Piercing Arrow

Piercing Arrow: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Piercing Arrow

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Piercing Arrow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.10355, -93.55768. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Piercing Arrow

• Harry S. Truman Reservoir · lake · St. Clair · ~13 km · Must-see
• Harry S Truman State Park · sanctuary · Benton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pomme De Terre State Park Marina · lake · Hickory · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Ozarks · lake · Camden · ~65 km · Must-see
• Fiery Fork Conservation Area · sanctuary · Camden · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sawmill Hollow · viewpoint · Morgan · ~68 km · Must-see
• Brewner Hollow · viewpoint · Morgan · ~69 km · Must-see
• Osage Village State Historic Site · park · Vernon · ~73 km · Must-see
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Vernon · ~73 km · Must-see
• Eagle Spirit · fort · St. Clair · ~0 km
• Goat’s Bluff · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~0 km
• Blalock Hollow · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~1 km
• Gambler's Cave · cave · St. Clair · ~1 km
• Debeker Hollow · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~1 km
• Up and Down Cave · cave · St. Clair · ~1 km
• Iconium Church · church · St. Clair · ~1 km
• Uncle Wiggly's Cave · cave · St. Clair · ~2 km
• Suitor Hollow · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Piercing Arrow

Other forts & heritage near Piercing Arrow

• Joseph M. Miller Mausoleum · fort · Johnson · ~99 km · Must-see
• Fort Scott National Historic Site · fort · Bourbon · ~131 km · Must-see
• Lunette Blair-Blockhouse · fort · Bourbon · ~131 km · Must-see
• Longview Mansion · fort · Jackson · ~147 km · Must-see
• Arrow Rock Historic District · fort · Saline · ~150 km · Must-see
• Eagle Spirit · fort · St. Clair · ~0 km
• Concord School · fort · Benton · ~29 km
• Hooper House · fort · Benton · ~29 km
• Lakeshores Residential Center · fort · Polk · ~43 km
• Big Eddy Site · fort · Cedar · ~56 km

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