Norfork Dam Park — Attraction in Mountain Home

In 1981 our group of construction workers would visit this park weekly. We all worked at a new power plant in Newark, Arkansas. We worked 4 days a week and on Thursday after work loaded up and went to the park. We were a mix of iron workers and pipe fitters. The park was fantastic. Water was so clear you could see the bottom. And the water was extremely COLD!!! Once you got in it felt good. We fished with poles and set out trout lines. I brought my12' flat bottom boat with a 9.9 Mercury. You crossed your fingers every time you tried to start it. The fuzzy picture of me holding the channel catfish was taken with a good old 110 camera. Next to me is my wife and daughter. No cell phones back then. Or I would have many more pictures. We were on the power plant project for about 5 years. After that we all went to different construction projects, and lost contact with each other for the most part. But we still have the memories of...

Norfork has become my new favorite lake! The water is so clear, words really can't describe it. My words can't describe it anyways LOL! The Lake is beautiful, to say the least. I love to bass fish, and this place has it all! I recommend buying the yearly pass for parks and boat ramps because you can use that yearly pass at all of the states Ticketed locations. It will save you money in the long run if you visit more than six times a year. It did for me anyways! Enjoy and I hope to see you out on...

Nice little park. Has a playground, basketball court, tennis court, picnic shelters, a trail and evidently a dock further down the shoreline. The beach is fairly rocky and cold though so don’t be expecting a beach experience. Still it makes for a nice place to take the family - you can also access the sidewalk across the dam near...