Town
Mountain View
Mountain View, Arkansas
Self-styled folk music capital of the world, where pickers gather on the courthouse square.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
Mountain View bills itself as the Folk Music Capital of the World, and musicians really do turn up around the courthouse square to play. The town is also the hub for Blanchard Springs Caverns, trout fishing on the White River and the Ozark National Forest. Weekend afternoons and evenings in the warmer months are the best time.
Good to know
- Bring a camp chair for the square
- Combine with the Ozark Folk Center and Blanchard Springs Caverns
- Spring and autumn festivals bring big crowds
- Best time
- Spring to autumn evenings
- Open
- All year, busiest in the warm months
- Getting there
- Paved roads, parking around the square
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs welcome
Facilities
- Rubbish bins
- Toilets
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