Bates Hollow

Bates Hollow: 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 Bates Hollow

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 Bates Hollow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.82482, -93.81465. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bates Hollow

• Ouachita National Recreation Trail · trek · Yell · ~13 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Dam · lake · Yell · ~43 km · Must-see
• Magazine Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Magazine State Park · sanctuary · Logan · ~52 km · Must-see
• Little Missouri Falls · waterfall · Montgomery · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Ouachita · lake · Garland · ~59 km · Must-see
• Janssen Park · park · Polk · ~59 km · Must-see
• Saint Agnes Catholic Church · church · Polk · ~59 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Monument · fort · Polk · ~59 km · Must-see
• Rich Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ouachita National Forest · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~63 km · Must-see
• Albert Pike Recreation Area · park · Montgomery · ~63 km · Must-see
• Bard Springs Dam Number 2 · lake · Polk · ~64 km · Must-see
• Queen Wilhelmina State Park · park · Polk · ~66 km · Must-see
• Caney Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Polk · ~67 km · Must-see
• Subiaco Abbey · church · Logan · ~69 km · Must-see
• West Harmony Road · fort · Sebastian · ~73 km · Must-see
• Black Fork Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · LeFlore · ~74 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bates Hollow

• Magazine Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~51 km · Must-see
• Rich Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Valley · viewpoint · Sebastian · ~82 km · Must-see
• Wilton Mountain · viewpoint · LeFlore · ~88 km · Must-see
• Wilton Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~88 km · Must-see
• Glazypeau Mountain · viewpoint · Garland · ~89 km · Must-see
• Arkansas River Valley · viewpoint · Johnson · ~90 km · Must-see
• Cavanal Hill · viewpoint · LeFlore · ~104 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~118 km · Must-see
• Holly Mountain · viewpoint · Scott · ~3 km

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