3
Pull-thru
USACENorfork Lake · Arkansas
Gamaliel
Overview Gamaliel Campground is conveniently located on the Bennetts Bayou area of Norfork Lake.
Sites64all reservable
Elev.643ft
Comf.Mar-Dec9 months
Max rig40 ft3 pull-thru
Electric64sites
From Fayetteville3h08real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 643 ft, Gamaliel has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 31°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 64 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 3 pull-through, and the longest takes a 40-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 1 peak.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Mar-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
74%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 28
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 15.
72°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Fayetteville
140 mi
3h08
02
Little Rock
167 mi
4h00
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.4 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 64 SITES
Color byShow only
64 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
3
Accessible
0
Prime
64
Sites
★ The standout
Site 37
GAMALIEL · pull-through · shaded.
To neighbor
157 ft
Max rig
36 ft
Type
Pull-thru
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
8
Peaks
1
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
To nearest major road
2.4 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.