Sorry, I found another link and did a copy and past. At least the information will stay here! If you need to look at a couple of pictures here is a link that should work for a few more days.
http://www.baxterbulletin.com/article/20110326/NEWS01/103260323/-1/7daysarchives/Corps-parks-open-Friday
Amenities: Birds. Bees. Sunshine. Rain. Thunder and Lightning. Lakes. Rivers. Fishing. Boating. Beach Bumming. Grills for cooking. Picnic tables. Fresh air. Lizards.
Friday is the official opening day for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' parks and campgrounds around Bull Shoals and Norfork lakes, according to Mark Case, chief of recreation for the Corps' Mountain Home Field Project Office.
Except for some continuing renovations at Cranfield, Robinson Point and the Highway 125 recreation area on Bull Shoals all facilities are ready for the 2011 vacation season, Case said.
Park renovators completed a few key projects ahead of schedule for the 2011 season.
Available for service for the first time this year include a new shower house and improved campsites at Beaver Creek and new shower houses at Theodosia, Mo., Buck Creek, Highway 125 and Lead Hill recreation areas.
New campsites at Cranfield and Robinson Point will open to campers this year thanks to an extraordinary distribution of $1.4 million in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Special Items Funding. Other areas of those parks will remain under construction this summer. Another $3 million in federal and state disaster aid funds from the January 2008 ice storm was another factor in the ongoing improvement project.
Park and campsite users passed through Corps gates 5.2 million times in 2010. About 1.5 million visits were to facilities on Norfork Lake. Case said the visits represent a 21 percent increase for Bull Shoals properties and a 10 percent increase on Norfork Lake.
The camping season was accentuated last year by good weather largely without weather extremes like rain, ice and drought that have impacted past camping seasons.
"The National Weather Service is calling what we have now a moderate drought for this time of year," Case said. "We could use some water."
The Corps campgrounds are classified for the services available at each site, and day use fees are adjusted accordingly.
Alan Griffin, parks ranger in charge of the user fee schedule and gate collection coordination, said the lowest rate for primitive campsites is $9. Class B sites start at $13 and range upward to $17 with the addition of electrical services at 30- or 50-amp levels. Class A sites start at $14 and range up to $20 with the higher rating going for electrical services and in some cases showers and rest rooms.
Senior pass cards are available to anyone 62 years and older for $10 per card. The cardholders get a 50 percent discount on all park user fees. Griffin said the cards are good for the life the holder.
Discount cards are available to Americans with disabilities free of charge.
The location closest to the Twin Lakes Area where the cards may be obtained from the Buffalo Point National Park Service Center at 229 Highway 268 East near Yellville.
Otherwise, the cards may be ordered online for a $10 processing fee in addition to the cost of the card at the U.S. Geological Survey Web page
http://store.usgs.gov/pass/senior.html.
Soon enough we will have heat and humidity.
