Shields Knob

Shields Knob: 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 Shields Knob

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 Shields Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.69952, -92.86072. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shields Knob

• Richland Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Newton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sam's Throne · viewpoint · Newton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ozark-Saint Francis National Forest · sanctuary · Johnson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Buffalo National River · sanctuary · Searcy · ~48 km · Must-see
• KMTC-FM (Russellville) · attraction · Pope · ~64 km · Must-see
• KARV-AM (Russellville) · attraction · Pope · ~65 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Pope · ~66 km · Must-see
• Upper Buffalo Wilderness · sanctuary · Newton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Dardanelle State Park · lake · Pope · ~69 km · Must-see
• Confederate Memorial Park & Pine Knob Mountain Bike Skills Park · park · Pope · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls · waterfall · Newton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Dardanelle · lake · Logan · ~73 km · Must-see
• Arkansas River Valley · viewpoint · Johnson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Alread Hill · viewpoint · Pope · ~2 km
• Brown Mountain · viewpoint · Pope · ~7 km
• Mulberry Mountain · viewpoint · Pope · ~8 km
• Archey Valley Church · church · Van Buren · ~9 km
• Falling Water Falls · waterfall · Pope · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Shields Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Shields Knob

• Sam's Throne · viewpoint · Newton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Arkansas River Valley · viewpoint · Johnson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Marion · ~101 km · Must-see
• Sugar Loaf Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~103 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~115 km · Must-see
• Magazine Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~116 km · Must-see
• Three Brothers · viewpoint · Baxter · ~116 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Mountain · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~127 km · Must-see
• Shinall Mountain · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~132 km · Must-see
• Lime Kiln Mountain · viewpoint · Taney · ~132 km · Must-see

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