Jacobs Cavern

Jacobs Cavern: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Jacobs Cavern

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Jacobs Cavern — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.59000, -94.34000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jacobs Cavern

• Hambrich Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~5 km · Must-see
• Big Sugar Creek State Park · sanctuary · McDonald · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bobs Knob · viewpoint · Benton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Big Cedar Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~10 km · Must-see
• Thief Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~12 km · Must-see
• Boone Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~15 km · Must-see
• Peach Orchard Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bear Hollow · viewpoint · Benton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rough Hollow · viewpoint · Benton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Ann Dam · lake · Benton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Windsor Pontoon Park · lake · Benton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lime Kiln Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Brittany Dam · lake · Benton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Clayton Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~25 km · Must-see
• KCS Caboose Number 383 · attraction · Benton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Roost Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~27 km · Must-see
• Smith Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~28 km · Must-see
• Beeman Hollow · viewpoint · Ottawa · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jacobs Cavern

Other forts & heritage near Jacobs Cavern

• Fort Crowder · fort · Newton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Arkansas-Missouri-Oklahoma Tri-State Marker · fort · Delaware · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Marker · fort · Ottawa · ~65 km · Must-see
• Jasper County Courthouse · fort · Jasper · ~82 km · Must-see
• Ozark Medieval Fortress · fort · Boone · ~144 km · Must-see
• Will Rogers' Family Home (Dog Iron Ranch) · fort · Rogers · ~149 km · Must-see
• Fort Crowder Conservation Area · fort · Newton · ~33 km
• OKARMO Corner · fort · Benton · ~33 km
• Bentonville Confederate Monument · fort · Benton · ~34 km
• Founding of Benton County · fort · Benton · ~34 km

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