Prairie Creek Marina

Came here earlier today to check it out (recently moved to the Northwest AR region).
A day use pass is $ 4. We decided to buy a year pass to the CORPS parks (which includes a ton of parks).
A year pass was only $ 30.
We drove down to the picnic/​beach area.
It had two playground areas that I could see. One was just swings and the other was a playground (slides, etc.). There were plenty of picnic tables and BBQ’s.
There is a designated «beach» area that is sandy. This time of year — July — the water was pretty warm and clear. We did not swim in the water — next time we will.
We went on a Saturday in the morning time and it was not very crowded, but it seemed to start to fill up faster as it approached noon.
Fun area to come with family and friends and enjoy some food and the lake on a hot summer day!

Rather the opposite of War Eagle Marina (
) since the water up here is beautiful, but the people seem to have a hard time showing any personality. That is not to say they were unpleasant, just not very personable.
For a much steeper price, you can dock your boat here rather than closer to the mouth of the river, where the water is dirtier. The trade off is that you save a lot of money on gas.
The water in this area is great for wakeboarding, although on the weekends, it can get a bit crowded.