A nice brief stop
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 6/23/08
My family was driving through Arkansas on the way to our main destination in Texas. We decided to take a short trip off the freeway to see the Ozarks. We ate a picnic lunch on the road up to the mountain tower and then visited the tower itself. The picnic area was nice, and our kids (2,4, and 7) really enjoyed the tower. If you're on a long drive through the area and are looking for a diversion, I'd recommend visiting the tower.
There's signage there warning about the drive up to the tower. Don't worry if you're afraid of narrow mountain roads. They aren't narrow or close to cliffs. The warnings are just for long vehicles, because some of the bends are too tight for them to get around. Our mini-van had no problems. My wife is very squeemish about those sorts of drives, and she was perfectly fine with it.