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    Ricks Pond is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. This lake is one of the great places here in the Ouachita Mountains. Ricks Pond is a wet place that gets a great deal of precipitation; throughout the month of May you get the most rain around here, and the driest of the months is January. If only every location had this much outdoors enjoyable things, what a great globe it would be. Dry warm beds await you at Springs Hotel and Spa, and  
   camping at Gulpha Gorge Campground is always a tremendous experience.
This lake is so wonderful. The views at Hot Springs National Park will blow your mind, and a lake close by is Desoto Lake. Big Chalybeate Spring is a great local attraction, and a magnificent location to camp here at Ricks Pond is Hot Springs RV Park. This lake is so wonderful. Ricks Pond is a spot with many visitors from Hot Springs, and if you want a little side spree, try The Gorge.
 
               For the period of the warm days of summer here at Ricks Pond, high temperatures ordinarily reach the 90's. During the dark hours of summer temperatures dip down into the 60's. All through the winter highs are typically in the 40's, and winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Ricks Pond. Ricks Pond is not the only location close by, Ricks Pond is a close by lake. Yeah, come up here to the Ouachita Mountains for a tremendous time. If you're a golfer then a pleasant nearby course is Magic Hills Public Golf Course, and if you're interested in hydro structures, you can visit Desoto Park Dam.
After a long day outdoors Embassy Suites Hotel Hot Springs, Ar is a pleasant spot to spend a night or two; get yourself into a kayak and hit Gulpha Creek. All the outdoors enjoyable stuff in the Ouachita Mountains will keep you coming back many times. The peak of Hot Springs Mountain can be distinguished from Ricks Pond, and if you come at the right time of year, Saline River - Middle Fork offers some great whitewater.

 
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Current weather conditions at Ricks Pond, Ouachita Mountains, Garland County, Arkansas
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Local climate location: NIMROD DAM 4 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 34.53833
Longitude: -93.03333

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These outdoors activities are available near Ricks Pond.
 Hotels Near Ricks Pond:
Embassy Suites Hotel Hot Springs, Ar, Hot Springs, 2 miles away
Springs Hotel and Spa, Hot Springs, 2 miles away
Hot Springs Knights Inn, Hot Springs, 2 miles away
Austin Hotel and Convention Center, Hot Springs, 2 miles away
Howard Johnson Inn, Hot Springs, 2 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Ricks Pond:
Gulpha Gorge Campground, Garland County, 1 miles away
Hot Springs RV Park, Hot Springs, 2 miles away
Cloud Nine Recreational Vehicle Park, Hot Springs, 2 miles away
J&J RV Park, Hot Springs National Park, 2 miles away
 Whitewater Near Ricks Pond:
Gulpha Creek, Garland CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class II+ - 2.2 miles long (Ridgeway Road to Highway 270)
Saline River - Middle Fork, Garland CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class II(III) - 0.9 miles long (Iron Springs to Buffalo Gap Road)
Blakely Creek - North Fork, Hot Spring CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class II - 2.9 miles long (North Fork Road to Highway 84)
 National Parks Near Ricks Pond:
Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs - AR, 2 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Ricks Pond:
Magic Hills Public Golf Course, Hot Springs National, 2 miles away
Lakeview Golf Club, Hot Springs National, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Ricks Pond:
Desoto Lake, Garland CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Ricks Pond, Garland CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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