Woolly Hollow State Park - Greenbrier, Arkansas - Park with Campsites

Woolly Hollow State Park is situated in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains at Woolly Hollow Road in Greenbrier. Visitors can access the park by taking Exit #125 off I-40 at Conway and travelling 12 miles north on U.S. 65, then going six miles east on Ark. 285. The park includes the 40 acre Lake Bennett, which is very popular for boating and fishing.

Sat in the middle of this 440 acre park is Lake Bennett, which was constructed in 1936 and named after Dr. Hugh H. Bennett, first director of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service. There is a sandy swimming beach on the lake with lifeguards on hand to ensure the safety of swimmers. This swimming area is open between Memorial Day and Labor Day from 12 noon to 7pm and there is a bathhouse and snack bar adjacent to the beach.

Fishing is a very popular pastime on the lake with a variety of fish including crappie, bream and catfish. Many visitors also enjoying boating on the lake and a selection of boats can be hired from the snack bar, which is open from 11am to 7pm between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Here visitors can hire fishing boats, canoes, kayaks and pedal boats, and if visitors have their own boats they can use a launch ramp free of charge.

The park has a visitor center open throughout the year from 8am to 5pm, although on Saturday and Sundays in January, February and December it opens from 8am to 12 noon. Here visitors can arrange for a seasonal interpreter to provide special programs, walks and workshops during the summer. Groups can book special programs in advance and there are also special events held at the park marking its history.

Energetic visitors to the park may like to hike along the Huckleberry Trail, which is approximately three and a half miles long. This is a relatively easy walk starting from the bathhouse in the campground and looping round the lake. The trail climbs a ridge enabling hikers to get a great view of the lake, before crossing the lake's earthen dam and then winding through a hardwood forest back to the main area of the park.

Four different areas of the park offer 30 campsites between them, one of which is wheelchair accessible. All sites have showers and dump station and three of them also offer water and electrical hook-ups. The park also has 13 shaded picnic sites with tables, charcoal grills and water hydrants overlooking the swimming beach as well as a playground.

The pavilion located at the picnic site can be hired for a small fee for group gatherings or outings. Visitors can grab a bite to eat from the snack bar, which offers a variety of hot or cold sandwiches, cold drinks, snow cones, ice cream and other snacks. Shops, restaurants, medical facilities and service stations are all located a short distance from the park in nearby towns such as Greenbrier, and there is a golf course just three miles away.