Known for the clarity of its water, Arkansas's largest manmade lake stretches across 48,000 acres and has 975 miles of impressive mountainous shoreline. Swimming, skiing, scuba diving, boating and fishing for bream, crappie, catfish, stripers and trout can be enjoyed in open waters and quiet coves. At the lake's eastern tip, the state park includes historic Three Sisters' Springs [accessible through a modern springhouse], once thought to have curative powers.

• Visit the Three Sisters' Springs historic site.