The land for Lake Chicot park in Lake Village, Arkansas was acquired on July 15, 1957. Lake Chicot is Arkansas largest natural lake. It's a 20-mile long oxbow lake. The park is known for great fishing and year-round bird watching. It is, like many of our parks, a great park for nature lovers.

The park is eight miles northeast of Lake Village on Ark. 144. There are pavilions, a playground, picnic tables, bicycle rentals, camping and boat rentals. For those of you like who high class accommodations, they also have cabins available for rental. More information.

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