Part of the view from the upstairs sun
porch—an area accessible to all guests
Calico Rock is located
halfway between Mountain View
and Mountain Home. Ozark culture and outdoor opportunities are easy to
find. You can canoe the White River or hike in the Ozarks National Forest.
Trout fishing. Located on the White
River, Calico Rock hosts 3 commercial boat docks, two of which are
within walking distance of the hotel. Here you can buy fishing licenses,
book a guided trip, or rent a boat for fishing or sightseeing. The White
River is stocked with rainbow, cutthroat and brown trout, and is considered to
be the South's premier trout fishing stream. <Jenkins website>
<Lindsey Trout Dock> <Bill Terry website>
Historic Downtown Calico
Rock. The
city of Calico Rock recently opened a museum and artisan’s gallery less than a
block from the hotel. A walking tour
takes you through the historic Peppersauce Ghost Town. Don Quixote's Calico Kitchen offers fine
food. The Clinkingbeards have operated the Family Shoe and Dry Goods for
60 years. The White River Cafe offers friendly service and down-home
food. The Hiway 56 Diner is reminiscent
of a 1950’s hamburger heaven. The Calico Rock Music Hall hosts area musicians on Fridays and
Sundays in the converted Methodist
Church, also built in
1923. <Calico
Rock website> <Don
Quixote's website> <Calico Rock Music Hall
website>
Ozark Music in Mountain View. Mountain View, about 25 miles south, hosts
area and visiting musicians on the square every Friday and Saturday
night. Musically inclined visitors can sit in on one of the informal
groups, while the rest of us just enjoy the live music. <Mountain View website>
Blanchard Springs
Caverns.
Blanchard Springs Caverns, also about 25 miles south, is operated by the
National Forest Service and offers year-round tours of a spectacular cave
discovered in the 20th century. <Blanchard
Springs website>
Ozark Folk
Center State
Park. Just outside of Mountain View, the Ozark Folk Center State Park
offers live music, a blacksmith shop, a candle shop, a music shop, a great herb
garden, and other working exhibits of area crafts and
customs. <Ozark
Folk Center website>
Ozark National
Forest and Leatherwoods Wilderness Area. Just across the river, over
100,000 acres of Ozark
National Forest offer
abundant hiking and camping opportunities. We (Linda and Mark) will be glad
to point out our favorite spots to visit. <Ozark National Forest website>
Buffalo National
River. Canoeing and rafting on the Buffalo National
River is about an hour
away. <Buffalo National
River website>