About Sunlight Bay
Number of accommodations: 27
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Showers
Playground
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Showers
On Site Services
- Playground
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Reviews (57)
What Guests Are Saying
Sunlight Bay offers a great camping experience with excellent fishing opportunities, making it a favored spot for families. While some facilities, particularly the bathrooms and showers, were reported as needing better maintenance and cleanliness, the overall location and campsite quality remain appealing to returning visitors. Some guests experienced issues with debris and facility upkeep, but many expressed their intention to return despite these concerns.
What Guests Are Saying
Sunlight Bay offers a great camping experience with excellent fishing opportunities, making it a favored spot for families. While some facilities, particularly the bathrooms and showers, were reported as needing better maintenance and cleanliness, the overall location and campsite quality remain appealing to returning visitors. Some guests experienced issues with debris and facility upkeep, but many expressed their intention to return despite these concerns.
Review Summary
dennis t
VerifiedApril 25, 2026 • Stayed at: 09, Loop: SBAY
We LOVED the park.
We will be back.
Jeremiah H
VerifiedApril 1, 2026 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: SBAY
Had a great trip with my son, to hang out and fish.
daniel a
VerifiedJuly 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 08, Loop: SBAY
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
VerifiedJuly 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: SBAY
Was lacking some the typical care of the facilities that are seen in most Corp campgrounds.
Debra B
VerifiedApril 7, 2025 • Stayed at: 26, Loop: SBAY
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
VerifiedApril 3, 2025 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: SBAY
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
VerifiedSeptember 10, 2024 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: SBAY
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
VerifiedJune 5, 2024 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: SBAY
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
VerifiedJune 4, 2024 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: SBAY
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
VerifiedMay 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 03, Loop: SBAY
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.
Location Sunlight Bay
Address:
Sunlight Bay Campground
Plainview, AR, 72857
United States
From Plainview, Arkansas, take Highway 28 west for a quarter mile, then follow signs to the campground.
Sunlight Bay is accessible via Highway 28, which is located a quarter mile east from the campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 34.9547 / -93.3039
Elevation: 109 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- Check-in time: 3:00 p.m.
- Check-out time: 1:00 p.m.
- Park attendants are on duty from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. & 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Two tents or one RV and one tent per campsite
- Off-road vehicles not permitted. Highway legal transportation only.
- Group Shelters are Day Use Only. Camping is not allowed at group shelters.
- 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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Last updated: June 3, 2026
