Sandy Beach — Attraction in Arkansas

Okay, so here's the score for summer of 2022. It's Saturday, Aug. 6 at 3pm. We arrived at 2:30pm. Parking was okay because people that got here in the morning were leaving. The sandy area is huge - pretty much all the way from the parking lot to the river shore. There are lots of trees spaced out where people set up - completely sandy. See pictures.

The only place to change is at the porta potties. At 90° F on a sunny day, that's pretty much as horrible as you might imagine. There's nowhere to put your clean clothes/bathing suit & the last signature for a cleaning was 5 days previous.

Couple of tips if you need to change into bathing suits: Bring a bungie cord to use as a hook/hanger. Or, do what we're gonna do next time: stop at a clean gas station or fast food joint when we get close.

I'll update more after I swim & watch the sun slide down the sky.

The water is nice. I can see my feet up to about 3.25 feet (approximately a meter) deep. Plenty of room to swim and chill.

Last thought while I'm on the beach - if you smoke, that's on you - we cool. If you smoke and leave your cigarette butts in the sand, you are a trash human being. Out of a hundred or more people it only takes a few trash humans to litter Sandy Beach. The fact that there were only a few cigarette butts on one little area makes me wonder if they don't have tractors to rake the beach regularly. Otherwise, the beach would quickly become nasty. And it wasn't - the sand seemed very clean as far as sand goes.

If you have a long range Tesla and you're hoping to make a day trip to Sandy Beach from Memphis, TN - here's my advice: 1.) Charge to max capacity. There are no quick chargers within 30 miles that we could find. Plenty of destination chargers but they are S L O W. 2.) Drive 55 mph after you max out your last charge before Sandy Beach to get maximum battery life. 3.) Drive 55 mph back towards Memphis until you get to the next Supercharger.

Or just stay the night. That's what we're gonna...

Went there in May and the water was a bit chilly but you get acclimated after a while. Swimming in it was D I V I N E E E E E E!!!♡♡♡ the water didn't have any kindnof odor or smell, and didn't encounter any large rocks or debris in the water besides a sunken bucket and a plastic bottle cap. Also they don't allow pets according to their signs but I think the people that live nearby or guests brought pets in. Overall an amazing getaway for families.

The only reason I didn't give a 5 star is that they charge an entrance fee but didn't have any outdoor furniture like benches or tables and the restroom was extremely dirty. Also I feel like there should be an outdoor shower or something since people...

Pretty Clean. Easy to access. Free. No lifeguard on duty though. Can bring floaties, snacks, drinks, coolers. They have a few life vests available to lend on a sign by main parking. Showers located by brick toilets between main parking and overflow parking lots. No concessions. Bring your own everything. Park is open, according to posted rules, 6am to 10pm. No grilling allowed on beach. No alcohol allowed on beach. No pets allowed on beach. That's pretty much the basics. It really is sandy, the bottom is sand out at least 5 feet. One side of the beach is very shallow, ideal for children and inexperienced swimmers. And yes, it's free. Free...