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Rotary Ann Overlook

Rotary Ann Overlook sits on Scenic Highway 7 in Pope County, roughly 25 miles north of Dover and seven miles south of the Newton County line inside the Ozark National Forest. Built in the 1930s by the Rotary Club ladies' auxiliary — making it Arkansas's first highway rest area — the pull-off features rail-guarded platforms that frame sweeping 180-degree views over layered Ozark ridges, interpretive panels, wildflowers, and picnic tables. It remains a shaded mid-ride rest and photo stop.

Arkansas
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// Why riders stop

Historic first highway rest area in Arkansas, tucked into the heart of Scenic Hwy 7's Ozark run. The ridgeline panorama and shaded picnic tables make it the natural midpoint stop on the long, twisty stretch between Russellville and Jasper.

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