Roark Bluff

Roark Bluff: 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 Roark Bluff

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 Roark Bluff — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.04397, -93.34213. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Roark Bluff

• Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls · waterfall · Newton · ~6 km · Must-see
• Gyobutsuji Zen Monastery · Buddhist site · Madison · ~15 km · Must-see
• Upper Buffalo Wilderness · sanctuary · Newton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sam's Throne · viewpoint · Newton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Withrow Springs State Park · park · Madison · ~47 km · Must-see
• Buffalo National River · sanctuary · Searcy · ~47 km · Must-see
• Ozark-Saint Francis National Forest · sanctuary · Johnson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Richland Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Newton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Carroll · ~59 km · Must-see
• Ozark Medieval Fortress · fort · Boone · ~63 km · Must-see
• Christ of the Ozarks · attraction · Carroll · ~66 km · Must-see
• Onyx Cave · cave · Carroll · ~67 km · Must-see
• Thorncrown Chapel · church · Carroll · ~71 km · Must-see
• Table Rock Lake · lake · Carroll · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bee Bluff · viewpoint · Newton · ~1 km
• Fisher Point · viewpoint · Newton · ~2 km
• Big Bluff · viewpoint · Newton · ~3 km
• California Point · viewpoint · Newton · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Roark Bluff

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Roark Bluff

• Sam's Throne · viewpoint · Newton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Baird Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~75 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~80 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Marion · ~91 km · Must-see
• Chula Vista · viewpoint · Taney · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lime Kiln Mountain · viewpoint · Taney · ~93 km · Must-see
• Water Hollow · viewpoint · Barry · ~93 km · Must-see
• Arkansas River Valley · viewpoint · Johnson · ~95 km · Must-see
• Gravelly Hollow · viewpoint · Christian · ~107 km · Must-see
• John Hollow · viewpoint · Stone · ~108 km · Must-see

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