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Best lakes around Hot Springs?
Posted on 7/7/14 at 7:03 pm
Posted on 7/7/14 at 7:03 pm
Planning a trip with 3 couples and kids. We will towing our on boat. Are there any lakes that cliffs/ledges that you can jump from?
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Posted on 7/7/14 at 7:05 pm to Flamefighter
Quichita by far. One of best in country.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 7:06 pm to Flamefighter
Look into that white river thing that the Clinton's got in trouble over. Go diamond and crystal digger. Give the kids something to do.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 7:07 pm to Flamefighter
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Quichita by far. One of best in country.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 7:13 pm to Flamefighter
There's more cliffs at Greers Ferry but that's in northern Arkansas.
Near Hot Springs, there is Ouachita, Hamilton, & Catherine. My family has a house on Hamilton. It's definitely more developed while Ouachita is more natural.
Near Hot Springs, there is Ouachita, Hamilton, & Catherine. My family has a house on Hamilton. It's definitely more developed while Ouachita is more natural.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 7:21 pm to GeorgeReymond
Ouachita
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:02 pm to Flamefighter
Oachita, houses can't be built within 150 ft (maybe yards) of the water so it's much more natural.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:06 pm to GeorgeReymond
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There's more cliffs at Greers Ferry
Has the water went down though? Last time I saw it the waters were 50 ft+
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:08 pm to GeorgeReymond
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There's more cliffs at Greers Ferry but that's in northern Arkansas.
That big cliff to the east by the dam is a lot of fun to jump off of.
I spent the weekend on lake catherine, there's not a whole lot going on there. No cliffs for sure.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:25 pm to Flamefighter
So what you are saying is you need some CliffsNotes for your trip to Arkansas?
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:29 pm to Flamefighter
Talk to Smackover.
Lake Hamilton is nice
Lake Hamilton is nice
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:34 pm to Flamefighter
Lake Hamilton would be last on my list.
Lake Ouchita is a solid spot. A hidden gem is Lake Greeson about 45 min south of Hot Springs. It's also located about 20 minutes from the diamond mine in Murfreesboro if you need to find a diamond.
Lake Ouchita is a solid spot. A hidden gem is Lake Greeson about 45 min south of Hot Springs. It's also located about 20 minutes from the diamond mine in Murfreesboro if you need to find a diamond.
This post was edited on 7/7/14 at 8:36 pm
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:44 pm to LSU Tigershark
Just got back from Hot Springs. Took the boat and spent a day on Ouachita and about 10 min. on Hamilton. Ouachita was great. It is a corp of engineers lake, so it was well taken care of. All the coves were marked. Shallow water markers were everywhere if the water got below about 20 feet. Most of the lake was about 100' so there weren't many shallow areas.
Hamilton is highly developed, but none of the water hazards are marked. We hit a shallow spot right in the middle of the lake within about 10 minutes and ruined my prop. It's a nice lake, but I don't if I'll take my boat back to it, but I would go back to Ouachita in a heart-beat.
If you take your boat to Hamilton, look at Google satellite, and you can see shallow spots in several areas of the lake. Just be careful. And hitting your prop on Hamilton, is gonna tear something up, because it is a rocky bottom.
Hamilton is highly developed, but none of the water hazards are marked. We hit a shallow spot right in the middle of the lake within about 10 minutes and ruined my prop. It's a nice lake, but I don't if I'll take my boat back to it, but I would go back to Ouachita in a heart-beat.
If you take your boat to Hamilton, look at Google satellite, and you can see shallow spots in several areas of the lake. Just be careful. And hitting your prop on Hamilton, is gonna tear something up, because it is a rocky bottom.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:53 pm to sparkinator
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Hamilton is highly developed, but none of the water hazards are marked. We hit a shallow spot right in the middle of the lake within about 10 minutes and ruined my prop. It's a nice lake, but I don't if I'll take my boat back to it, but I would go back to Ouachita in a heart-beat. If you take your boat to Hamilton, look at Google satellite, and you can see shallow spots in several areas of the lake. Just be careful. And hitting your prop on Hamilton, is gonna tear something up, because it is a rocky bottom.
True. And even if you're keeping a look out, you're on them quick. Gotta know where to stay away from. Hamilton's fine if you're there during the week and want to be close to downtain. If you want outdoors, Ouachita is the choice. They have nice campgrounds and cabins. Houseboats to rent. Hiking trails and better fishing than the other two. And if you stay on the Hot Springs side, it's really not that far from town. Hamilton is busy as shite on the weekends. On Ouachita, you can always find a place to get away. Just don't get lost.
We go to Hamilton because we have a place there, but before that, we always went to Ouachita.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:53 pm to Flamefighter
Hamilton is the party lake, Ouachita is more family friendly
Posted on 7/7/14 at 9:02 pm to Hubbhogg
All the lakes in hot springs are awesome. I'm going to degray with my family in september! Not technically hot springs but close enough 
Posted on 7/7/14 at 9:07 pm to Keystone 870
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I'm going to degray with my family in september! Not technically hot springs but close enough
I really like DeGray. It's only 30-35min from Hot Springs. Nice lake, good fishing, very nice public golf course if you play. And now you can buy alcohol!!
Posted on 7/7/14 at 9:52 pm to Flamefighter
Was at DeGray this weekend. There are cliffs there. Its a great lake. Ouchita is my favorite Arkansas lake. And Greason is good but dry counties around and they messed with us about drinking in the camp grounds. Has to be in a cup amd can't walk from campsite to campsite.
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