Shady Lake Recreation Area

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Shady Lake Bathhouse
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Shady Lake Dam
Shady Lake Recreation Area is located in Arkansas
Shady Lake Recreation Area
Nearest city Athens, Arkansas
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Area less than one acre
Built 1940 (1940)
Architectural style Rustic
MPS Facilities Constructed by the CCC in Arkansas MPS
NRHP Reference # 93001097[1]
Added to NRHP October 20, 1993

Shady Lake Recreation Area is a campground and public recreation area in southwestern Ouachita National Forest, southwest of Mena, Arkansas and west of Glenwood, Arkansas. The area is oriented around Shady Lake, a body of water on the South Fork Saline River impounded by a dam built c. 1940 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The area is administered by the United States Forest Service (USFS).

Description

Shady Lake is located in central western Arkansas, on the southern fringe of Ouachita National Forest, about 30 miles (48 km) west of Glenwood. The lake itself is roughly crescent-shaped, and was created in 1940 by the construction of a dam 130 feet (40 m) long and 40 feet (12 m) high across the Saline River.[2] The dam, along with five other CCC-built structures, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

The developed facilities are located on the north side of the lake, and include four camping loops, an swimming area, fishing pier, amphitheater, and other recreational facilities. Comfort facilities include water and electricity for 20 campsites, bathroom facilities with warm-water showers, and flush toilets.[3] A central feature of the beach area is its CCC-built bathhouse, a rustic log structure with novelty siding, which includes changing areas at the ends and an open picnic area in the middle.[4] A second CCC-built picnic shelter is located north of the dock.[3][5]

Other CCC-built structures in the recreation area include the caretaker's house, and two bridges. The first bridge crosses the South Fork on the forest road east of the lake, and is a stone arch structure built over a metal culvert.[6] The second bridge carries part of the campground loop road across East Fork, just north of the lake.[7]

See also

References

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