A forested campground near trout fishing, and hiking. RV fit varies by site.
Fishing is the campground's main draw Dam Quarry is known for trout in the tailwater below the dam but kayakers, birders and hikers also find plenty to do: public lands around Norfork support wildlife viewing and hunting (white-tailed deer, wild turkey, squirrel, rabbit and quail), and nearby hiking trails trace the forested hills of the Ozark Mountains through changing seasons. The campground is about 14 miles south of Mountain Home via State Route 5 and a short jaunt on State Route 177 near Salesville, roughly three miles northeast of the small town of Norfork; this makes the Ozark National Forest and regional recreation easily reachable by day trip.
Length limits vary by campsite.
Availability on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 69 sites.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 50 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 31 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 33 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 48 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 39 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 44 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 37 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 63 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 47 standard electric |
Hookups (individual campsites): 68 electric individual sites · group site listed separately (1 electric).
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“Weather cooperated by being cool and clear until the last day. It started to sprinkle rain as we were packing up to go home.”
“We enjoyed our trip and look forward to staying again. ”
“Host was great. Very helpful and courteous. Campsite was gorgeous”
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| $24 |
| 43 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 02 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 45 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 04 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 05 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 36 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 67 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 46 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 68 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 42 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 34 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 03 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 11 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 40 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 32 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 51 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 13 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 49 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 64 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 62 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 66 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| 22 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| 53 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| 21 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| 26 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| 24 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| 16 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| 18 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $26 |
| 65 standard electric | R | R | $24 |
| 06 standard electric | R | R | $24 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every nightRentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 64 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.
Travel trailer · 28 ft · sleeps 5 · 75 mi from campground
$99/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 32 ft · sleeps 10 · 77 mi from campground
$115/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 16 ft · sleeps 4 · 202 mi from campground
$80/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
View rentalstays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).
Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 8. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.
| Month | Open | Booked | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 72% | 27% | 1% |
| Dec 2026 | 95% | 3% | 1% |
| Jan 2027 | 98% | 0% | 1% |
| Feb 2027 | 98% | 0% | 1% |
| Mar 2027 | 88% | 11% | 1% |
| Apr 2027 | 86% | 14% | 0% |
| May 2027 | 93% | 7% | 0% |
Seasonal loop closures in this window: LAKE (Nov 2026, Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027).
For May weekends, book about 103 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 24 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 days ahead | 6 days ahead | 0 days ahead | 5 days ahead |
| February | 2 days ahead | 6 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 9 days ahead |
| March | 11 days ahead | 41 days ahead | 14 days ahead | 54 days ahead |
| April | 15 days ahead | 59 days ahead | 23 days ahead | 84 days ahead |
| May | 24 days ahead | 103 days ahead | 22 days ahead | 90 days ahead |
| June | 25 days ahead | 96 days ahead | 17 days ahead | 87 days ahead |
| July | 15 days ahead | 75 days ahead | 17 days ahead | 74 days ahead |
| August | 12 days ahead | 51 days ahead | 12 days ahead | 50 days ahead |
| September | 19 days ahead | 72 days ahead | 23 days ahead | 77 days ahead |
| October | 18 days ahead | 67 days ahead | 20 days ahead | 81 days ahead |
| November | 7 days ahead | 40 days ahead | 13 days ahead | 48 days ahead |
| December | 2 days ahead | 10 days ahead | 2 days ahead | 15 days ahead |
Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.
Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (27,358 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.
68 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 8 · 1 group site listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
Tent or RV, with power
68 sites · $24, $24–$26/night
Loops: DAM-QUARRY loop (68)
38 open Nov 13–Nov 15
1 site · $65–$80/night
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
