Shady Lake Campground

• Shady Lake facilities are open April 15 - November 30
• CCC-built Pavilion overlooking the Shady Lake
• Loop A bathhouse/pavilion with male and female bathrooms with shower stalls
• Loop A campground: nine (9) reservation only, campsites with water/electric/sewage connections
• Loop B bathhouse with male and female bathrooms with private, shower stalls
• Loop B campground: Eleven (11) reservation only, campsites with water/electric connections & six (6) first-come first-serve, non-electric/water campsites
• Loop C bathhouse with male and female bathrooms with private, shower stalls
• Loop C campground: One (1) reservation only, campsite with water/electric/sewage connections & 17 first-come first-serve, non-electric/water campsites
• Loop D bathhouse with male, female, and family bathrooms with private, shower stalls
• Loop D campground: seven (7) reservation only, campsites with water/electric connections & three (3) first-come first-serve, non-electric/water campsites

Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.

Ouachita National Forest recreation page ↗

HIGHWAY ACCESS. From Hot springs take Highway 70 west 32 miles to Glenwood. Continue on 70 through Glenwood 4 miles to Salem. Take Highway 84 (West) out of Salem though Lodi and Langley, to Athens. In Athens, take highway 246 to Forest Service Road 38, turn right (North) and travel 3 miles to the entrance of Shady Lake Recreation Area.

• If you are not satisfied with your refund, you can request your refund to be reviewed by Facility Managers.
• Refunds can be requested for the following:
• Death
• Medical Emergency
• Mechanical issues within the campground, i.e. water, sewage, electrical issues
• Extreme weather event, i.e. tornado NOTE: Rainy weather does not qualify
• campground closure
• Cancellations- Cancelling a Reservation
• Customers may cancel a reservation prior to the day of the reservation check-in date, both online, through the app, or through the contact center. A $10 cancellation fee may apply. For most facilities, customers may not cancel a reservation after 12:00am local time on the reservation check-in date. In these cases, the contact center will not be able to assist either, and only an on-site staff memb
• Late Cancellations
• Depending on when a reservation is cancelled in relation to the check-in date, it may be considered a late cancellation and an additional amount may be withheld.
• Individual Campsites $10.00 cancellation fee AND forfeit the first night's fees if cancelled after 12:00am facility's local time the day before the reservation start date (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Late cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee.
• Modifying/Changing an Existing Reservation Prior to the Cut Off Window
• If a customer wants to switch dates that are entirely outside of the original reservation dates, there is a $10 change fee.
• There is no change fee if a customer extends or shortens a reservation if the change includes dates from the original reservation. If they choose to depart early, they may forfeit some or all of the fees.
• There is no change fee if the customer changes campsites that are the same price and on the same reservation dates in the same campground. If the campsite the customer is changing to has a price difference, the customer will be responsible for any additional fees or be provided with a refund, based on the price difference.
• No-Shows: A no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date (or for day-use facilities, by check-in time the day of arrival).
• No-show customers are only recorded at staffed facilities. At most remote facilities, all customers are noted as automatically checked-in on the date of arrival.
• It is recommended that staffed facilities hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date.
• It is recommended that staffed facilities hold group day-use facilities until check-in time on the arrival date.

• Wildfire
  South White Wolf

  45 mi from the campground · 128 acres · 75% contained

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

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