Crystal Springs Campground, Royal, AR

Crystal Springs Campground in Garland county is located 32 min west of Hot Springs, AR with an elevation of 598 feet. There are a total of 68 campsites. The campground is open all year. 62 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 30 and 97 feet. All sites are currently reservable. 61 sites have electric and water hookups. 1 site has electric hookups. Fees range from $14.00 to $80.00.
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Campsites Available Tonight, Sep 19, 2024 27

Campsites Available This Weekend, Sep 20, 2024 or Sep 21, 2024 4

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Campsite Reviews (321)

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@AmandaT3784805 · Camped on Sep 6, 2024 at Campsite #24
My family and I had a wonder experience.The area was nice, clean restrooms, and showers.
@JanetC4565717 · Camped on Aug 31, 2024 at Campsite #8
Really enjoyed the park and service.
@BillK6985DA702 · Camped on Aug 29, 2024 at Campsite #58
Frequent camper at this campground and its always top notch.The sites are always well maintained and friendly campground hosts.
@WadeW13901BCA6 · Camped on Aug 22, 2024 at Campsite #31
Enjoyable 3 night stay in late August. We stayed in space 31, and cell coverage was good enough to stream tv and movies. Bathrooms were clean, campground was quiet at night. Will return in near future.
@SamP9870406 · Camped on Aug 16, 2024 at Campsite #18
My husband, friend and I were back again for my birthday in August. And while I understand this is the prime time for boating and water activities I was a little disappointed with the lack of privacy we had at our spot with other guest walking through to their boats. Other than that we enjoyed the amazing view and the water was refreshing on the hot afternoons! Still definitely coming back!
@GlennBEE215EAF · Camped on Aug 7, 2024 at Campsite #44
What a extremely nice park! Staff extremely friendly and helpful, park is clean and well kept! Every campsite is immaculate! Will come back again for sure!
@MichaelS838841 · Camped on Jul 14, 2024 at Campsite #47
Love Crystal Springs campground and Lake Ouachita. Weve met a lot of people over the past 20 years of going to the park.
@AaronM4160322 · Camped on Jul 12, 2024 at Campsite #2
(1) Entrance gate was challenging enough to get to, once there, no campsite host or volunteers were available to ask for guidanceeven when 2 of the camp host spots were clearly occupied by someone so there should be a camp host to entertain new arrivals(2) While map was provided, or at least can take a photo of, it was hard to read where tent sites are. To make things worse, the tent sites were actually or seemingly situated outside the campground (or at least thats how it appeared since there was a route from the campground to the tent site but there was a gate blocking access to it). The only way to access it is to drive out the campground again!(3) Tent sites are hike in only but one of the sites was too far from the parking lot unlike the other one
@SandraD3275338 · Camped on Jul 10, 2024 at Campsite #46
Nice campsites and hot showers!
@LonnieB7977882 · Camped on Jul 7, 2024 at Campsite #54
Camp Host were the nicest , knowledgeable and considerate.
@DaleW6067273 · Camped on Jul 6, 2024 at Campsite #19
Only about 17 miles from Hot Springs National Park! In addition, the park attendant informed us that this lake is the third cleanest lake in the entire US! We were at Site 19, with bathrooms and showers close. Water access was quite easy. Definitely a local favorite for boating, & they were quite respectful to us while kayaking.
@EvgeniyPE0C2B2 · Camped on Jul 4, 2024 at Campsite #18
Tent only spots have direct access to lake and you can swim
@ElizabethH3073 · Camped on Jun 28, 2024 at Campsite #10
Had a great time! Everyone was so friendly! The park was clean and the restrooms were always clean. The water and beach was clean and nice. There was a brief power outage but no big deal. Still give it a 10 out of 10. The campsites were close and no privacy which didn't bother us but it might bother some. We will definitely camp here again. FYI there needs to be better signage from the hwy - we couldn't tell the road to turn in to the park and turned in too soon and almost didn't get turned around.
@nakitac8BE4223 · Camped on Jun 23, 2024 at Campsite #17
Excellent location. We were extremely pleased w the campsite.
@KathrynS492126 · Camped on Jun 21, 2024 at Campsite #7
We had a great stay overall! Nearly all the sites on the water have access to the lake directly from the site. There was a tree in the middle of our site that prevented us from being able to open our canopy and made it difficult to park. We stayed at site 7A
@GregH2281385 · Camped on Jun 19, 2024 at Campsite #71
Clean restrooms and shower house
@RobertaCFF4398 · Camped on Jun 16, 2024 at Campsite #38
We loved camping at Crystal Springs. We had an amazing spot. Made great memories with my children and grandchildren. We swam, made smores by the campfire. Had an amazing stay.
@DavidR6871281 · Camped on Jun 9, 2024 at Campsite #14
Great location !
@DonnaS6863498 · Camped on Jun 8, 2024 at Campsite #45
Nice view with lake access and plenty of shade
@DanielleM84170 · Camped on Jun 3, 2024 at Campsite #25
Great place to visit. Super quiet and park attendants so kind.
@LydiaS1421704 · Camped on Jun 2, 2024 at Campsite #34
We love Crystal Springs but the swimming area needs some attention. More sand, less weeds. A snake was under the swings because of the grass needing cut.
@victoriao33906 · Camped on Jun 1, 2024 at Campsite #21
Campground was beautiful, clean and quiet. Our site was #21 and was situated with the lake on three sides. We were very close to the bathrooms which we need since we tent camp. We had a great time.
@CherryH30F253E · Camped on May 31, 2024 at Campsite #32
Beautiful campsites on the lake--lovely, quiet campground. Will definitely go back!
@TERIM429351909 · Camped on May 28, 2024 at Campsite #29
Our experimence was great. The lots was level making it easy to set our trailer up. It was clean and free of trash. The views were beautiful. The main complaint we have is the check in time. It was way too late. The two hour gap between check out and check in is unnecessary and very frustrating as this is not a hotel room that has to be cleaned.
@EldonN16EE251C · Camped on May 19, 2024 at Campsite #13
A wonderful, awesome camping experience. Always seem there is one perso/group unconscious that there are other people? Respectfully enjoying the quietude .

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