Lake Chicot State Park - Lake Village, Arkansas - Park with Cabins and Campsites

Lake Chicot State Park is located on Ark. 144 eight miles northeast of Lake Village, Arkansas. Lake Chicot is the largest natural lake in Arkansas and was created centuries ago when the Mississippi River changed course. The Visitor Center is open throughout the year, seven days week from 8am to 5pm, except mid March to early July when it stay open until 8pm on Thursdays and Fridays.

Visitors wishing to stay at the park can either use the campsites or book a reservation at one of the 14 cabins that are available throughout the year, but pets are not permitted. The cabins are heated as well as air conditioned and are located near the shore of the lake, providing wonderful scenery and for children there is a playground nearby. Many of the cabins have a fireplace, patio with grill and picnic table, fishing dock, either one or two bedrooms, TV, sofa-bed, full kitchen, coffee maker, ironing facilities and a bath/shower.

There are 127 campsites located here with paved camping pad, dual electrical outlet, water hook-up and a table and grill, and all tent sites are wheelchair accessible. The sites are all available year round but must be reserved up to one year in advance, and on arrival campers must register at the Visitor Center. Other features here are a sanitary dump station near the Visitor Center, individual sewer hook-ups for 16 of the sites, a coin laundry and modern bathhouses.

Visitors can enjoy a relaxing lunch in the picnic area, which is shaded by trees and has tables, grills and water outlets. Just a short walk from the picnic area is a 25 meter swimming pool, which is open daily between Memorial Day and Labor Day from 11am to 6pm and has a separate diving well, bathhouse and outside wading pool. Group events and gatherings can be held at the two pavilions in the park, one of which is an indoor site and must be reserved at the Visitor Center.

Camping, boating, fishing and picnic supplies can be purchased from the general store and marina, which is open throughout the year except January, February and December. For anyone wanting to take a boat out on the lake it is possible to hire personal water craft, fishing boats and gas powered motor boats from the marina. A free launching ramp is located near the marina and there is also a 100 foot fishing pier at the lake, where anglers can try their luck at catching bream, crappie, bass and catfish.

A hiking trail provides visitors with an opportunity to enjoy the lovely scenery and wildlife in the park and is a relatively simple track of about one mile. Exhibits in the Visitor Center will show the types of natural flora and fauna located at the park. The park interpreter also provides guided walks, barge tours through cypress swamps, nature talks, films, demonstrations and information about the history of the pioneer and Civil War periods.