Locust Mountain

Locust Mountain: 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 Locust Mountain

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 Locust Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.47676, -93.56630. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Locust Mountain

• Lake Ouachita · lake · Garland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Albert Pike Recreation Area · park · Montgomery · ~38 km · Must-see
• West Fork Lake Greeson · lake · Pike · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ouachita National Forest · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~40 km · Must-see
• Little Missouri Falls · waterfall · Montgomery · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ouachita National Recreation Trail · trek · Yell · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Ouachita State Park · lake · Garland · ~48 km · Must-see
• DeGray Lake · lake · Clark · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Hamilton · lake · Garland · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bard Springs Dam Number 2 · lake · Polk · ~52 km · Must-see
• Glazypeau Mountain · viewpoint · Garland · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs National Park · sanctuary · Garland · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs Confederate Monument · fort · Garland · ~59 km · Must-see
• Caney Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Polk · ~61 km · Must-see
• Crater of Diamonds State Park · park · Pike · ~63 km · Must-see
• Magic Springs Theme & Water Park · park · Garland · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Catherine Waterfall · waterfall · Hot Spring · ~72 km · Must-see
• Dierks Lake · lake · Sevier · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Locust Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Locust Mountain

• Glazypeau Mountain · viewpoint · Garland · ~57 km · Must-see
• Rich Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~92 km · Must-see
• Magazine Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~96 km · Must-see
• Wilton Mountain · viewpoint · LeFlore · ~118 km · Must-see
• Wilton Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~118 km · Must-see
• Arkansas River Valley · viewpoint · Johnson · ~125 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Valley · viewpoint · Sebastian · ~129 km · Must-see
• Shinall Mountain · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~130 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Mountain · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~134 km · Must-see
• Fork Mountain · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~4 km

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