Area less than one acre Architectural style Rustic Opened 1938 Nearest city Crystal Springs, Arkansas | Built 1938 (1938) NRHP Reference # 93001081 Added to NRHP 21 October 1993 | |
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MPS Facilities Constructed by the CCC in Arkansas MPS Similar Camp Clearfork, TOMPKINS BEND - AR, Shady Lake Recreatio, Winding Stair Mountain, Lake Ouachita | ||
The Charlton Recreation Area is a public use area of the Ouachita National Forest, located just north of United States Route 270 between Crystal Springs and Mount Ida, Arkansas. The area includes a campground and day use facilities for water-related activities on Walnut Creek, including fishing and swimming. The facilities are organized around a small artificial lake created in 1938 by a crew of the Civilian Conservation Corps by damming the creek. The stone Charlton Dam and Spillway , about 100 feet (30 m) in length, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places 1993, as was the stone Charlton Bathhouse, also built by the CCC in 1938.
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