Gamaliel in AR -- Campground & RV Camping

Gamaliel Campground is set beneath mature shade trees on the Bennetts Bayou arm of Norfork Lake in the Arkansas Ozarks. The park offers 64 campsites with electric hookups and drinking water, with picnic tables sheltered by built-in canopies. On-site facilities include a boat ramp, marina, swim beach, playground, and a one-mile looped nature trail that explores the surrounding eroded plateau terrain. While most sites sit tucked back from the water, the ramp offers direct access to the lake for sailing, scuba diving, and fishing for trophy striped bass.

Getting there: From Mountain Home, AR, travel 9 miles east on US 412/62, then 5 miles north on SR 101, then 3 miles southeast on CR 42. Follow signs into campground.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 63-site campground with the nearest through road 0.3 miles off.
• The Norfork Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• Most sites here have an electric hookup, with one on the water and most of them shaded.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.