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2026 Season availability
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This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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- Potable Water
- Showers
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- Lake Access
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Reviews (138)
What Guests Are Saying
Cove Lake Recreation Area offers a beautiful and peaceful camping experience with stunning views, well-kept grounds, and friendly staff, making it a popular choice for families. Many visitors appreciate the secluded, quiet atmosphere and the natural scenery, including the lake and trails. However, some guests have noted concerns about the cleanliness of bathrooms, the lack of shower facilities, and occasional noise from generators, suggesting room for improvement in maintenance.
What Guests Are Saying
Cove Lake Recreation Area offers a beautiful and peaceful camping experience with stunning views, well-kept grounds, and friendly staff, making it a popular choice for families. Many visitors appreciate the secluded, quiet atmosphere and the natural scenery, including the lake and trails. However, some guests have noted concerns about the cleanliness of bathrooms, the lack of shower facilities, and occasional noise from generators, suggesting room for improvement in maintenance.
Review Summary
Jess E
VerifiedMay 31, 2025 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: A
We love cove lake and wish it was open all year. It’s a great quiet campground. The spots are secluded and large.
Jess E
VerifiedMay 31, 2025 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: A
We love cove lake and wish it was open all year. It’s a great quiet campground. The spots are secluded and large.
Josh H
VerifiedMay 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: A
We love this campground/day use area and have been staying there for years. Whoever the camp hosts are now seem to be doing less than the bare minimum. I really hope that it was just because it was early in the season but this is the worst shape I’ve seen it in. Bathrooms in the day use areas and camp loop didn’t look like they’d been cleaned in months. Sad to see honestly.
Josh H
VerifiedMay 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: A
We love this campground/day use area and have been staying there for years. Whoever the camp hosts are now seem to be doing less than the bare minimum. I really hope that it was just because it was early in the season but this is the worst shape I’ve seen it in. Bathrooms in the day use areas and camp loop didn’t look like they’d been cleaned in months. Sad to see honestly.
Tricia M
VerifiedApril 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: A
Beautiful view of the lake
Tricia M
VerifiedApril 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: A
Beautiful view of the lake
Ariah L
VerifiedFebruary 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: A
I’ve been coming to this site since I was a kid (no in mid 20s) and it’s my families go to camping spot in Western Arkansas. We’ve already decided this will our sons annual birthday camping spot.
It’s perfect. It’s got tons of trees, and the lake. Most other locations you’ve got the trees and no water, or the water and barely any trees.
If you’re looking for a well-shaded, beautiful scenery, no cell-serviced spot, this is where you want to be.
The family that currently maintains the park are fantastic. They’re the sweetest and will do anything in their power to keep the campground safe and the campers happy. All that and teaching their children the value of hard work.
Side note: if you use propane lanterns that require mantels, pack extra. The Walmart in town and the concession don’t carry them. You’d have to go up the mountain to the visitor center to purchase. We learned that the hard way.
Ariah L
VerifiedFebruary 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: A
I’ve been coming to this site since I was a kid (no in mid 20s) and it’s my families go to camping spot in Western Arkansas. We’ve already decided this will our sons annual birthday camping spot.
It’s perfect. It’s got tons of trees, and the lake. Most other locations you’ve got the trees and no water, or the water and barely any trees.
If you’re looking for a well-shaded, beautiful scenery, no cell-serviced spot, this is where you want to be.
The family that currently maintains the park are fantastic. They’re the sweetest and will do anything in their power to keep the campground safe and the campers happy. All that and teaching their children the value of hard work.
Side note: if you use propane lanterns that require mantels, pack extra. The Walmart in town and the concession don’t carry them. You’d have to go up the mountain to the visitor center to purchase. We learned that the hard way.
Jane S
VerifiedNovember 4, 2024 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: A
Campground very clean.
Jane S
VerifiedNovember 4, 2024 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: A
Campground very clean.
Location & Directions for Cove Lake Recreation Area
19 Cove Lake Loop, Paris, AR 72855 United States
Elevation: 306 ft
Getting There
From Paris, take Highway 109 south, then turn southeast on Highway 309 for 9 mi.
Highway access
Cove Lake Recreation Area is accessible via Highway 109 and Highway 309, which provide direct routes from Paris.
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
Safety & rules
- No-wake policy on the lake during weekends and holidays.
Amenities
- No hookups available at this campground.
Site capacity
- Sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Vehicles & parking
- Off-road vehicles are not allowed in the campground.
General
- Click here for more information on the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests
Fires & fuel
- Do not move firewood; obtain it at your destination to prevent pests.
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