36:
64:
269:
1092:
71:
43:
219:, the park features the 645-acre (261 ha) artificial Lake Charles. The lake is a result of a partnership of four agencies to construct a multipurpose lake just north of Shirey Bay Rainey Brake Wildlife Management Area in an effort to control flooding and preserve the watershed. Construction on the lake began in 1964, and the park was dedicated in 1967.
257:
class AAA, 37 class B, one RV). Lake
Charles State Park offers four trails for walking and hiking, ranging from easy to moderate difficulty. Spread throughout the park are picnic areas, a playground, a screened-in pavilion with fans, fishing and boat docks, an interpretive nature center and gift shop.
256:
Lake
Charles State Park offers many different opportunities for outdoors enthusiasts including fishing, camping, swimming, and hiking. The lake is maintained by the AGFC, who stock catfish, crappie, largemouth bass, white bass, and others. Camping is available at any of Lake Charles' 61 campsites (23
239:
was passed before any action could be taken. This allowed for construction that benefited fish and wildlife development. The plans for Lake
Charles were changed to that the Shirey Bay Rainey Brake Wildlife Management Area immediately to the south could be supplied with fresh water during hot summer
244:(AGFC) owns and operates all Wildlife Management Areas in Arkansas and became supporters of Lake Charles' construction. Locals showed their support by forming the Flat Creek Watershed Improvement District and obtaining a loan from the
490:
248:. The Publicity and Parks Commission pledged to maintain the lake as Lake Charles State Park and construction began in 1964. Official dedication of Lake Charles State Park took place on May 28, 1967.
559:
541:
472:
485:
1131:
1121:
424:
232:
523:
1073:
640:
1126:
992:
35:
867:
417:
857:
115:
1141:
334:
174:
842:
445:
63:
932:
997:
917:
802:
713:
513:
227:
The original idea for a lake came in 1954 when the
Lawrence County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors applied to the
1007:
962:
630:
595:
433:
410:
1022:
922:
620:
610:
605:
600:
787:
625:
585:
822:
615:
590:
480:
241:
1116:
736:
549:
1136:
972:
832:
500:
1047:
852:
653:
301:
228:
987:
827:
812:
807:
1002:
982:
774:
765:
196:
658:
1055:
1012:
245:
1032:
892:
797:
731:
942:
1027:
952:
927:
872:
837:
741:
698:
462:
200:
98:
693:
683:
1065:
1037:
1017:
907:
902:
897:
751:
703:
577:
508:
847:
236:
882:
862:
688:
673:
668:
663:
567:
216:
947:
977:
957:
792:
454:
746:
273:
328:
937:
678:
648:
381:
356:
94:
967:
912:
235:
in the interest of protecting the watershed and preventing flooding downstream. However, the
817:
1096:
887:
721:
726:
1110:
782:
531:
208:
184:
402:
212:
102:
130:
117:
437:
204:
300:
Staff of the
Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism (May 24, 2012).
406:
1064:
1046:
773:
764:
712:
639:
576:
558:
540:
522:
499:
491:
President
William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home
471:
453:
444:
180:
170:
162:
154:
146:
109:
90:
23:
233:Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program
306:The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
70:
50:Location of Lake Charles State Park in Arkansas
42:
418:
8:
1132:Bodies of water of Lawrence County, Arkansas
1122:Protected areas of Lawrence County, Arkansas
78:Lake Charles State Park (the United States)
770:
450:
425:
411:
403:
20:
362:. Arkansas State Parks and Tourism. 2005
335:Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism
175:Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism
285:
16:State park in Lawrence County, Arkansas
382:"Trail Guide, Lake Charles State Park"
308:. The Central Arkansas Library System
295:
293:
291:
289:
7:
89:
1127:Protected areas established in 1967
387:. Arkansas State Parks and Tourism
14:
242:Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
1090:
330:Arkansas State Parks Guide, 2011
267:
69:
62:
41:
34:
1142:1967 establishments in Arkansas
714:National Wild and Scenic Rivers
486:Little Rock Central High School
302:"DeGray Lake Resort State Park"
153:
229:U.S. Department of Agriculture
1:
988:Plantation Agriculture Museum
81:Show map of the United States
843:Hampson Archeological Museum
1056:Poison Springs State Forest
998:Poison Springs Battleground
963:Museum of Natural Resources
868:Jenkins' Ferry Battleground
327:"Lake Charles State Park".
246:Farmers Home Administration
195:is a 140-acre (57 ha)
1158:
1086:
1066:Wildlife Management Areas
1008:Prairie Grove Battlefield
933:Marks' Mills Battleground
578:National Wildlife Refuges
357:"Lake Charles State Park"
105:, Arkansas, United States
28:
1018:South Arkansas Arboretum
923:Lower White River Museum
274:United States portal
1117:State parks of Arkansas
788:Bull Shoals-White River
473:National Historic Sites
193:Lake Charles State Park
185:Lake Charles State Park
24:Lake Charles State Park
1137:Reservoirs in Arkansas
659:Buffalo National River
542:National Military Park
150:140 acres (57 ha)
131:36.06556°N 91.15278°W
833:Delta Heritage Trail
783:Arkansas Post Museum
747:North Sylamore Creek
53:Show map of Arkansas
1097:Arkansas portal
853:Historic Washington
654:Black Fork Mountain
237:Small Watershed Act
197:Arkansas state park
171:Governing body
136:36.06556; -91.15278
127: /
918:Louisiana Purchase
808:Crater of Diamonds
1104:
1103:
1082:
1081:
993:Plum Bayou Mounds
983:Pinnacle Mountain
968:Ozark Folk Center
943:Mississippi River
760:
759:
524:National Memorial
514:Ozark–St. Francis
190:
189:
1149:
1095:
1094:
1093:
1013:Queen Wilhelmina
771:
641:Wilderness Areas
501:National Forests
451:
427:
420:
413:
404:
397:
396:
394:
392:
386:
378:
372:
371:
369:
367:
361:
353:
347:
346:
344:
342:
324:
318:
317:
315:
313:
297:
272:
271:
270:
166:Charles C. Snapp
142:
141:
139:
138:
137:
132:
128:
125:
124:
123:
120:
82:
73:
72:
66:
54:
45:
44:
38:
21:
1157:
1156:
1152:
1151:
1150:
1148:
1147:
1146:
1107:
1106:
1105:
1100:
1091:
1089:
1078:
1060:
1042:
1033:Withrow Springs
893:Lake Fort Smith
888:Lake Dardanelle
813:Crowley's Ridge
798:Conway Cemetery
756:
737:Little Missouri
732:Hurricane Creek
722:Big Piney Creek
708:
694:Poteau Mountain
684:Hurricane Creek
635:
572:
554:
536:
518:
495:
467:
440:
434:Protected areas
431:
401:
400:
390:
388:
384:
380:
379:
375:
365:
363:
359:
355:
354:
350:
340:
338:
326:
325:
321:
311:
309:
299:
298:
287:
282:
268:
266:
263:
254:
225:
201:Lawrence County
135:
133:
129:
126:
121:
118:
116:
114:
113:
86:
85:
84:
83:
80:
79:
76:
75:
74:
57:
56:
55:
52:
51:
48:
47:
46:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1155:
1153:
1145:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1109:
1108:
1102:
1101:
1087:
1084:
1083:
1080:
1079:
1077:
1076:
1070:
1068:
1062:
1061:
1059:
1058:
1052:
1050:
1044:
1043:
1041:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1028:White Oak Lake
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
953:Mount Magazine
950:
945:
940:
935:
930:
928:Mammoth Spring
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
873:Lake Catherine
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
803:Cossatot River
800:
795:
790:
785:
779:
777:
768:
762:
761:
758:
757:
755:
754:
752:Richland Creek
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
718:
716:
710:
709:
707:
706:
701:
699:Richland Creek
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
645:
643:
637:
636:
634:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
582:
580:
574:
573:
571:
570:
564:
562:
560:National River
556:
555:
553:
552:
546:
544:
538:
537:
535:
534:
528:
526:
520:
519:
517:
516:
511:
505:
503:
497:
496:
494:
493:
488:
483:
477:
475:
469:
468:
466:
465:
459:
457:
448:
442:
441:
432:
430:
429:
422:
415:
407:
399:
398:
373:
348:
319:
284:
283:
281:
278:
277:
276:
262:
259:
253:
250:
224:
221:
211:. Situated in
188:
187:
182:
178:
177:
172:
168:
167:
164:
160:
159:
156:
152:
151:
148:
144:
143:
111:
107:
106:
92:
88:
87:
77:
68:
67:
61:
60:
59:
58:
49:
40:
39:
33:
32:
31:
30:
29:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1154:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1114:
1112:
1099:
1098:
1085:
1075:
1072:
1071:
1069:
1067:
1063:
1057:
1054:
1053:
1051:
1049:
1045:
1039:
1038:Woolly Hollow
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1023:Village Creek
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
973:Parkin Mounds
971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
916:
914:
911:
909:
908:Lake Poinsett
906:
904:
903:Lake Ouachita
901:
899:
898:Lake Frierson
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
823:Davidsonville
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
780:
778:
776:
772:
769:
767:
763:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
719:
717:
715:
711:
705:
704:Upper Buffalo
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
646:
644:
642:
638:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
583:
581:
579:
575:
569:
566:
565:
563:
561:
557:
551:
548:
547:
545:
543:
539:
533:
532:Arkansas Post
530:
529:
527:
525:
521:
515:
512:
510:
507:
506:
504:
502:
498:
492:
489:
487:
484:
482:
479:
478:
476:
474:
470:
464:
461:
460:
458:
456:
455:National Park
452:
449:
447:
443:
439:
435:
428:
423:
421:
416:
414:
409:
408:
405:
383:
377:
374:
358:
352:
349:
336:
332:
331:
323:
320:
307:
303:
296:
294:
292:
290:
286:
279:
275:
265:
264:
260:
258:
251:
249:
247:
243:
238:
234:
230:
222:
220:
218:
214:
210:
209:United States
206:
202:
198:
194:
186:
183:
179:
176:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
149:
145:
140:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
93:
65:
37:
27:
22:
19:
1088:
1048:State Forest
878:Lake Charles
877:
848:Herman Davis
389:. Retrieved
376:
364:. Retrieved
351:
339:. Retrieved
337:. p. 37
329:
322:
310:. Retrieved
305:
255:
240:months. The
226:
192:
191:
158:May 28, 1967
18:
883:Lake Chicot
863:Jacksonport
838:Devil's Den
828:DeGray Lake
775:State Parks
689:Leatherwood
664:Caney Creek
631:White River
596:Cache River
463:Hot Springs
217:Black River
155:Established
134: /
110:Coordinates
1111:Categories
978:Petit Jean
958:Mount Nebo
793:Cane Creek
621:Pond Creek
611:Logan Cave
606:Holla Bend
601:Felsenthal
481:Fort Smith
280:References
252:Recreation
215:along the
213:The Ozarks
122:91°09′10″W
119:36°03′56″N
103:The Ozarks
674:East Fork
669:Dry Creek
626:Wapanocca
586:Bald Knob
550:Pea Ridge
163:Named for
1003:Powhatan
948:Moro Bay
938:Millwood
742:Mulberry
727:Cossatot
679:Flatside
649:Big Lake
616:Overflow
591:Big Lake
509:Ouachita
438:Arkansas
391:June 11,
366:June 11,
341:June 11,
312:March 9,
261:See also
205:Arkansas
99:Lawrence
95:Powhatan
91:Location
568:Buffalo
446:Federal
223:History
207:in the
181:Website
913:Logoly
858:Hobbs
818:Daisy
766:State
385:(PDF)
360:(PDF)
1074:List
393:2012
368:2012
343:2012
314:2012
147:Area
436:in
231:’s
199:in
1113::
333:.
304:.
288:^
203:,
101:,
97:,
426:e
419:t
412:v
395:.
370:.
345:.
316:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
