About Shoal Bay
Number of accommodations: 77
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2026 Season availability
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- Dump station on site
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- Showers
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Reviews (319)
What Guests Are Saying
Shoal Bay Park offers a clean, well-maintained environment with helpful and friendly staff, making it a popular camping destination. Visitors appreciate the peaceful atmosphere, beautiful scenery, and excellent facilities, including clean restrooms and shaded campsites. However, some guests have reported issues with noise from neighboring campers and occasional maintenance concerns, particularly regarding the fish cleaning station and electrical problems. Overall, many campers express a desire to return and enjoy the park's amenities.
What Guests Are Saying
Shoal Bay Park offers a clean, well-maintained environment with helpful and friendly staff, making it a popular camping destination. Visitors appreciate the peaceful atmosphere, beautiful scenery, and excellent facilities, including clean restrooms and shaded campsites. However, some guests have reported issues with noise from neighboring campers and occasional maintenance concerns, particularly regarding the fish cleaning station and electrical problems. Overall, many campers express a desire to return and enjoy the park's amenities.
Review Summary
Lyndsey H
VerifiedJuly 8, 2020 • Stayed at: E8, Loop: E
It was a great place, but with only a fire pit and no bbq grill we had to go buy a small grill. They was inconvenient. We could not have fire in the pit because the back of our camp was to close to the pit.
Caleb W
VerifiedFebruary 1, 2020 • Stayed at: D8, Loop: D
Loved this place!!! Will be coming back twice a year
LaDonna M
VerifiedJanuary 27, 2020 • Stayed at: A4, Loop: A
This is one of my favorite parks in Arkansas. The host are always very friendly and helpful. We were under tornado warnings and the host came to warn us early in the day to prepare for it and what actions to take.
Tami B
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2020 • Stayed at: A1, Loop: A
very friendly people Gary and his wife at the front gate is awesome only complaint I have is they have a wonderful fish cleaning station that is locked up because outsiders keep damaging it my wife and I love it when it was open need to reopen it and have rangers and sheriff patrol around it more a shame to have a great thing like tat locked up
Larry K
VerifiedJanuary 23, 2020 • Stayed at: B7, Loop: B
The staff running are the nicest people and always very helpful with any issue that arises. Shoal bay is the best camping around.
Dorothy H
VerifiedJanuary 18, 2020 • Stayed at: A3, Loop: A
great place to camp
Larry L
VerifiedJanuary 18, 2020 • Stayed at: D7, Loop: D
We had a small family gathering with family and friends. The campgrounds are in excellent condition. At times there was no hot water in the restroom. Overall we had a great time.
Jackie L
VerifiedJanuary 18, 2020 • Stayed at: E1, Loop: E
Peaceful and beautiful lake.
Donna R
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: E7, Loop: E
Love the sites, the quietness, the bathroom availability, and the swimming beach area. The park is always clean and neat. Great place to launch your boat and fishing is good. For those who like to get in their exercise, there is good walking areas. It’s our favorite place to go!!! Only negative is that you can’t get a good signal for your television.
Rick T
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: A5, Loop: A
had a great time and the park is so clean the bathrooms are so clean and smell good
Location Shoal Bay
Address:
Shoal Bay Road Box 499
New Blaine, AR, 72859
United States
Latitude & Longitude: 35.31 / -93.4306
Elevation: 108 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- NOTICE: Group shelters are open for reservations, Please follow all CDC/State guidelines for social distancing, sanitizing, and face covering for COVID-19. NOTE: A special event application is required for any event including, but not limited to one or more of the following: 1. An entry, spectator, or participating fee is charged 2. If you have an anticipated attendance of 100 or more persons 3. An extraordinary impact on project resources is expected 4. Corps personnel provide additional patrols, surveillance, refuse collection, and/or crowd control 5. Event involves the use of concession tents and/or vendors 6. Event involves Bounce Houses/Bump N Jump Inflatables 7. Fishing Tournament 8. Music Festival: In addition to the special event application, you may be asked to submit the following information before approval can be granted: (1) proof of liability insurance; (2) event details & description; (3) schedule of events; (4) parking plans. PROHIBITED: Please note that livestock, exotic animals, explosives, loaded projectile firing devices, pinatas, water balloons, and commercial activities are prohibited on project lands unless written permission has been received from the District Commander. If commercial tents are permitted for your special event, please note that driving tent stakes into concrete or asphalt on project lands is prohibited. For additional information regarding Special Event Applications & Permit Fees, please contact the Russellville Project Office at (501) 340-1762.
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
- • For Aquatic Facilities (Lake, Reservoir, or River Recreation): CLEAN, DRAIN, DRY boats and any other recreational equipment that contacts water. Dispose of unwanted bait, worms, fish parts, or other organisms into the trash and not into the environment. For more information visit https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/rec. • For Terrestrial Facilities (Trailheads or Campsites): STOP THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES. Remove plants, seeds, animals, and mud from boots, gear, pets, and vehicles. Clean your gear before entering and leaving the recreation site. Stay on designated roads and trails, and follow local guidelines for firewood. For more information visit https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/rec . • For Combined Aquatic and Terrestrial Facilities (Trailheads or Campsites with Lake, Reservoir, or River Recreation): STOP THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES. Remove plants, seeds, animals, and mud from boots, gear, pets, and vehicles. Clean your gear before entering and leaving the recreation site. Stay on designated roads and trails, and follow local guidelines for firewood. CLEAN, DRAIN, DRY boats and any other recreational equipment that contacts water. Dispose of unwanted bait, worms, fish parts, or other organisms into the trash and not into the environment. For more information visit https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/rec.
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Last updated: July 11, 2026
