In the Ouachita Mountains on the shore of 1,940-acre Lake Catherine, one of the
five popular Diamond Lakes in the Hot Springs area, Lake Catherine State Park
features CCC/Rustic Style facilities of native stone and wood constructed by the
Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.
Along the lakeshore are the park's 18 cabins that feature fully-equipped
kitchens and wood-burning fireplaces.
A new fully-accessible cabin designed in detail to serve the needs of
visitors with disabilities has just opened at the park. The cabin also includes
its own private and fully-accessible fishing pier and boat dock. The
1,160-square-foot cabin is a design inspired by the rustic architectural designs
of five other cabins in the park that were crafted by the Civilian Conservation
Corps in the 1930s during the Great Depression. An accessible parking space and
path provide barrier-free access to the cabin. The two-bedroom cabin includes a
bathroom with offering both a whirlpool tub and a roll-in shower. Just outside
the cabin's screened porch overlooking the lake is a large flagstone patio with
a picnic table and pedestal grill. A barrier-free path leads from the patio down
to the cabin's private, and accessible, fishing pier and boat dock.
Seventy campsites include Premium D, Preferred B, Standard B and two
Rent-A-Camp sites offer lake views and woodland views.
The park's marina, open in summer only, sells bait and fuel. Rental boats are
available throughout the year. The park features a launch ramp, standard
pavilion, picnic sites, playgrounds, laundry and trails. Gifts, groceries,
snacks and ice are available for sale daily at the visitor center that overlooks
the swimming area and nature center (open in summer).
Park interpreters offer guided hikes, boat tours and programs during summer,
or by advance request in other seasons. Guided horseback trail rides are
available during the summer months.
Just up Catherine Park Road (Ark. 171) from Lake Catherine State Park,
Diamondhead, a private resort community also located on Lake Catherine, offers a
golf course, snack bar and Olympic-size swimming pool that park visitors are
welcome to enjoy, too. Diamondhead's golf course is an 18-hole, par 72
championship course with pro shop, snack bar, cart rentals and a driving range.
To reach Lake Catherine State Park, take Exit #97 off I-30 near Malvern and
go 12 miles north on Ark. 171 to the park.
For more information about Arkansas State Parks historic, heritage and
cultural parks, go to: http://www.historystateparks.com/
Contact Information
1200 Catherine Park Road
Hot Springs, AR 71913
GPS: 34° 25’ 52.2” N / 92° 57’ 1.2” W
Email: lakecatherine@arkansas.com
To reach the park office or make campsite reservations call (501) 844-4176
To make cabin reservations call 1-800-264-2422
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