, a children's touch table, and a replica of the world record 40 lb. 4 oz. brown trout caught in the Little Red River downstream of the center.