Hand Cove Resort

A Lakefront Resort on Norfork Lake in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas

  • 6 Housekeeping Cabins
  • 20 RV Sites With Full Hook-ups
  • Fuel/Grocery Store Close By
  • Restaurant Within Walking Distance
  • Visa MasterCard Accepted
  • Guest Laundry
  • Private Boat Dock With Swim Deck
  • High & Low Water Concrete Launch Ramps
  • Close to 2 Full Service Marinas
  • We Are A Pet Friendly Resort
  • Free Wireless Internet Access
  • Resort Convenience & Bait Store
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Phone:
870- 488- 5367

Email:
greg@handcoveresort.com

U.S. Postal:
8885 Hand Cove Rd.
Elizabeth, AR 72531

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Hand Cove Resort - Offering Norfork Lake Fun By The Gallon
The Closest Resort to Norfork Lake 100 Yards From The Water

.Where "On The Lake" Really Means On The Lake!
A Unique Resort WIth A Laid Back Atmosphere -
Somewhat Secluded Yet Still Convenient


Hand Cove Resort in the Ozark Mountains near Mountain Home Arkansas
The Hand Cove Resort and RV Park Complex

 

Location On The Lake
Hand Cove Resort and RV Park is near the city of Mountain Home, Arkansas, on the southeast end of Norfork Lake. We are the closest resort to the water of any resort on Norfork Lake. You can walk across our gently sloped grass yard 100 yards to the water's edge. Hand Cove Resort is in a quiet, secluded section of the Big Creek Arm of Norfork Lake within sight of the Hand Cove/Jordan Recreation Area beaches. Many experienced fishermen consider the Hand Cove/Jordan Recreation Area to be the best fishing zone on the lake. Many repeat guests come to Hand Cove Resort every year for the peace, quiet, and tranquility of the Arkansas Ozark Mountains as well as the fishing and water sports.

 

Hand Cove Resort Is Your Gateway To:
Hand Cove & Jordan Recreation Area of Norfork Lake
Norfork Lake Dam
Sand Island & Barren Point Beaches
The Best Striper & Walleye Fishing Waters on Norfork Lake
Hand Cove / Jordan Area Bluffs
Over 29 Scuba Dive Attractions & PADI Service at nearby Jordan Marina

 

Hand Cove view near Mountain Home Arkansas
Cabin 4 patio. It's a short walk down a gently sloped yard from our cabins to our dock, which is visible here at the water's edge.

Cabins / Cottages
Some call them cabins. Some call them cottages. Either way they are exceptionally clean full housekeeping units. All of our cabins / cottages have been recently renovated. Each unit has a fully equipped kitchen with a full size refrigerator, a full size 4 burner gas range with oven, microwave, pots, pans, dishes, and silverware. A bath with shower, satellite color TV with remote, free wireless internet access, bed and bath linens, cement patio with picnic table, a Weber BBQ kettle, and lawn chairs complete our cabin amenities. For your comfort, all units are air conditioned and heated. Our studio cabin sleeps 3, our one bedroom cabins sleep up to 6, and our two bedroom cabins sleep up to 9 persons. A padded stall for your boat is included free with each cabin rental. All you need to bring is food and your beach towels.

See Photos Of Our Cabin Interiors
1 bedroom cabin | 2 bedroom cabin |
One-Plus Bedroom Cabin | Studio Cabin

RV Sites
Would you like to bring your own cabin? Then park your RV right here in our resort. Our RV guests enjoy all of the same resort facilities that our cabin guests do including our rental boats. Each of our 20 graveled and mostly leveled sites has water connections, 30 amp electric hookups, and sewer connections. All of our sites overlook our central park area or the lake. Many are shaded by tall hardwood trees. We offer both short and long term site rentals.

WE ARE THE ONLY RV PARK WITH DIRECT LAKE NORFORK ACCESSNO other RV park on Lake Norfork offers resort type amenities, dock access, boat rentals, and proximity to the lake like Hand Cove Resort and RV Park. See Our RV Sites & Rates

2010 Cabin Rates
Check-in time 3pm - Check-out time 10am

Cabin Descriptions

Jan 1- Apr 30
Oct 1 - Dec 31
May 1 - Jun 11
Aug 14 - Sep 30

Jun 12 - Aug 13

Day Week Day Week Day Week
Cabin 3
1 Bedroom, lake view
, recently renovated with 1 full size bed and 1 queen sofa sleeper. Rate is for the first 2 guests.

$69

$429

$86 $499 $91

$549

Cabin 4
1 Bedroom, lake view,
recently renovated with 1 full size bed, 1 twin, and 1 queen sofa sleeper. Rate is for the first 2 guests.

$69

$429

$86 $499 $91 $549
Cabin 5
1 Bedroom, partial lake view,
recently renovated with 1 queen bed 1 full bed, 1 twin bed, 1 twin sofa sleeper. Rate is for the first 2 guests.

$69

$429

$86 $499 $99 $575
Cabin 6
Studio, recently renovated, 1 queen bed, 1 twin sofa sleeper. Rate is for the first 2 guests.

$59

$359

$69 $429 $75 $439
Cabin 7
2 Bedroom, lake & forest view,
recently renovated with 2 queens, 1 full, 1 twin, and a full sofa sleeper. Rate is for the first 2 guests.

$79

$489

$105 $629 $111 $669
Cabin 8
2 Bedroom, forest & partial lake view, recently renovated, 2 queens, 1 full, 1 twin, and a full sleeper sofa. Rate is for the first 2 guests.

$79

$489

$105 $629 $111 $669
Additional Guests $10 $50 $10 $50 $10 $50
Each Pet $10 $50 $10 $50 $10 $50
  • All rates are plus appropriate sales tax and are subject to change without notice.
  • Rates may be higher for single night, weekend only, and holiday reservations.
  • Memorial Day and Labor Day reservations must include Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Fourth of July reservations must be for a full week.
  • Guests having day visitors will be charged $5 per person per day for the use of our facilities, and must register with our office at time of arrival. Advance registration is appreciated.
  • Please let us know if you will arrive after sunset.

Hand Cove Resort cabins in the Ozark Mountains

2010 Rental Boat & Equipment Rates

Equipment

Rates

Deposits

Type

Daily

Weekly

Daily

Weekly

20ft. Lowe pontoon, 90hp outboard, canopy top, seats 8

$150

$650

$150

50% of
total rental

14ft. alum. fishing boat, seats 3

$10

$50

$10

50% of
total rental

14ft. alum. fishing boat with 6hp outboard motor, seats 3

$25

$125

$25

50% of
total rental

Extra boat stall

$8

$56

$8

50% of
total rental

Ski Tube

$25

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50% of
total rental

  • All rates are plus fuel, oil, and appropriate sales tax. Rental rates are subject to change without notice.
  • Memorial Day and Labor Day reservations must include Saturday and Sunday.
  • Our boats are not equipped or available for night use and must be returned by sunset daily.

Reservation Policies
Reservations are accepted by mail, phone, or e-mail. Your reservation should be accompanied by your deposit check, credit card, or money order with the balance due upon your arrival. Your phone or e-mail reservation will be held for 10 days pending receipt of your deposit check or money order with the balance due upon your arrival. Your reservation will be confirmed by your choice of U.S. mail or e-mail upon receipt of your deposit.

Please plan on being billed for your entire reservation regardless of your actual arrival or departure date. Sorry, but we will not be able to credit you for a late arrival or early departure date.

Reservation Availability Requests - The best way to find out if we have openings on the dates you need is to phone us at 870-488-5367. This way we can also answer your questions about accommodations, pets, boat rentals, directions, etc. If it is more convenient, please e-mail your inquiry to greg@handcoveresort.com

Deposits & Refunds
Cabins /Cottages - The deposit for a reservation of 3 nights or less is $100.00 per cabin. The deposit for a reservation of 4 nights or more is $200.00 per cabin. Group and multiple unit/site reservations may require additional deposit amounts.

If you find it necessary to cancel your reservation, your deposit will be eligible for refund, less a $25 processing fee, if your cancellation is received at least 45 days prior to your planned arrival date, and your reserved cabin is re-rented for the number of nights you reserved. Deposits for boat and equipment rentals are not refundable.

 

Hand Cove Resort is Pet Friendly
Stax, our golden retriever, waiting to welcome you

Pets Are Welcome at Hand Cove Resort
We are animal lovers and have a dog of our own, so we know how important it is to be able to bring your pets. Some of our cabins have been set aside for guests with pets. Your well behaved dog or cat is welcome with advance notice. Please let us know about your pet at the time you make your reservation. We have special areas of our grounds to walk and exercise your pet. As a courtesy to our other guests, please keep your pet attended to at all times and on a leash when outside of your cabin or RV. You are responsible for any damage caused by your pet and picking up after your pet.

Hand Cove Resort cabin near Mountain Home, Arkansas
All cabins have large windows with either lake or forest views

Dock & Lake Access
At Hand Cove Resort and RV Park, you'll enjoy fast and easy lake access. You can fish or swim from either our swim/fish deck, or from our 1/2 mile shoreline. There are several good bank fishing spots, and there are great places to swim in the lake. Feel like a morning hike? Then explore part of the 550 miles of primitive shoreline of Norfork Lake. The lake shore, along with our grounds offers an abundance of native plants and wildlife. If you are not a hiker, then do your exploring, fishing, swimming, or tubing from the comfort and convenience of one of our rental boats. Whether you are a cabin or RV guest, our rental boats will carry you to all of the best Norfork Lake has to offer.

Bringing your own boat? Just back it into the water on the hard surface launch ramp next to our dock, pull your vehicle out, and either park in our large parking area at the launch, or near your cabin or RV and walk the short distance back to our dock. If you like to trailer your boat each day when coming off the lake, you will enjoy our launch and parking. If you want to leave your boat in the water, we have plenty of dock stalls.

Ozark Mountain Lake Norfork near Mountain Home, Arkansas
Our dock and yard seen from Norfork Lake

Our Dock Is In A Protected Cove
Our private covered illuminated 11 stall boat dock is located a short distance from the main lake channel in a protected cove. You will sleep well each night knowing that your boat is safe and secure from the elements. Each stall is padded with carpeting, is well lit, and has electrical outlets to power your battery chargers and other equipment. Our new well lit fish cleaning station has electric outlets and running water.

The boat dock can be seen easily from most of our resort cabins. With the resort's boat dock so close to the launch ramp, it is easy to launch and dock your boat. Pull right up to our dock to unload coolers, food, fishing gear, water toys, and then head out for some lake fun.

Two full service marinas are a short boat ride away. They offer fuel sales, fishing guide services, stores selling fishing tackle, bait, snacks, ice, etc., and full service marine repairs.

Activities
Scuba Diving
- This area of Norfork Lake is famous for scuba diving. Jordan Marina, 1/2 mile away by water, has a PADI certified scuba shop with equipment sales, air, service and rentals. They also have maps detailing locations of 29 underwater attractions that are nearby. The underwater visibility is excellent for scuba diving which also makes for good spear fishing. Ask us about a dive site map detailing locations of 29 underwater attractions that are nearby.

Fishing - Our area of the lake has some of the best fishing Norfork Lake offers. The lake supports largemouth, smallmouth, Kentucky, white, and striped bass, crappie and walleye, blue channel and flathead catfish, bluegill, and sunfish. Norfork Lake stripers typically run 8 to 14 pounds. Stripers and catfish over 25 pounds are not unusual. Three to 5 pound bass are relatively common. The kids love catching crappie and bluegill from our dock. Check out our fishing page for more information.

Sand Island & The Beaches - Norfork Lake's only white sand beaches are 5 minutes away from our resort by boat. The beaches are a favorite place for vacationers to beach their boats, swim, picnic, fish, sun, and build sand castles. Bonfires are a normal happening on the weekends. Hop into your boat (or rent one of ours) and join the fun!

Area Attractions - Mountain Home, AR is about 30 minutes from the resort. Mountain Home has many restaurants, movie theaters, two 18 hole golf courses, churches, bowling, miniature golf, horseback riding, antique and craft shopping. The resort is a convenient base camp for day trips. Many of our guests enjoy exploring Blanchard Springs Caverns, The Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Old Hardy Town, Branson, MO for music shows and Silver Dollar City theme park.

 

Norfork Lake Camping at Hand Cove Resort
Some of our full hook up RV sites

New During 2008-2009:
Guest Laundry Resort Convenience Store
Live Bait New Fish Cleaning Area
Satellite TV In All Cabins Enhanced Swim Deck
Free Wireless Internet Access Dock Lounge Area
In addition, many of you will be happy to hear that the road to Hand Cove Resort has been completely rebuilt and re-surfaced. We now have a hard surfaced road right to our entrance.
Meet The New Owners of Hand Cove
We are the Weinmann family team that became the new owners of Hand Cove Resort and RV Park in August of 2005. Greg Weinmann heads the day to day operations. All of us have spent our careers in customer service and have traveled the country extensively as professionals. This coupled with Greg’s 20 plus years of experience in mid and upper level facility management gives us a unique perspective to the needs and wants of today’s traveling and vacationing guest. We are looking forward to meeting new guests and those of you who are returning to Hand Cove Resort. Thank you for visiting our web site! Come stay with us and watch us grow. We hope to see you soon!

 

Links To Additional Ozarks Area Information

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State Travel Info

 

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