Big Spring Park

Big Spring Park: 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 waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Big Spring Park

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

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 Big Spring Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.86908, -94.37184. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Spring Park

• Neosho National Fish Hatchery · park · Newton · ~1 km · Must-see
• Fort Crowder · fort · Newton · ~7 km · Must-see
• George Washington Carver National Monument · sanctuary · Newton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Peach Orchard Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~24 km · Must-see
• Beeman Hollow · viewpoint · Ottawa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tanyard Hollow · viewpoint · Ottawa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lime Kiln Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~32 km · Must-see
• Thief Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Marker · fort · Ottawa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Big Sugar Creek State Park · sanctuary · McDonald · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hambrich Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~34 km · Must-see
• Big Cedar Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~35 km · Must-see
• Boone Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~37 km · Must-see
• Smith Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~39 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Church Carthage · church · Jasper · ~39 km · Must-see
• Clayton Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~41 km · Must-see
• Thomas Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~42 km · Must-see
• Jasper County Courthouse · fort · Jasper · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Spring Park

Other waterfalls near Big Spring Park

• Waterfall Hollow · waterfall · Stone · ~95 km · Must-see
• Crescent Falls · waterfall · Ottawa · ~27 km
• Grand Waterfall Joplin Mo · waterfall · Ottawa · ~29 km
• Grand Falls · waterfall · Newton · ~30 km
• Grand Falls Dam · waterfall · Newton · ~30 km
• Tanyard Creek Waterfall · waterfall · Benton · ~57 km
• Falls Hollow · waterfall · Benton · ~89 km
• Dripping Springs · waterfall · Delaware · ~102 km
• Natural Falls State Park · waterfall · Delaware · ~102 km
• The Falls · waterfall · Benton · ~105 km

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