Grindstone Mountain

Grindstone Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Grindstone Mountain

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Grindstone Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.36868, -93.76547. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Grindstone Mountain

• Thorncrown Chapel · church · Carroll · ~7 km · Must-see
• Christ of the Ozarks · attraction · Carroll · ~7 km · Must-see
• Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Carroll · ~8 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam · lake · Carroll · ~12 km · Must-see
• Onyx Cave · cave · Carroll · ~14 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Benton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Withrow Springs State Park · park · Madison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pea Ridge National Military Park · sanctuary · Benton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Roaring River State Park · sanctuary · Barry · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Atalanta · lake · Benton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Waterfall Hollow · waterfall · Stone · ~45 km · Must-see
• Water Hollow · viewpoint · Barry · ~46 km · Must-see
• Piney Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Barry · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bentonville Arkansas Temple · church · Benton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Shiloh Memorial Park · park · Washington · ~48 km · Must-see
• Shiloh Museum · museum · Washington · ~48 km · Must-see
• Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art · museum · Benton · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Brittany Dam · lake · Benton · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Grindstone Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Grindstone Mountain

• Water Hollow · viewpoint · Barry · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Roost Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~52 km · Must-see
• Rough Hollow · viewpoint · Benton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Thomas Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bear Hollow · viewpoint · Benton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Clayton Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~56 km · Must-see
• Smith Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~58 km · Must-see
• Baird Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~61 km · Must-see
• Boone Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~62 km · Must-see
• Bobs Knob · viewpoint · Benton · ~64 km · Must-see

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