Mountains, Music & MotorcyclesSep 18–19, 2026 · Arkansas

A tighter, narrower alternative to Push Mountain Road, AR-123 between Lurton and Mt. Judea winds through steep Ozark terrain near the Big Piney Creek drainage. The route shown here follows the full AR-123 ref, which extends well south and north of this favored segment.

A National Forest Service-operated show cave system at 704 Blanchard Springs Rd in Fifty-Six, AR, located 2 miles off AR-14 and just north of Mountain View. The caverns offer two guided tour routes through large flowstone rooms with active formations. Discovered in 1963 and opened to the public in the 1970s, they are consistently rated among the top cave systems in the South. The adjacent recreation area includes a swimming hole fed by the spring's outflow, a campground, and forest hiking trails — making it a full half-day stop for riders on the Push Mountain Road / AR-14 loop.

~20 mi USFS segment climbing to Mount Magazine, Arkansas's highest point at 2,753 ft. Sharp curves and hairpin switchbacks on both the ascent and descent; a natural Ozark–Ouachita connector. <!-- blog-discovered 2026-06-13; source: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/gateways/13766 -->