Big Lake, Ouachita Mountains, Garland County, Arkansas

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     There's no way someone can get bored here in the Ouachita Mountains. Here at Big Lake you'll in all probability meet some people from Hot Springs. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Hot Springs Village, and a great spot for whitewater paddling is Gulpha Creek. Be careful coming to Big Lake, you might not ever wanna go home again. Big Lake is a magnificent place to visit for more than one day, Brookhill Ranch is a magnificent place to camp nearby,  
   and Hot Springs National Park is a delightful location nearby.
A good deal of rainfall falls at Big Lake; the month of May is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest month of the year is January. Stay the night at Gulpha Gorge Campground, and Lake Desoto is a pleasant lake close by. An exciting thing to explore in close proximity to Big Lake is Big Lake Dam; get your heart pumping on the glorious whitewater of Saline River - Middle Fork.
Summertime
 
               highs at Big Lake ordinarily tend to be in the 90's. For the duration of the moonlight hours it's usually in the 60's. Highs throughout the wintertime are frequently in the 40's, and all through the dark hours in the winter at Big Lake temperatures descend to the 20's. So many exciting things to do in the Ouachita Mountains, not sufficient time. Escapes to Hot Springs Village is a good site to get some rest; there are other spots here than Big Lake, for example Lake Pineda. Big Lake is one of the lakes here in the Ouachita Mountains.

 
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Current weather conditions at Big Lake, Ouachita Mountains, Garland County, Arkansas
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Local climate location: NIMROD DAM 7 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 34.63333
Longitude: -93.00833

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These outdoors activities are available near Big Lake.
 Hotels Near Big Lake:
Escapes to Hot Springs Village, Hot Springs Village, 3 miles away
Hot Springs Village, Hot Springs Village, 4 miles away
Knights Inn Hot Springs, Hot Springs, 7 miles away
Rodeway Inn Hot Springs, Hot Springs, 7 miles away
Travelier Inn, Hot Springs, 7 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Big Lake:
Brookhill Ranch, Hot Springs Vlg, 0 miles away
Gulpha Gorge Campground, Garland County, 6 miles away
J&J RV Park, Hot Springs National Park, 7 miles away
J and J RV Park, Hot Springs National Park, 7 miles away
 Whitewater Near Big Lake:
Saline River - Middle Fork, Garland CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class II(III) - 0.9 miles long (Iron Springs to Buffalo Gap Road)
Gulpha Creek, Garland CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class II+ - 2.2 miles long (Ridgeway Road to Highway 270)
Trace Creek, Perry CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class II+ - 3.5 miles long (NFR 780 to Highway 7)
 National Parks Near Big Lake:
Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs - AR, 8 miles away
 Lakes Near Big Lake:
Lake Pineda, Garland CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Lake Desoto, Garland CountyCounty, 3 miles away

MORE STUFF NEARBY:

Sleepy Valley Lake
It is gone!...

Bethel Lake
Lake Bethel is part of the City water works. There is posted no fishing, boating or camping....

Blakely Creek - North Fork
16 miles away
This stream is really small and can only be paddled after locally heavy rain. Most of the rapids are in the first half mile and a few more when you join up with the main fork of Blakely creek.
De Roche creek nearby is a better run but this would make a good chaser or a good intro to creek paddleing....

Lake Sylvia Campground
18 miles away
This place holds many wonderful memoriers for me, with my family. This is where I learned to swim and many wonderful picnics. I was a Scout Leader and in the late sixties took my Scout Troop every summer to the Girl Scout Camp. My Great Aunt Nancy Quinn worked in the kitchen and we all had so much fun.. Just wanted to share a wonderful memory.....

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