Panther Bay Park

Overview

Panther Bay is conveniently located between the Highway 62 and 101 bridges allowing quick and easy access to several hiking trails, marinas, and boat ramps.

Recreation

Hiking trails in the area lead nature observers and photographers to picturesque overlooks of the Ozarks. A wide array of fresh water game fish are found in the lake, which is fed by the North Fork River and its tributaries. Bass, walleye, crappie, bream and catfish all make their home here.

Facilities

The campground offers 15 campsites, all with electric hookups and water available for filling holding tanks.

Panther Bay Marina and several boat ramps are located nearby to provide easy access to the recreational activities that Norfork Lake has to offer.

Natural Features

Norfork Lake covers 22,000 acres with 550 miles of shoreline. Densely wooded hills and hollows surround the lake in the Ozark Mountains. The North Fork River feeds into the lake, and beyond the dam, extends on to connect with the White River.

Nearby Attractions

Hike the Robinson Point National Recreation Trail for wonderful views of the Ozarks.

Just south of the lake, The Ozark National Forest spans 1.2 million acres.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (870) 425-2700.

Charges & Cancellations

Cancellations up to 2 days before a reservation start date incur a $10.00 cancellation fee.

Camp site features

Across 14 camp sites:

Electric hookups: all 14 sites
Water hookups: 12 of 14 sites
Pets allowed: all 14 sites
ADA accessible: all 14 sites
Longest RV: 64 ft
Largest party: 10 people
Power up to 30 amps
Equipment: Boat, CAR, CARAVAN/CAMPER VAN, FIFTH WHEEL, LARGE TENT OVER 9X12`, PICKUP CAMPER, POP UP, RV, SMALL TENT, Tent, Trailer

Directions

From Mountain Home, AR, travel approximately 10 miles east on US 412/62. The entrance to the campground will be on the left just before you cross the 62 bridge. Follow signs into campground.

Stay Limit

Check in from 4 PM, check out by 3 PM.

Reviews

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Robert R

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Reviewed 2 months ago

There were some good points. Craig (?) was the manager on site and he was fantastic. The park is beautiful and well located. It is obviously well kept. BUT... the infrastructure has to repaired! There was a reason the campground was nearly empty. I can tell you why. The 30-amp outlet at site 21 will not maintain 30 amps. The water to that site not only smells bad, but the turbidity level is unacceptable. Foul smelling discolored water. We would not even wash dishes in it! For these reasons, we will never stay here again and will recommend others to stay away too.

Gary C

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Reviewed 4 months ago

very peaceful, the restroom were clean and the a/c worked great! I will stall there again!!!

Jan L

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Reviewed 5 months ago

Nice and quiet. Good walking trail and plenty of paves area to walk on as well. Plenty of shade. Very relaxing.

Patricia B

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Reviewed a year ago

We needed a stop over site and found this small campground on Campendium. It is an Army Corps of Engineers campground and those are not always included on state maps. The host was pleasant and helpful, the showers were clean enough and the water hot. Our campsite was not clean, however, as people had thrown their trash in the fire pit, and there was trash on the ground around the campsite. Otherwise this was a nice campground for an overnight stay.

Jan L

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Reviewed a year ago

I only stayed one night and wish I had another but rest rooms were private and clean. The host was attentive and friendly. The sites are a little too close together for my liking since I have dogs but if you get site 8 it’s kind of at the end so it’s better. Good hiking and water access for swimming but no designated swimming area.

Kay J

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Reviewed a year ago

We enjoyed the campground, and the campground host was very helpful. However, Norfork Lake was flooded. Many of the campgrounds were closed, but Panther Bay being up higher was open. The problem is that when we hooked up our water to the supply and turned on the pump, gunk filled and blocked the water from entering our RV. It was nasty. It was not our hoses, water purifier, or regulator. It came from the water supply. How do I know? Because when we went to the dump station and rinsed out our black tank, the same thing happened. This campground should not have been open.

Availability

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