Regional Attractions Surrounding Mountain View, Arkansas

Mountain View is ideally located in the North Central Ozarks to enable an explorer to use this area as a base from which to visit many other unique attractions. There are numerous other historic communities

Adventures & Activities

Mountain View, AR is a place to relax, refocus and renew – and have a blast!!!

• Canoe or kayak along the banks of one of the most pristine and unspoiled lakes and rivers in the Ozarks.

• Hike among trails of oak and poplar trees growing in an ancient Ozark National Forest.

• Ride the Mountain Bike Sylamore Trail System. IMBA Epics are at the top of many mountain bikers "must-ride" lists as they "create classic memories and inspire us to save the trails". For more details see www.imba.com/epics.

• Sleep in (or get up at dawn to see the swirls of mist rising from the White River and the mountains go through their daily transformation from purple to red to gold to green – and back.)

• Float the Buffalo River, or get chilled to the bone and thrilled to the marrow white watering the 30+ rivers and creeks which offer class III and V rapids during the white water season.

• Take a day or two and ride the many equestrian trails that are available in the Ozark National Forest to riders of all skill levels. Ride horses to mountain pinnacles and be humbled by the grandeur before you

• Water ski, wake board, go tubing (or just float on a raft and look up at the clouds) while enjoying the near by Norfolk and Bull Shoals Lakes, with 1500 mile + shoreline there is a lot of exploring to do.

• Cast your lure under a fallen tree in a deserted cove and fish for the next world record brownie, or cast for the big mount or small-mouth bass.
• Fly fish some of the top river in the Eastern US
• Meet your friends in your own quiet cove on the lake for a float party
• Cookout in one of the many campsites along the river (or spend the night and let the crickets put you to sleep)
• Roast marshmallows on an open fire
• Look into a night sky with more stars than you ever imagined and meteors falling to earth

• Sing
• Play board games into the night
• Sit, meditate, contemplate, remember, plan, compose, breathe in, exhale...
• Follow the flight of the mighty Bald Eagle or the tiny hummingbird or watch golden finches feeding on your porch
• Take in the colors of the wildflowers and the smell of the pines
• Be awed by Autumn
• Listen to the silence
• Watch the sunset and swear you’ve never seen one like it before
• Talk to your children (or better yet, listen to them)
• Fall in love again
• Find serenity