View from Brady Mountain Swim Beach
Brady Mountain
Brady Mountain Campground Swimbeach
Brady Mouantain Vista
Campground Map

Featured amenities

Pet Friendly Pet Friendly
Showers Showers
Playground Playground

Available sites

72 total sites

About Brady Mountain

Brady Mountain Campground delights visitors with its family-friendly facilities, fabulous views and idyllic placement on Arkansas's Lake Ouachita. The lake attracts visitors who come for the crystal clear waters and bountiful fishing opportunities. Click here for the Lake Ouachita Virtual Tour.

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

Current season
Upcoming seasons
Past seasons
Closed periods
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Jul
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Currently closed

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Pet friendly Pet friendly
Showers Showers
Playground Playground
RV Utilities and Hookups

RV Utilities and Hookups

  • Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Potable Water
  • Showers
On Site Services

On Site Services

  • Playground
Water Access

Water Access

  • Beach Access
  • Lake Access
Pets and Policies

Pets and Policies

  • Pet friendly
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

72 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 02, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 15 ft · Paved
🚐 03, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 15 ft · Paved
🚐 04, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 15 ft · Paved
🚐 05, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 15 ft · Paved
🚐 06, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 15 ft · Paved
🚐 07, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 15 ft · Paved
🚐 08, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 15 ft · Paved
🚐 09, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 15 ft · Paved
🚐 10, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 15 ft · Paved
🚐 11, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 15 ft · Paved
🚐 12, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 15 ft · Paved
🚐 13, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 15 ft · Paved
🚐 14, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 15 ft · Paved
🚐 15, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 15 ft · Paved
🚐 16, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 15 ft · Paved
⛺ 17, Loop: A Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 18, Loop: A Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 19, Loop: A Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 20, Loop: A Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 21, Loop: A Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 22, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 70 × 15 ft · Gravel
🚐 23, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 40 × 15 ft · Gravel
🚐 24, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 40 × 15 ft · Gravel
⛺ 28, Loop: B Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 29, Loop: B Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 30, Loop: B Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 31, Loop: B Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 32, Loop: B Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 33, Loop: B Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 34, Loop: B Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 35, Loop: B Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 36, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 11 ft · Paved
🚐 37, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 9 ft · Paved
🚐 38, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 40 × 9 ft · Paved
🚐 39, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 40 × 9 ft · Paved
🚐 40, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 40 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 41, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 40 × 12 ft · Gravel
🚐 42, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 45 × 9 ft · Paved
🚐 43, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Gravel
🚐 44, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Gravel
🚐 45, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 40 × 9 ft · Paved
🚐 46, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 9 ft · Paved
🚐 47, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 40 × 9 ft · Gravel
🚐 48, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 40 × 9 ft · Paved
🚐 50, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 9 ft · Paved
⛺ 51, Loop: B Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 52, Loop: B Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 53, Loop: B Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 54, Loop: B Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 55, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 45 × 9 ft · Paved
🚐 56, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 45 × 9 ft · Paved
🚐 57, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 12 ft · Gravel
🚐 58, Loop: B RV
45 × 9 ft · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 59, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 45 × 9 ft · Paved
🚐 60, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 55 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 61, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 62, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 45 × 9 ft · Paved
🚐 63, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 45 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 64, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 65, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 66, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 9 ft · Gravel
🚐 67, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 9 ft · Gravel
🚐 68, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 9 ft · Gravel
🚐 69, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 70, Loop: A RV
40 × 12 ft · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 71, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 40 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 72, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 40 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 73, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 12 ft · Gravel
🚐 74, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 40 × 9 ft · Gravel
🚐 75, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 12 ft · Gravel
🚐 76, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 12 ft · Gravel
🚐 77, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 12 ft · Gravel

Reviews (561)

What Guests Are Saying

Brady Mountain is a beloved campground known for its beautiful lake views, clean facilities, and friendly staff. Campers enjoy spacious sites, clear water, and activities like swimming and hiking, making it a great place for family outings. While there are some concerns about outdated bathroom facilities and noise from nearby power plants, many visitors express their intention to return, highlighting the campground's charm and the enjoyable experiences it offers.

Review Summary

4.3
561 reviews
5
61.0%
342
4
21.6%
121
3
8.6%
48
2
5.0%
28
1
3.9%
22

Courtney W

Verified

July 4, 2024 • Stayed at: 13, Loop: A

3

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Lisa T

Verified

July 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 62, Loop: B

5

We had beautiful weather, such a beautiful lake. I’ve been coming here since I was 12 and then bringing my family every year and I’m now 65. Best place ever!

Clara D

Verified

July 10, 2024 • Stayed at: 40, Loop: B

5

Great place, well kept & clean, loved it! 😎

Sandra B

Verified

July 13, 2024 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: A

4

Love the entire camping experience from ease of reservation to check out time. The volunteer park host was the best! Very friendly. The local bathroom and shower house is cleaned very well every morning. There's ample basins for washing dishes in very hot water. Electricity availability is great. 2 not great things is that there is no water hookups on the sites. For a week's stay, even a large water tank will run out. Second ding is that there is no wifi or Internet on the lower part of the campground. I adapted to that but would have been nice to have for my week's stay. Am planning to do another week next year as well. Will know issues and will plan accordingly.

Alan D

Verified

July 15, 2024 • Stayed at: 64, Loop: B

5

Great camping at Brady Mountain
Rangers and staff do a great job for the Campers

Paul C

Verified

July 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 36, Loop: B

5

Best lake in Arkansas had a great time !!

Michael W

Verified

July 17, 2024 • Stayed at: 36, Loop: B

5

Three families stayed in close sites. Wonderful experience, even with the cooling rains.

Annette G

Verified

July 18, 2024 • Stayed at: 38, Loop: B

5

One of our all time favorite spots. Gorgeous place. Close to Hot Springs. Surrounded by water. Well maintained.

Vicki H

Verified

July 19, 2024 • Stayed at: 44, Loop: B

5

Nice campground, lovely views, sandy beach. Be aware of water over road on the way and after storms one night & with more storms predicted we left a day early. Nice access to camp store, ice, etc.

Gloria E

Verified

July 27, 2024 • Stayed at: 55, Loop: B

5

It’s a beautiful campground. My parents brought our family there in the early 60s. We brought our kids and our grandkids. We love the campground and lake Ouachita is magnificent!
However, too many groups take over, for the day, unoccupied camp sites. We pay for a site and they don’t. There was a large gathering on the campers beach with no permit or authorization to take over the beach designated for CAMPERS ONLY.
These non paying day trippers use the electricity and overwhelm the showers and restrooms.
In years past, there have better rules in place and those rules were carried out by the ranger force. The Ranger would stop by our campsite to say hello. This July we barely saw a ranger. They drove so quickly thru the area there was no way the ranger could have seen all the infractions going on!
We will come back to Brady Mt. because it’s our place. But, I hope that the rules and regulations will be better policed by the ranger force. If not there will not be a Brady Mt. to come back to

Location & Directions for Brady Mountain

110 Brady Mountain Overlook, Royal, AR 71968 United States

Elevation: 181 ft

Getting There

From Hot Springs, AR: Take US 270 west approximately 10 mi to Brady Mountain Access Road. Turn right and follow access road 6 mi north
to the park.

Nearest town

Royal, AR - 7.1 mi

About 13 min to downtown

Highway access

Brady Mountain is accessible from US 270, which is approximately 10 miles southeast of the campground.

Policies & Rules

Arrival & departure

Check in time

6PM

Check out time

4PM

General

  • No off-road vehicles allowed
  • 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.
  • Camper Self-Check In Cards are located at the entrance of the campground. Please grab a card apon entry, fill it out and attach it to your campsite post. A ranger will verify the information written on the card later and check you in. 
  • Campsites do not have water hookups. You will need to fill your water tank near the entrance at the dump station before proceeding to your campsite.

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Last updated: October 20, 2026

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