Campground: Woolly Hollow State Park
Location: Greenbrier, AR
Hookups: 50 amp / water / sewer
Cell Coverage: Very Limited to No Service with AT&T
Overall Rating by Adults: B+
Overall Rating by Kids: B+
This State Park is well maintained and manicured. The sites are level with a nice tent pad and had full hookups. The bathhouses were in pristine condition. The roads are in excellent condition and because the camping area is a loop, it is the perfect campground for riding bikes, scooters, or roller blading. As one of the smaller state park campgrounds, there is not a lot of traffic, giving it a quiet, homey feel. There were not a ton of great hammock spots, but we managed to find enough trees to get four of our hammocks hung.
If you get a lakefront site (which Site 7 is) the lake kisses the campsite. This was so convenient for kayaking! Several of our kids bought kayaks with their hard earned money earlier in the summer, and it has been such a wonderful invested providing hours and hours of fun! They could launch and return whenever they wished, and because the lake is pretty small we were able to have eyes and ears on them for the most part right from the campsite.
The lakeside site would have been good for fishing too, however our fishing lines kept getting caught on weeds, sticks, and other underwater obstacles. Our neighbor had similar difficulties fishing, and was delighted when our kids were able to rescue one of his favorite lures using their kayaks. In fact, the kids found quite a few fishing lines, bobbers, and lures. There is a nice fishing pier down by the visitors center, which is just a short walk away. We didn't catch any fish, but there were tadpoles and frogs in abundance.
By the visitors center there is also a rather large swim beach. The lake isn't exactly the cleanest lake in Arkansas as it is somewhat small and stagnant, but the kids did enjoy cooling off in the water. There is also a small marina where you can rent paddle boats and more.
Huckleberry Trail is an easy 3.5 mile loop that circles the lake and campground. We did not see much wildlife, but we are a pretty loud family. We did see one small box turtle and one itty bitty ring neck snake.
While we did not do it, there is also a nice looking mountain bike trail that leaves out of the back side of the campground.
As a fun afternoon activity, we hung a tarp over a clothesline (high enough that no one could see over it) and played "Water Balloon Battleship". To play, we divided the family into two teams. Each team was given 60 water balloons. Each person chooses their battle station and has to keep both feet planted at all times. You then take turns throwing water balloons over the tarp, trying to hit members of the other team. When you are hit, you are out. You cannot move your feet, but you can duck and dodge trying to miss the incoming water balloons.
The park rangers also had an "I Ate a Bug Club" program. We did this many years ago, but since several of our boys have not done the program, we attended again. They all proudly received their "I Ate A Bug" certificate. I was happier eating my s'more, lol!
Overall, it was a fun-filled weekend. Parents and kids rated the campground as a B+. The campground offered plenty of adventures and amenities, while still being tranquil. No cell service is difficult since my husband works remotely and is on call all the time (and my teenagers were not a fan of an entire weekend without internet, but I can't say that I was unhappy about that!). If the lake were a little bit cleaner and clearer, it would be perfect! Be sure to check out my Amazon Affiliate link and grab your souvenir on Amazon, or one of these handpainted Arkansas magnets.
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