Crystal Campground

The Crystal Campground is located on Forest Road 177 in Ouachita National Forest, northeast of Norman, Arkansas. The campground has nine campsites and a picnic shelter, and provides access to outdoor recreational activities including hiking, swimming, and fishing. The swimming area is made possible by the Crystal Springs Dam, a 30-foot (9.1 m) fieldstone dam built in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, that impounds Montgomery Creek to provide a swimming hole.[2] The campground's main picnic shelter was also built by the CCC at that time.[3] Both the dam and the shelter were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1] The picnic shelter was knocked over by a falling tree.

Crystal Springs Camp Shelter
Crystal Campground is located in Arkansas
Crystal Campground
Location in Arkansas
Crystal Campground is located in the United States
Crystal Campground
Location in United States
Nearest cityNorman, Arkansas
Coordinates34°28′46″N 93°38′17″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1939 (1939)
Built byCivilian Conservation Corps
Architectural styleRustic
MPSFacilities Constructed by the CCC in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.93001087[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 21, 1993

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Crystal Springs Dam". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  3. "NRHP nominatino for Crystal Springs Shelter". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-05.


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