Bates Knob

Bates Knob: 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 Bates Knob

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 Bates Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.54369, -93.10517. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bates Knob

• Ozark-Saint Francis National Forest · sanctuary · Johnson · ~26 km · Must-see
• KMTC-FM (Russellville) · attraction · Pope · ~34 km · Must-see
• KARV-AM (Russellville) · attraction · Pope · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Dardanelle State Park · lake · Pope · ~37 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Pope · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Dardanelle · lake · Logan · ~38 km · Must-see
• Richland Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Newton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Arkansas River Valley · viewpoint · Johnson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Confederate Memorial Park & Pine Knob Mountain Bike Skills Park · park · Pope · ~40 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Johnson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sam's Throne · viewpoint · Newton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Nebo State Park · sanctuary · Yell · ~48 km · Must-see
• Winthrop Rockefeller Lake · lake · Pope · ~54 km · Must-see
• Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Pope · ~57 km · Must-see
• Upper Buffalo Wilderness · sanctuary · Newton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Petit Jean State Park · sanctuary · Conway · ~62 km · Must-see
• Subiaco Abbey · church · Logan · ~69 km · Must-see
• Buffalo National River · sanctuary · Searcy · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bates Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bates Knob

• Arkansas River Valley · viewpoint · Johnson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sam's Throne · viewpoint · Newton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Magazine Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~80 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~90 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Mountain · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~120 km · Must-see
• Shinall Mountain · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~124 km · Must-see
• Sugar Loaf Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~127 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Marion · ~130 km · Must-see
• Glazypeau Mountain · viewpoint · Garland · ~132 km · Must-see
• Baird Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~146 km · Must-see

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