A white Tacoma with a camper shell parked on a rise above a broad, empty basin under building cloud.

Army Corps of Engineers campground

Beard's Lake Park

Army Corps of Engineers campground in Millwood Lake, Arkansas.

Managed by
Army Corps of Engineers Millwood Lake
Sites
8 5 standard electric, 3 tent only non-electric
Hookups
Electric, Water
Reservations
Recreation.gov

Overview

Beard's Lake Park is located off of River Run East access on Highway 32 E, approximately 12 miles northeast of Ashdown, in southwest Arkansas.

Recreation

Visitors to this area enjoy fishing, duck hunting and relaxing in this peaceful campground. This area affords a great diversity of fish and wildlife habitat. Millwood Lake is one of the top fishing lakes in the country. Some 20,000 acres of submerged timber provide excellent fish habitat for a wide variety of fish including crappie, largemouth, white striped and spotted bass, channel and flathead catfish, bluegill, sunfish, buffalo carp and drum.

Facilities

Beard's Lake Park offers 5 paved campsites with water, electric hook-ups, and flush toilets. Visitors at Beard's Lake are granted access to shower facilities and a trailer dump station located one mile north at Beard's Bluff Park. Other amenities include a boat ramp, fishing docks, fishing pier, and 3 Tent campsites.

Natural Features

Beard's Lake Park is located on Beard's Lake; an oxbow lake located adjacent to the Little River, below Millwood Dam. Open fields, swampy grasslands, thick hardwood forests, and an abundance of fresh water has created one of the most unique and diverse habitats in the southern part of the country.

Nearby Attractions

Nearby towns include Nashville, AR, Ashdown, AR and Texarkana, TX.

The description, directions and fees are the Army Corps of Engineers’s own words, from its record on Recreation.gov.

What people do here

  • birding
  • boating
  • camping
  • day use area
  • fishing
  • hiking
  • observation site
  • water access

The federal record has no coordinates for this campground, so it is listed under its county and left off the map rather than placed by guesswork. Use the directions above.

Source: Recreation Information Database (Recreation.gov), record updated March 11, 2026. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Seasons, fees, water and fire rules change; the managing office has the final word.