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Sunlight Bay

SUNLIGHT BAY GATEHOUSE
SUNLIGHT BAY ENTRANCE
SUNLIGHT BAY SHOWERS
SUNLIGHT BAY DUMP STATION
SUNLIGHT BAY PLAYGROUND

Featured amenities

Showers
Showers
Playground
Playground

About Sunlight Bay

Sunlight Bay Campground sits along the shores of Nimrod Lake just off of the Fourche Lafave river on Wilson Slough. Nimrod Lake is cradled between Arkansas' Ouachita and Ozark Mountains.

Number of accommodations: 27

Campground Amenities

  • Showers
    Showers
  • Dump Station
    Dump Station
  • Playground
    Playground

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

Current season
Upcoming seasons
Past seasons
Closed periods
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Currently open - Mar 1 to Sep 15

Sites & Availability

27 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 01, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 02, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 03, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 04, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 05, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 06, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 07, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 08, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 09, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 10, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 11, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 12, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 15, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 16, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 17, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 18, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 19, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 20, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 21, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 22, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 23, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 23B, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 24, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 25, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 26, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 27, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night
🚐 28, Loop: SBAY
50 Amp · Water & Electric
$52.00
/ per night

Reviews (56)

What Guests Are Saying

Sunlight Bay offers a great location for camping and fishing, with friendly campground hosts and well-equipped sites. However, many reviews highlight issues with cleanliness in the bathrooms and showers, as well as maintenance problems like tall grass and debris. While some guests enjoyed their stay, the overall lack of facility upkeep led to dissatisfaction for several visitors.

Review Summary

3.8
56 reviews
5
41.1%
23
4
19.6%
11
3
23.2%
13
2
8.9%
5
1
7.1%
4

Jeremiah H

Verified

April 1, 2026 Stayed at: 23, Loop: SBAY

5

Had a great trip with my son, to hang out and fish.

daniel a

Verified

July 12, 2025 Stayed at: 08, Loop: SBAY

3

Good place to camp and fish although seems like they could never get the shower in the men’s bathroom working right because of the hot water. It was way too hot to try to take a shower.

Bobby T

Verified

July 8, 2025 Stayed at: 12, Loop: SBAY

1

Was lacking some the typical care of the facilities that are seen in most Corp campgrounds.

Debra B

Verified

April 7, 2025 Stayed at: 26, Loop: SBAY

4

Campsite was great. Only one shower worked in each of the womens and mens showerhouses, and the handdryer in the womens restroom didn't work.

stele j

Verified

April 3, 2025 Stayed at: 24, Loop: SBAY

2

Shade trees had been cut down probably damaged by storms, which is not my complaint, however all the debris from the removal was still present and we had to cleanup the site prior to use. I know good and well a contractor was paid for removal and did a shoddy cleanup and were paid for removal that we completed.

Timothy H

Verified

September 10, 2024 Stayed at: 17, Loop: SBAY

3

The location was great, we have camped there before several times. But the grass was very tall around the camp site. The showers and bathrooms was pretty dirty. Cob webs inside the showers area. Looked as if it had not been cleaned in awhile. No one at out camp or neighboring camps used these facilities because they were too dirty.

Sandra L

Verified

June 5, 2024 Stayed at: 07, Loop: SBAY

1

The bathrooms were disgusting. They kept sending the young boy to bring toilet paper and clean the bathrooms. We actually had all the campsites in the cove. We ended up, leaving a day early and they would not refund the money, but the experience was bad.

Sandra L

Verified

June 4, 2024 Stayed at: 07, Loop: SBAY

1

The bathrooms were not clean toilet paper laying everywhere the bathroom stuck you could not fish because the water was too low. We always had to ask for toilet paper. There was poop in the shower poop on toilet and then poopy toilet paper laying around very bad. Always with sand the kid out there to bring toilet paper to the bathroom for the attendance overall, it was not to our satisfaction like it has been in the past

Judy R

Verified

May 12, 2024 Stayed at: 03, Loop: SBAY

3

The campground was good and the bathrooms were clean. The only problem I had was the fish cleaning station, it was horrible. It did not look like the table tops or the stainless steel sink had been cleaned since the previous campground attendant had been there. There were spiders everywhere, the counters were filthy and the sink had mold growing in it. Very disappointed.

George H

Verified

May 5, 2024 Stayed at: 23, Loop: SBAY

1

I try to fish Nimrod every spring but the Corp of Engineers always screw the experience every year! This time by lowering the water to fix buoys. Spring time is the best time to fish. Looks like buoys could be repaired in the off season!

Location Sunlight Bay

Address:
Sunlight Bay Campground
Plainview, AR, 72857
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 34.9547 / -93.3039

Elevation: 109 feet

Policies & Rules

Category About
General

Check-in time: 3:00 p.m.

General

Check-out time: 1:00 p.m.

General

Park attendants are on duty from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. & 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

General

Two tents or one RV and one tent per campsite

General

Off-road vehicles not permitted. Highway legal transportation only.

General

Group Shelters are Day Use Only. Camping is not allowed at group shelters.

General

Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.

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