Beard's Lake Park

Overview

Beard's Lake Park is located off of River Run East access on Highway 32 E, approximately 12 miles northeast of Ashdown, in southwest Arkansas.

Recreation

Visitors to this area enjoy fishing, duck hunting and relaxing in this peaceful campground. This area affords a great diversity of fish and wildlife habitat. Millwood Lake is one of the top fishing lakes in the country. Some 20,000 acres of submerged timber provide excellent fish habitat for a wide variety of fish including crappie, largemouth, white striped and spotted bass, channel and flathead catfish, bluegill, sunfish, buffalo carp and drum.

Facilities

Beard's Lake Park offers 5 paved campsites with water, electric hook-ups. Showers and flush toilets are located on site. Visitors at Beard's Lake are granted access to a trailer dump station located one mile north at Beard's Bluff Park. Other amenities include a boat ramp, fishing docks, fishing pier, and 3 Tent campsites. 

Natural Features

Beard's Lake Park is located on Beard's Lake; an oxbow lake located adjacent to the Little River, below Millwood Dam. Open fields, swampy grasslands, thick hardwood forests, and an abundance of fresh water has created one of the most unique and diverse habitats in the southern part of the country. 

Nearby Attractions

Situated just downstream from the Millwood Dam, Beard’s Lake offers visitors a quiet retreat with immediate access to premier trophy bass fishing and world-class bird watching on Millwood Lake. Within a short drive, outdoor enthusiasts can explore the dramatic chalk formations at White Cliffs Natural Area, rent watercraft at Millwood State Park Marina, or step back in time at Historic Washington State Park.

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