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The Seasons
Americans seeking memorable outdoor recreation visit the Ozarks year around. The season
you most enjoy depends on your favorite outdoor activity. For example, while trout fishing
is excellent all year, the serious trophy fishermen come in February and March. Those who
like to mountain bike, day hike, ride horseback, and explore our forests prefer April,
May, and October, but you can do any of the above year around. Birders prefer May and
September for watching song bird migrations, then eagle watching in the winter months.
Snow is rare in the Ozarks as far as any lasting accumulation, and few days of the year
are below freezing.June, July and August are
the best months to be on Norfork Lake for swimming, skiing, and boating. Summer night
fishing is very popular. Norfork water is clear enough to see the bottom 20 feet down so
scuba divers enjoy spear fishing from late May through mid September. This is the time of
year to beat the heat by floating, tubing, and swimming the day away.
Those who visit the Ozarks on a regular basis like to argue
which month has the best weather, but few deny that May and October offer the most
beautiful conditions for anything except being in the water. Our families of course come
in the summer months when school is out so the kids can be in the water. But our traveling
couples know that mid April through mid June are the prime spring weeks when the air is
warm and clear, not hot and humid. Still others prefer the cool, clear skies we get in
October through mid November. If you would like to plan an Ozark trip anytime of year and
use Sunrise Point Resort as your base of operation, give us a call and we'll help you plan
your activities. |
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At The Resort
The swimming pool is open from mid May through
Mid September. With the rec hall right next to the pool children enjoy mixing swimming
with playing games. Playing horse shoes and shuffle board is popular with adults any time
of year, but are especially popular during cook outs. Because our dock has a swimming and
sunning deck many people prefer swimming in the lake while others in their party water ski
and tube. For those who enjoy walking or running, there are several miles of quiet roads
lined with wildflowers and scenic spots. |
Children enjoy running back and forth between
the games in the rec hall and the swimming pool. |
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On The Lake
Water skiing, tubing, sight-seeing from a boat,
swimming and picnicking at Sand Island, jumping off the bluffs, and fishing are all
equally popular with guests. Whether you rent a boat at a near-by marina or bring your own
you can moor at our private dock which has a fish cleaning station and sun/swimming deck.
The cooler months are some of the most beautiful. This is the time of year when many
guests go on day hikes, go mountain biking, go birding, and drive the scenic routes.
Wildflower walks are best in the spring, fall foliage occurs in mid to late October.
Fishing is very good in cooler months so many guests combine area activities with fishing
for crappie, largemouth, smallmouth, white bass, stripers, and catfish. Our central
location on the lake offers fast access to many prime fishing spots. |
Wakeboarding, skiing, and tubing are all very
popular with our guests |
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15 Minutes Away
Whether indoor or outdoor activity is your goal,
you have several choices. Mountain Home has several restaurants offering cuisine from fine
dining to fast food, bowling, movie theaters, 18 hole golf, antique and craft shopping,
grocery stores, banks, and the largest Wal-Mart in Arkansas. In the opposite direction is
Quarry Park at Norfork Dam, the Norfork Trout Hatchery, Dry Run Creek offering spectacular
trout fishing just for children, the historic Wolf Settlement, and some of America's best
trout fishing in the White and North Fork Rivers. Rent a river boat at a trout dock, or go
out with a professional fishing guide. The Norfork dam area has some spectacular
wildflower colonies. |
Fishing for children at Dry Run Creek. Note
trout leaping the fall!
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Within An Hour's
Drive
Whether you are a hard-running physically active
participant in outdoor recreation or prefer to just take it easy and not break a sweat,
you'll find things to do. Several day hikes from easy to demanding, stacked loop mountain
bike trails from easy to demanding, horseback riding from easy to demanding, let you see
the Ozark forests fast hard or as easy as you want. Ozark Folk Center offers dining, over
20 artisans giving live demonstrations on pioneer skills and arts, an Ozark gift shop, and
live music several times per day. The Folk Center also operates several weekend festivals.
Just down the road are the spectacular cave tours of Blanchard Springs Caverns where you
can also swim, picnic, and see a historical mill site. A few minutes from the Folk Center
and the Caverns are several good restaurants and excellent art and craft stores, as well
as live entertainment, in the little town of Mountain View, Arkansas. The drives to all of
these attractions are scenic and traffic is light. Canoeing is available on the North Fork
river, both north and south ends. |
Potter at the Ozark Folk Center showing out the
area pioneer's made their dishes and pots. |
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