Thompson Point

Thompson Point: 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 Thompson Point

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 Thompson Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.78211, -92.70770. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thompson Point

• Richland Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Newton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sam's Throne · viewpoint · Newton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Buffalo National River · sanctuary · Searcy · ~43 km · Must-see
• Leatherwood Wilderness · sanctuary · Baxter · ~56 km · Must-see
• Blanchard Springs Caverns · sanctuary · Stone · ~65 km · Must-see
• Greers Ferry Lake · lake · Cleburne · ~65 km · Must-see
• Ozark-Saint Francis National Forest · sanctuary · Johnson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Dean Point · viewpoint · Searcy · ~2 km
• Gower Point · viewpoint · Searcy · ~3 km
• Dean Mountain · viewpoint · Searcy · ~3 km
• Bohannon Mountain · viewpoint · Searcy · ~5 km
• Green Griffin Knob · viewpoint · Searcy · ~8 km
• Housley Mountain · viewpoint · Searcy · ~9 km
• Brushy Point · viewpoint · Searcy · ~10 km
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Searcy · ~11 km
• Henderson Point · viewpoint · Searcy · ~12 km
• Henderson Knob · viewpoint · Searcy · ~12 km
• Doins Point · viewpoint · Searcy · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Thompson Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Thompson Point

• Sam's Throne · viewpoint · Newton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Marion · ~88 km · Must-see
• Sugar Loaf Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~91 km · Must-see
• Arkansas River Valley · viewpoint · Johnson · ~95 km · Must-see
• Three Brothers · viewpoint · Baxter · ~100 km · Must-see
• Hickory Stump Hollow · viewpoint · Baxter · ~121 km · Must-see
• Lime Kiln Mountain · viewpoint · Taney · ~124 km · Must-see
• Blair Hollow · viewpoint · Ozark · ~128 km · Must-see
• Baird Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~129 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Mountain · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~133 km · Must-see

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