Skip to content

Map Activities Discover Guides Trips Saves

A map of everywhere you can sleep outside in the U.S., with the weather and cell signal to match. Built to stay free.

Explore

Map
Hiking
State guides
Discover

Plan

Trip planner
My trips
Saves
Offline downloads

About

Privacy
Data deletion

© 2026 Roaming.Camp · Data from NPS, Recreation.gov, BLM, USFS, NWS, and the FCC.Operating on ceded ancestral land.Photography via Unsplash.

Leave it better than you found it.

Shady Lake Dam

Hike

Shady Lake

Ends at Shady Lake Cascade
Inside Ouachita National Forest

3.4 mi loop · 606 ft gain · 1,326 ft high point · Moderate

In Ouachita National Forest · AR · U.S. Forest Service

About Elevation Highlights Map Camp near here More hikes

About this hike

Shady Lake is a 3.4-mile loop in Ouachita National Forest to Shady Lake and Shady Lake Cascade with 606 feet of climb.

Elevation

606 ft of gain around the loop.

Camp near here

The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.

See all on the map

12.0 mi from the trailhead
Blue Ridge Park
Campground · AR

More hikes nearby

Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.

1 mi from you
C.creek - Tall Peak
- Summits Tall Peak
- Inside Caney Creek Wilderness
- 1,606 ft of climbing
4.0 mi out & back · 1,606 ft gain · Moderate
Caney Creek Wilderness · Camp 13 mi away

Elevation along the trail from the start. Source: USGS 3DEP.

Highlights

What the trail reaches, measured from the start.

Shady LakeDestination · 0.3 mi in
Shady Lake CascadeDestination · 3.4 mi in

Nearby reading

Shady Lake Recreation Area

Map

The route at the trailhead. Drag with two fingers, or hold a key to zoom.

Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Photos: Wikimedia Commons contributors, licensed as shown on each photo. Download the trail and feature data.

At a glance

Length: 3.4 mi
Shape: Loop
Gain: 606 ft
High point: 1,326 ft
Low point: 1,082 ft
Difficulty: ModerateFrom 3.4 mi and 606 ft of climbing
Managed by: U.S. Forest Service
State: AR
Camps within 15 mi: 5
Trailhead: 34.3584° N · 94.0281° W

Get directions Open the map

13.8 mi from the trailhead

Star of The West

Campground · AR

14.9 mi from the trailhead

Arrowhead Point

Campground · AR

5 mi from you

Caney Creek

Ends at Trailhead Falls
Inside Ouachita National Forest
2,485 ft of climbing

18.1 mi out & back · 2,485 ft gain · Very hard

Ouachita National Forest · Camp 13 mi away

Eagle Rock Loop

Ends at Little Missouri Falls
Inside Ouachita National Forest
4,404 ft of climbing

26.3 mi one way · 4,397 ft gain · Very hard

Ouachita National Forest · Camp 13 mi away

C.creek - Buckeye MTN

Ends at Katy Falls
Inside Ouachita National Forest
2,295 ft of climbing

8.5 mi out & back · 2,295 ft gain · Hard

Ouachita National Forest

Earthquake Ridge

Ends at Ward Lake
Inside Ouachita National Forest
3,989 ft of climbing

19.9 mi loop · 3,989 ft gain · Very hard

Ouachita National Forest · Camp 13 mi away

E.ridge - Inner Loop

Passes Round Mountain Vista
Inside Ouachita National Forest
4,127 ft of climbing

22.0 mi loop · 4,127 ft gain · Very hard

Ouachita National Forest · Camp 13 mi away

More like this

Hikes that read like this one, wherever they are.

Little Blakely - Glades Loop
- Ends at Lake Ouachita
- Inside Ouachita National Forest
- Camp 4 mi away
2.1 mi loop · 286 ft gain · Easy
Ouachita National Forest · Camp 4 mi away
Little Blakely - South Loop
- Ends at Lake Ouachita
- Inside Ouachita National Forest
- 1,236 ft of climbing
5.0 mi loop · 1,236 ft gain · Moderate
Ouachita National Forest · Camp 4 mi away
Little Blakely - North Loop
- Ends at Lake Ouachita
- Inside Ouachita National Forest
- Camp 5 mi away
3.9 mi loop · 799 ft gain · Moderate
Ouachita National Forest · Camp 5 mi away
Little Blakely - R R Loop
- Ends at Lake Ouachita
- Inside Ouachita National Forest
- Camp 3 mi away
2.9 mi loop · 602 ft gain · Moderate
Ouachita National Forest · Camp 3 mi away

Signal

Cell coverage here

T-MobileLTE · Fair

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain

Weather

7-day forecast

Today70°54°Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wed76°49°Sunny
Thu66°42°Sunny
Fri61°38°Sunny
Sat59°41°Sunny
Sun58°42°Slight Chance Rain Showers
Mon61°43°Mostly Sunny

Today: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny · wind 0 to 5 mph WSW

National Weather Service · refreshed hourly