Lake Charles State Park

Linda Morrison

2024-04

Park store is well stocked & staff friendly & knowledgeable. Came for the 2024 Eclipse & they had a nice packet prepared for the day & learning more about the state. Enjoyed a Ranger led program about the eclipse as well as park preparations for same. Everything seems well planned & running as planned. Almost time for the dark to begin.

Jon R

2024-04

This park is great! We came here to see the eclipse. The staff are top notch! They made sure everyone had glasses to safely look at the sun. Thank you for a great experience.

Eric Jones

2024-04

Visited for the 2024 Eclipse and the organization and staff was beyond awesome. They gave out free glasses and there was NO ADMISSION fee! Hope my state follows y’all example when the next Eclipse comes. Absolutely awesome experience

Emma J

2023-06

We stayed at the RV park for one night. It was truly amazing. The park was beautiful, there were so many nice people as well! The staff was great! They had a dump, trash, water hookups and electric! I had 4-5 bars of cell reception using Verizon. The public bathrooms were very big,non-connect, one person per room. I would however recommend using shower shoes when taking a shower, it was a little dirty! Just note that there are A LOT of flies! I want to come back again and again and I highly recommend it!

Haley Nicholas

2023-11

Had my wedding here out on the pier, we rented the pavilion for a reasonable price. It was a country themed wedding in the month of October, it was a little windy and made it a little bit cold but it was perfect. The staff even leaf blowed the walkway to the pier. Thank you to the staff for letting me have my dream wedding.

TimC

2024-05

The scenery and wild life are a perfect mix. Very peaceful place. Campsites are clean. Bathrooms are up to date. Very friendly staff.

Jasa Haney-Hollis

2024-04

Great place to take kids for a day out in nature. A couple of geocaches in the pack. Fishing, natural trail, kayaks, volleyball ball net, and a playground to enjoy. Kids can see park ranger and become a certified bug eater, two choices to choose from.

Curtis Carter

2022-05

I grew up coming here about once a year and although it seems well maintained, it was very crowded. I generally visit state parks for the hiking trails now, and although there are 3 here, I only enjoyed one of them, none are wheelchair friendly, and they are all beginner level.

Brenda Brown

2022-05

My brother and I had a great time. The White Oaks trail was did offer a minor challenge due to length and slight uneven terrain. The staff were lovely people, the lady with tge long braid was such an enjoyable person to talk to her. The lake is beautiful.

Patsy Hansen

2023-11

The park is quite nice. There are fishing docks and boat launch. You can rent kayaks at a reasonable price. They say mosquitos can be a problem certain times of the year.Picnic area: There were a lot of picnic tables .

Alison Burton

2022-05

We camped here the second weekend in March 2022 and we made it right before it started snowing. The campground was pretty empty, it was only us and 3 other RVs. We were able to do most of the hiking in the morning while the snow was still on the ground except for one trail that you had to cross a small creek (didn't want to get our only shoes wet in freezing weather). The trails are easy to moderate. Our site was 75 and we had an amazing view of the lake. The bath house is one of the better that I have used in our state parks and looks to have been recently updated. The staff was very pleasant and accommodating. We will definitely be back in the future!

Marlies Eulink

2017-05

This place is wonderful! We were her for 4 days in December, and we were practically the only ones. Campgrounds are neat, all with grills and firepits. You can see the lake from almost all the campsites. Clean bathrooms, free hot showers. Very friendly park employees. There is a little shop in the reception, with fishing gear, some apparel, snacks, drinks and firewood. Nice playground for kids, also with infant swings.There's a nice paved trail, and some unpaved more natural trails.We didn't use any water facilities, so unable to review.We had a great stay!!

Flamingo Moon Campers

2019-05

Lake Charles is another Gem if the Arkansas State Parks. It is secluded and if you need anything you will need to travels some distance, but the parks has full hookups and some beautiful walking trails, great fishing docks. We enjoyed the lake kayaking. Did not enjoy the floating spiders during our visit as we kayaked o we the lake we got webbed good. But it was an enjoyable weeks at this park

Chris Zawacki

2024-04

The Park staff was great, they were well prepared for the eclipse crowds, extremely pleasant, and handled the busy day extremely well! The Park was beautiful and would recommend visiting if you are in the area!

Breeanna Johnson

2024-04

One of my most fav places to take my kids it's clean there is lots of activities for the kids such as swimming hiking fishing and a nature trail along with a child park yo play in you can cam rent canoe's it's amazing I love it here

Richard Dixon

2023-11

Good camping. Fish were not biting.

Robert McKay

2023-05

I rented the yurt for a weekend. I thoroughly enjoyed the stay. The yurt has three bunk beds, power by all three, a large table, a good deck, a grill, a fire pit, and a picnic table. The area is beautiful, swimming area is not far, and other campsites are far enough away.While I was there, an electrician came out to check the circuit because they're adding a dual split for heat and air.I will be back.... often.

Dave

2022-05

Really like this place, just went the wrong time of, lots of Mosquitoes. We stay in the AAA (full hook ups) but the staff takes great care of everything, bath/ showers were super clean, per my friend. We had site #81 but I don't know if their's a bad site there. Their's different ways to get here, it is a year round campground, so if you're looking for something in this area, we may see you there...sorry my pictures aren't that helpful...

Jon Bird

2024-03

I've not been here in a few years. The park ranger was very much doing his job. Stopping speeding vehicles and walking the beach every so often. The swim area is free, however it is a swim at your own risk area as there is not a life guard on duty, and the closest ambulance is several towns away.Molly the park interpreter was out showing animals, and pelts of animals we could see in the area. It was nice to see how excited she seemed about her job.The park was clean, and typically is from memory. We did pick up a few things that didn't belong to us, but that's part of it right?The camping area looked bigger than I recall it being and had two separate restrooms. I am unsure if they were bathe houses or just restrooms, but they had air conditioning. Most camp sites we found had power, and most were rented.The park has a play ground not far from the swim beach, and several kids were using it. The park also has kayaks for rent. I don't have the schedule, but they also have planned things in the upcoming weeksWe plan to camp here in the near future! We will be renting some kayaks!Playground: Upkeep was good on the equipmentRestrooms: Very clean well upkeep.Dog-friendliness: The park is dog friendly, however the beech is off limits for them.

Jared Brown

2023-12

Really quite and well maintained camp ground. Friendly helpful rangers. Will definitely be back.

Christine Reiter

2023-06

LOVE the rangers here. They are so welcoming and informative. The day use area is kept clean. The campground is nice.

Charlene Gilbert

2020-05

Never caught any fish from the bank. Swimming was great and so was the camping in a tent. We even had a fan for our dogs

Chasin 70s

2021-05

This is a beautiful state park. Would have loved to do more exploring but it rained (hard) the 2 days that we were here. Sites are very large and spaced far apart. We had no cell coverage for our Verizon phones or T-Mobile hotspot (no external antenna or cell booster though). Would love to stay here again when it's not so wet. We had a wonderful location and would probably request this site again or the one to the right of us. Most sites overlook the lake. Park is very dark at night (not a lot of park lights). Very quiet. Roads on way into park are pretty curvy and tight in some places for larger rigs but doable.

Barbara Menley

2024-05

Wonderful, courteous staff. Great trails. Clean park with clean facilities.Restrooms: Top notch restroom facilities and very clean.

Yuva V

2021-05

Nice Park, we went for a day trip. Good beach, nice picnic area and small walking trails. Lots of mosquitoes. Lake was warm, not crowded.

Toni Jones

2019-05

Great place for swimming and family fun. Looks like it would also be a fun camping area. Very clean restrooms. Swimming is free and although Visitor Center closes at 5 pm, the beach/swimming is open until dusk (around 8pm this time of year). Sandy beach area where kids can play in sand but man does the sand get everywhere. Luckily they have those little outdoor shower stations to wash it out of hair and off of feet. Picnic tables and grills for quick bbq if you bring stuff to cook. Very small nature center as well with a small handful of animals. Not very crowded usually which is also a plus.

Heather Belton

2019-05

The grounds are very clean and well kept, including the restrooms. It is really quiet and peaceful, you also see park rangers all throughout the day keeping an eye on the property.

Brandi Edwards (Sunrises2Sunsets.net)

2023-08

We enjoyed our night of camping here. Quiet and friendly with a cute little lake to explore.

amber McGough

2023-09

Was very quiet and very clean bathrooms and very clean park with plenty shade around the swim beach area

JEFF MCNEESE

2024-04

We went by and talked to the staff. The visitor center. Very nice people in there. Go in there and spend a few minutes.