Back Valley

Back Valley: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Back Valley

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Back Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.36483, -93.77186. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Back Valley

• Albert Pike Recreation Area · park · Montgomery · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ouachita National Forest · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~14 km · Must-see
• West Fork Lake Greeson · lake · Pike · ~16 km · Must-see
• Little Missouri Falls · waterfall · Montgomery · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bard Springs Dam Number 2 · lake · Polk · ~28 km · Must-see
• Caney Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Polk · ~37 km · Must-see
• Dierks Lake · lake · Sevier · ~46 km · Must-see
• Crater of Diamonds State Park · park · Pike · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area · sanctuary · Howard · ~54 km · Must-see
• Gillham Dam · lake · Howard · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Ouachita · lake · Garland · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ouachita National Recreation Trail · trek · Yell · ~59 km · Must-see
• Janssen Park · park · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Monument · fort · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Saint Agnes Catholic Church · church · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• DeGray Lake · lake · Clark · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mineral Springs Waterworks · fort · Howard · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Hamilton · lake · Garland · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Back Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Back Valley

• Rich Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~77 km · Must-see
• Glazypeau Mountain · viewpoint · Garland · ~84 km · Must-see
• Wilton Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~101 km · Must-see
• Wilton Mountain · viewpoint · LeFlore · ~101 km · Must-see
• Magazine Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~112 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Valley · viewpoint · Sebastian · ~121 km · Must-see
• Cavanal Hill · viewpoint · LeFlore · ~143 km · Must-see
• Arkansas River Valley · viewpoint · Johnson · ~146 km · Must-see
• Beardon Mountain · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~2 km
• Fancy Hill Mountain · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~2 km

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