Campground renovation project completed at DeGray Lake Resort State Park

B I SMARCK — The DeRoche Ridge campground renovation project has been completed at DeGray Lake Resort State Park. The camping area has been completely renovated, with 25 sites being upgraded to Class AAA and six walk-in tent sites.

The DeRoche Ridge campground will open to the public March 1. For reservations, call DeGray Lake Resort State Park at (501) 865-5810 or the reservation toll-free line at (877) 879-2741, visit www.degray.com or www.arkansasstateparks. com, or go to the DeGray Lake Resort State Park visitor center from 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. Monday through Sunday. The call center is available to take reservations from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, and online reservations can be made 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The fee for renting the new AAA sites will be $34 per night, plus tax. The fee for the class D, walk-in tent sites will be $13 per night, plus tax.

The upgrade includes amenities such as 50/30/20 amp electric, sewer, water, a fire ring, a pedestal grill and a picnic table. The sites have been leveled, tent pads added to every site, and landscape blocks have replaced the wooden timbers. Three sites have been converted to pull-through, and two sites have been designed as ADA accessible.

Each walk-in tent site has a tent pad, a picnic table, a fire ring and a pedestal grill. Shared water service is also available, and two of the sites have been designated as ADA accessible.

The bathhouse at DeRoche Ridge also received a face-lift with new paint, a newly resurfaced floor, and all new dividers and fixtures. The road through the camping area was rebuilt, including a wider, more level turnaround at the point. The new road also has additional parking for vehicles and boat trailers.