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  • Diamond Lakes

The 5 Diamond Lakes in Arkansas make up thousands of acres of the clean, clear, recreational waters with miles of shoreline to enjoy. Activities like fishing, skiing, swimming, floating, scuba diving, sailing and picnicking are popular activities at theses Arkansas lakes. The Diamond Lakes area in the pristine Ouachita Mountain countryside is full of mountain streams where easy floating and great fishing is available for anglers casting for smallmouth bass and trout.

The 5 Arkansas Lakes that make up Diamond Lakes are Lake Ouachita and Lake Hamilton at Hot Springs, Lake Catherine near Malvern, Lake Greeson between Glenwood and Murfreesboro, and DeGray Lake at Arkadelphia. Game fish like largemouth bass, striped bass, hybrid bass are present in these lakes, and the area is perfect for shore camping and crisscrossed with Arizona hiking trails. The Ouachita and Caddo Rivers are 2 of the best "family outing" streams in the state, ideal for floating with canoes and rafts There’s even an island state park with an 18-hole championship golf course.

Hotel NameCheap RateDistance(miles)
Super 8 Malvern 39.905.7
Holiday Inn Exp Stes Malvern 90.005.8
Americas Best Value Inn 36.006.2
Executive Inn Suites 0.006.2
Comfort Inn Malvern 69.958.1
Budget Inn Malvern 32.418.3
Knights Inn Hot Springs Ar 34.368.6
Red Roof Inn Hot Springs 49.9910.0
Eshtsprings Htlspa 94.0010.4
The Austin Convention Hotel An 0.0010.6
The Austin Convention Hotel And 94.5010.6
Americas Best Value Inn 40.4610.7
Best Western Winners Circle In 80.9910.7
Candlewood Suites Hot Springs 89.0010.7
Capri Motel Hot Springs 42.3010.7
Comfort Inn And Suites 94.9910.7
Howard Johnson Hot Springs 72.2510.7
Howard Johnson Hot Springs 76.5010.7
Sands Central Inn Hot Springs 59.2510.7
Travelodge Hot Springs Ar 56.0010.7
Park Hotel Of Hot Springs 63.0010.8
Comfort Suites Hot Springs 109.0010.9
Springs Hotel And Spa 93.3310.9
Comfort Suites Hot Springs 109.0011.0
Velda Rose Resort Hotel 68.0011.0
Holiday Inn Expste Hotsprings 95.0011.5
Country Inn Suites Hot Springs 85.0011.6
Hampton Inn Hot Springs Ar 109.0011.7
Shamrock Motel 48.6011.7
Econo Lodge Inn And Suites 53.9911.9
Days Inn Hot Springs 79.9912.5
Super 8 Hot Springs Ar 64.9912.5
Clarion Resort On The Lake 79.9512.6
Lookout Point Lakeside Inn 225.0012.6
Staybridge Suites Hot Springs 96.0012.6
Baymont I S Hot Springs 76.4912.7
Lake Hamilton Resort 75.0014.3
Days Inn Benton 41.5816.1
Escapes To Hot Springs Village 42.3016.5
Econo Lodge Benton 45.9517.3
Americas Best Inns Benton 39.0017.4
Best Western Inn 58.4517.4
Ramada Inn Little Rock Area 0.0017.4
Hampton Inn Arkadelphia Ar 75.6522.8
Motel 6 Arkadelphia Ar 37.9923.1
Comfort Inn Arkadelphia 69.9923.2
Americas Best Value Inn 70.0023.3
Best Western Continental Inn 59.3923.3
Days Inn Arkadelphia 40.0023.3
Super 8 Arkadelphia Ar 53.0023.3
Super 8 Bryant Little Rock Are 40.0023.4
America's Best Value Inn & Suites-little Rock/brya 59.9523.5
Americas Best Value Inn 48.5623.5
Comfort Inn And Suites 84.9923.5
La Quinta Inn Suites Bryant 84.9923.5
Hampton Inn Bryant 75.6523.6
Vista Inn And Stes Little Rock 70.0223.6
Holiday Inn Express 78.0023.7
Hometown Hotel Bryant 52.6423.7
College Inn Motel 44.9526.4
Pioneer Inn 0.0026.5
La Quinta Otter Creek 38.9829.3


NOAA's National Weather Service Forecast by 24 Hour Period
 Point Forecast:
Last Update: 2012-02-10T11:27:05Z
Forecast at a Glance
Friday (PM)
Rain Likely
Rain Likely
Lo 25°F
Hi 49°F
Saturday (PM)
Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Lo 20°F
Hi 37°F
Sunday (PM)
Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Lo 32°F
Hi 40°F
Monday (PM)
Rain Likely
Rain Likely
Lo 37°F
Hi 42°F
Tuesday (PM)
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 42°F
Hi 55°F
Wednesday (PM)
Chance Thunderstorms
Chance Thunderstorms
Lo 44°F
Hi 59°F

Current weather conditions at nearest station
Location Weather Update Time Temp Humidity(%) Other
Hot Springs, Memorial Field Airport, AR Mostly Cloudy May 22 2011, 11:53 pm CDT 80.0 F 60% 13.0 Miles Wind: 8
Wind Chill:
Dexter B Florence Memorial Field Airport, AR Thunderstorm Light Rain Fog/Mist Apr 4 2011, 8:56 am CDT 71.0 F 91% 28.1 Miles Wind: 0
Wind Chill:
Little Rock, Adams Field, AR Overcast May 22 2011, 11:53 pm CDT 77.0 F 77% 40.6 Miles Wind: 9
Wind Chill:
Mount Ida, AR Partly Cloudy May 22 2011, 11:53 pm CDT 79.0 F 65% 40.6 Miles Wind: 0
Wind Chill:
Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport, AR Fair May 22 2011, 10:55 pm CDT 81.0 F 58% 40.9 Miles Wind: 7
Wind Chill:

Campgrounds Location Miles
Lake Catherine 5.8 Miles
Koa Hot Springs 9.6 Miles
Hot Springs / Gulpha Gorge Campground 10.0 Miles
Ouachita / Charlton 0 10.7 Miles
Cloud Nine Rv Park 10.7 Miles
J & J Rv Park 10.7 Miles
Lake Hamilton Rv Resort 10.7 Miles
Timbercrest Rv And Mobile Home Park 10.7 Miles
Young's Lakeshore Rv Resort 10.7 Miles
Iron Mountain 26.4 Miles
De Gray Lake Resort 26.4 Miles
Edgewood 26.8 Miles
Lake Ouachita 28.1 Miles
Joplin Rec Area 33.2 Miles
Alpine Ridge 33.5 Miles
Tompkins Bend 34.7 Miles
Maumelle Park 35.1 Miles
Little Fir 35.3 Miles
Denby Point 35.4 Miles
Big Fir 35.9 Miles
River Road 36.8 Miles
Ouachita / Lake Sylvia 37.0 Miles
Quarry Cove 37.4 Miles
County Line 38.3 Miles
Burns Park Campground 39.6 Miles