Pilot Knob

Pilot 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 Pilot 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 Pilot Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.72732, -93.72325. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pilot Knob

• Ouachita National Recreation Trail · trek · Yell · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Ouachita · lake · Garland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Little Missouri Falls · waterfall · Montgomery · ~48 km · Must-see
• Albert Pike Recreation Area · park · Montgomery · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ouachita National Forest · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~52 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Dam · lake · Yell · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bard Springs Dam Number 2 · lake · Polk · ~57 km · Must-see
• Magazine Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~62 km · Must-see
• Caney Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mount Magazine State Park · sanctuary · Logan · ~62 km · Must-see
• Janssen Park · park · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Saint Agnes Catholic Church · church · Polk · ~63 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Monument · fort · Polk · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Ouachita State Park · lake · Garland · ~64 km · Must-see
• West Fork Lake Greeson · lake · Pike · ~67 km · Must-see
• Rich Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~70 km · Must-see
• Nimrod Dam · lake · Perry · ~71 km · Must-see
• Queen Wilhelmina State Park · park · Polk · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pilot Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pilot Knob

• Magazine Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~62 km · Must-see
• Rich Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~70 km · Must-see
• Glazypeau Mountain · viewpoint · Garland · ~75 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Valley · viewpoint · Sebastian · ~96 km · Must-see
• Wilton Mountain · viewpoint · LeFlore · ~97 km · Must-see
• Wilton Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~97 km · Must-see
• Arkansas River Valley · viewpoint · Johnson · ~97 km · Must-see
• Cavanal Hill · viewpoint · LeFlore · ~119 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~132 km · Must-see
• Shinall Mountain · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~140 km · Must-see

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