About Shoal Bay
Number of accommodations: 77
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
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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
Steven W
VerifiedApril 15, 2024 • Stayed at: E4, Loop: E
The weather was perfect. The campsite was crowded with all the eclipse watchers but that was OK. We were situated near the bay with a beautiful mountainous view. We will definitely be back!
Mary O
VerifiedApril 8, 2024 • Stayed at: F2, Loop: F
Bathrooms were in very bad shape. Garbage dumpsters over flowing with trash. We left early
Linda I
VerifiedMarch 31, 2024 • Stayed at: B1, Loop: B
Wonderful place. From fishing to the playground.
Jackie P
VerifiedMarch 31, 2024 • Stayed at: E2, Loop: E
The park was very trashy and the garbage end were full and overflowing. The attendees was very rude letting dogs run around the park without a leash. Wasn’t fun at all.
Johnny G
VerifiedMarch 30, 2024 • Stayed at: P2, Loop: P
Been going there 41 years. Hard to believe how ran down the facility has became. Such a shame from where it once was only due to lack of maintenance or responsibility.
Bronson C
VerifiedMarch 27, 2024 • Stayed at: C04, Loop: C
We have camped at Shoal Bay for several years. The last couple of years the cleanliness of the park has went downhill. On our recent visit over spring break, the bathrooms were not kept clean. There was no hot water in the showers on the hill. The other bathrooms have a urinal and one of the women’s showers out of order. The trash containers were overflowing.
Barbara E
VerifiedMarch 27, 2024 • Stayed at: F4, Loop: F
Love the hiking trails
George S
VerifiedMarch 27, 2024 • Stayed at: F1, Loop: F
We much enjoyed kayaking and the hiking trails. Hot springs was a fun tourist outing that included a good hike also.
Larry K
VerifiedMarch 25, 2024 • Stayed at: B6, Loop: B
We had several issues with the camp ground,we have never had before. The first was the bathrooms were not kept clean like they have been for the past 10 years. The showers on the hill did not have hot water at all, and we were there 5 days. The trash bends had trash on the ground around them they were so full. We have never experienced these issues in the last 15 years of our camping, yet they charged more money and gave less. We love camping there but we will have to see improvements, if they are going to charge more money.
Eddie A
VerifiedMarch 14, 2024 • Stayed at: G1, Loop: G
The bathrooms were clean . Camp ground picked up
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
