Arkansas Highway 62: Scenic Byway (4 Day Road Trip)

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[@barbarakujawa320]

My grandparents moved to Mountain Home back in mid 1952. I was 11 years old when we as a family of 7 made that trip in a classic old car, a 2x4 stretched across the back seat so the five of us kids could see outside. My oh my what memories come to mind.👍❤️

[@vella4897]

Hello Russ

[@Desert_Bhajan]

I've been living here in Eureka Springs for the better part of 40 years. I really got a kick out of your navigating the narrow streets here Russ, lol. Great stuff. Riding the Trolleys is my favorite means of transportation here. Parking is scarce. Loved your walk up behind downtown Basic Park. If I had my druthers, I'd rather be living in an RV somewhere around Quartzsite AZ, but I definitely can't complain about living here. Excellent video, best I've ever seen of Eureka Springs, by far. 👍

[@lannyfaulkner6697]

Thanks Russ! My wife's Grandparents were born in Eureka Springs around 1890 and lived there until they married and moved to Western Oklahoma for his work in the oil fields. We have visited there on a few occasions. Stay safe and enjoy your trips!

[@yvonnespradlin7705]

Cotter Arkansas, trout capital of the World..Beautiful stop. Big Springs Park..fresh water springs a Beautiful bridge R.M Ruthven Bridge that crosses the White River from Cotter to Flippin..my families neck of the woods, flippin is the home of Ranger Boats

[@TrudyVaughn]

Wish you had had a chance to see the Crescent Hotel and where the Passion Play is held. First went to Eureka Springs in the 70s and it still has the same charm today in the downtown area.

[@paulaharnish5091]

Eureka Springs brought to mind Jerome and Bisbee.

[@djsmudgeschannel220]

That's what I was thinking exactly.

[@percymcnabb4746]

great trip, but eureka springs, wow, fabulos. i hope to visit that place some day. amazing thank you for sharing

[@ebryan1408]

Eureka Springs is one of my favorite places in the Ozarks. You saw about half of the town. When you decided to make a loop, you could have continued going up to the top of the hill to the Crescent Hotel. The whole town is gorgeous. It is best to park and take the trolly all around town. Best way to see everything. Love your videos!

[@CaddyOnRoute]

Well said. I was just thinking the same thing!

[@vaughnbluejr5960]

Hey Russ, got some AR info for you about this trip. Piggott, AR was the home of Ernest Hemingway & his 2nd wife, Pauline. Ernest wrote a part of "Farewell to Arms" while living there. There is the Hemingway-Pfeiffer House museum in Piggott. Also, in Eureka Springs, you missed going to the "haunted" Crescent Hotel. My wife & I went to Eureka Springs every Thanksgiving weekend for several years with our close friends. The funnel cake store you pointed out was our favorite place to rest & have a tasty funnel cake. This trip brought back memories of our time in AR. We retired 8 years ago & transplanted to Spokane, WA to be near our daughter & family. Thanks for sharing this trip!

[@margopack6343]

I just found your channel, I watch it on my big screen. I feel like I’m right there with you. Thank you for sharing your beautiful travels.

[@gsp49]

Yes, I've gone places I've watched Russ explore, and actually feel like I've been there before.

[@gregcheney7173]

And now we are going to Arkansas! Many thanks for what you do!

[@debrabyrd592]

Nice job in my backyard. You missed the Crescent Hotel and the Christ of the Ozarks right there in Eureka. Travel north and cross the swinging bridge of Beaver taking you right back around to 62 Hwy. Glad you enjoyed your visit. Usually bustling with folks eating and shopping. Many springs in the hillside all over Eureka. Downtown is a central spot of stuff. Come back stay longer see what you missed. Thanks for a great video.

[@mom755]

@@debrabyrd592 Yes, the Little Golden Gate Bridge on Hwy 187. It’s unique.

[@jasonknight6390]

Pretty cool to see you in my neck of the woods … Northwest Arkansas. Beautiful part of the country … lots of trees, rivers/springs, and good people.

[@ronaldhall2489]

My daughter and granddaughter live in Arkansas and I will be heading there soon hopefully. Thanks Russ

[@ronaldhall2489]

It is a pretty state

[@ronaldhall2489]

@@danielknepper6884 you got that right. Everyone must have a full tank of gas because they go forever 😂

[@justinebuckleywright1302]

Thanks so much for your video. God bless you and be safe on the highway.😊

[@1.crazy.redhead]

KZbin suggested ur video, and let me tell u, I grew up on these roads learning to drive on them. My grandmother lived in Agnos AR, which is 4 miles west of Ash Flat on 62/412.. this brought back memories and tears for me as I cherish those memories. Thank you sir, for those are some of the best memories of my life

[@annogrady3513]

❤

[@raallen1468]

If you ever return to Eureka Springs, try to visit the (supposedly haunted) historical Crescent Hotel & see the Christ of the Ozarks statue. The residential streets are packed with 100-year-old elegant "Painted Lady" Victorian homes.

[@CaddyOnRoute]

Well said. My thoughts exactly!

[@kppb6844]

The place does not feel right at all. Been there several times. When they found jars with human remains in them buried on the grounds at the Crescent Hotel, you know something is not right about the place. Not to mention it being used a place to cure cancer but no one was ever cured. People suffered, died and were being used as test subjects by a psycho doctor and his staff. All truth.

[@ramonacapps5071]

It is not supposedly haunted it is absolutely haunted. Fact. My mother helped reopen the crescent hotel in 1972 when I was 12. I saw the nurse downstairs and no one believed me for 10 years. Now they’re all about it with their ghost tours. $$$$$$$$

[@nankc1]

Yep, he really missed the mark not seeing the Crescent Hotel and its hauntings and filming the painted lady homes! Too bad.

[@rollenabonner5165]

I'm so glad you traveled thru my home state. You missed alot of Eureka Springs by not staying on 62 business and went up to the The big historic Hotel at the top. Please come back and stay longer and explore more of the town. Also drive across our Version of the Golden Gate Bridge at the little town of Beaver really close to Eureka. My home town is Huntsville about 45 minutes south of Eureka Springs. Northwest Ark is truly God's Country!

[@jenskimble]

Hey, RVerTV, we just discovered your channel and really enjoy riding along with you. Most recently we have been inspired to visit Eureka Springs, so thank for that one. Last year we visited Iceland and rented a camper van to travel around the country in. We were curious about your van and if you have a kitchen or toilet…. Thank you!

[@melaniecarlisle4771]

The Crescent Hotel is awesome and there's a Catholic Church where you enter at the top of the steeple and walk down several stories to the ground floor with a beautiful gift shop in the church. You really missed out on several sites..maybe another time. Enjoy your videos! 💗

[@imagseer]

What a beautiful place Arkansas and Eureka Springs is! The same kind of crazy development took place at spa towns / health resorts in the UK and Europe back in the day, they built everything so tight together and never would have imagined the kind of traffic we have today.

[@heidimartin6711]

Beautiful road trip, thank you ❤Eureka Springs reminds me of Jerome Arizona WITH trees 😊

[@Desert_Bhajan]

I noticed that too! Lots of similarities.

[@KNGEveryday]

If you had went to the right of the building instead of the left in town, there is a paying parking lot. I am from Arkansas. You consider to travel highway 7 from Harrison to Hot Springs, if you have not done it yet. That is a nice ride. Maybe, also, slide over to Petit Jean State Park. We enjoy your videos! Thank you for sharing your adventures! Safe Travels!

[@dagwood1327]

I lived in Hardy for a year or so during high school. Then moved to Fayetteville. It is a beautiful part of the world.

[@purejoy1658]

Thanks for sharing! Eureka Springs was the best! I would love to drive all through that downtown area at night! I imagine the lighting is great there after dark! Let the journey continue!

[@lloydbaker6988]

HEY,HEY, RVerTV, Russ, Arkansas Highway, Yea , Let the Journey Continue. 👍

[@kevincaddell650]

Enjoyed your video, especially Eureka Springs. My wife & I were married there back in ‘91. We had a vacation home in Holiday Island & have many great memories. Next time you’re in that area, take 187 from 62 over to 23 & travel across the Beaver suspension bridge. It’s a great drive!

[@19800910]

I loved Eureka Springs! I need to go there. I just checked the Trolley map and times, you can leave your car at the parking lot and still get around.

[@shannonhudgins]

My son lives in a community not too far from Pochahontas. Pochahontas I the darkest town I've ever been in at night, it's kind of crazy! (side note: I worked in Eureka Springs... lived in Holiday Island for a year and half for my first teaching job, it was.. interesting... I was the band director, we played a concert in Basin Park, and marched a parade through that loop!) Thanks for the stroll down memory lane.

[@onthefritzfarm]

I have a 2nd home nearby along with a family farm between Imboden and Ravenden.

[@jesseserna8424]

Exactly what I would do,growing up in pope county Arkansas and as a truck driver I can appreciate the history and interesting places shown here 🚛thanks

[@barbtroje3441]

I really appreciate your point of view and narrative style. More positve than some other channels

[@terryrea9244]

Thanks!

[@rvertv]

thank you very much for the support Terry

[@ladycherokee6348]

Some of this reminds me of when I was a little girl and my daddy;s best friend had a house boat on a lake in SC. I remember spending weekends there...me, my Ma and Pa, and Lane and Betty, my Godparents...I slept on a pull out sofa, and I remember the gentle rocking ofthe houseboat ...there was a window next to my sofa where I could see the stars...to this day, as a 59 year old woman, my dream is to experience that again...doesn't have to be a houseboat...but just camping😍

[@annogrady3513]

It's a rainy day in Ireland 💚 watching your videos Sir, this is my second one, just watched your Ohio one, ❤ 😍

[@trinity9312]

I never knew how beautiful Arkansas is! So many treasured places.

[@pattyvalinote4612]

Hi Russ that Eureka springs was crazy. Back in Pennsylvania it reminded of a little town called New Hope along the Delaware River. You had an interesting trip.

[@MichaelBurke-f2p]

Great video really enjoyed the ride along. When you made your right turn in Ash Flat where Mark Martin Chevrolet is on that corner if you would have went straight heading towards Evening Shade AR. You were within 6 miles of my house which made your video much more fun for me. I enjoyed your view of Eureka Springs I took my mother to see the Christ of the Ozarks but my RV is to big to drive through that town and mother could not walk that good so I never got to see it. Now I can't walk so good so I haven't been back go back and forth to M-Home a lot still. Again great video.

[@lynnmariec]

The hot springs, in Eureka Springs and the Ozark Mountains are Beautiful, so many quaint college towns. RIVERS, White river, the Ozark mountains. Read up on the rich and famous going to Arkansas to soak in the hot springs.. its just lovely there.

[@rbjones72703]

No hotsprings in Eureka Springs Hotsprings, AR is where you find it❤

[@SVROverkill]

Thank you for showing the beauties of Arkansas , unlike so many that nit pic an try to find any place that is run down just to trash talk this wonderful state

[@marilynbubb-yh5yk]

It's nice to see that alot if small towns keep up there parks so refreshing to see.

[@rar7631]

Those Arkansas towns are beautiful 🤩

[@williamclarke2020]

Great video! Eureka Springs is a picture perfect postcard town. I think Arkansas is becoming my must go to state to visit.

[@rvertv]

It’s a great state for a road trip!

[@JustGrammy1234]

7th generation Arkansan here 👋 Really enjoyed watching this. Thanks for sharing our beautiful natural state with others. 💎

[@moonjude1]

Wow I live in pocahontas . Hope you had a great trip

[@sheshe902]

Love Eureka Springs. Very spiritual and haunted place.

[@nickkatknight]

I lived in Eureka 2011 thru 2014. I miss it sooooo much! Such a special place. Thank you for the memories Russ.

[@rbjones72703]

Me too 2014 to 2021

[@joannewinters9616]

Too cool for school thank you❤

[@mikem.1220]

Welcome to Arkansas! I have been waiting for this home State video for a while!

[@donnabillings4153]

I love the music you play on your videos.

[@dietrichfielding5972]

Lived there in the late 90 s early 2000, loved it

[@peterselten500]

Hi russ thanks alot for the a great tour . Love the old towns an beautiful countryside . Cheers mate🇦🇺

[@francesrosecarmel]

You have a GREAT channel!,,,…..love your explorations……thank you!,

[@alanlough638]

I really enjoy watching your KZbin Channel, Russ! Too cool for school. I wish you safe travels. Talk soon, Alan.

[@henrywardell4635]

GOD BLESS , UNITED STATES AMERICA , RUSS , RVerTV FANS. Greetings from Canada - Sunny / Cold. WE LOVE RVerTV - BEST TV ON KZbin. Thank you Russ. 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@teresahaynes855]

You're in my hometown Pocahontas Arkansas I live in Memphis Tennessee now

[@RandiG63]

❤ Arkansas did some digging for crystals and diamonds, IT WAS HOT! Beautiful state for sure. They look like storybook towns. Thanks Russ for another great ride 😊👍

[@jesscarey7666]

Thanks Russ!

[@Wakeupandsniffthecoffee]

Sitting in my chair with my dog on my lap and traveling through Arkansas with you. I also have my Google maps up and following along on the journey. One day, between all your actual journeys and the places you would have liked to stop, I would love a travel guide. I'm getting closer and closer to doing some road trips too. I've fantasized about moving from town to town and staying maybe a month at a time to really reach out and explore before moving to the next small town.

[@bettyhudson979]

Russ you must have slept good from all the walking you did around E.Springs. Beautiful scenery and a great trip around town.

[@markashworth8353]

Awesomeness

[@stephbrandenburg9957]

Gorgeous landscape and beautiful buildings! Thank you for walking all over !!!

[@CaddyOnRoute]

The Crescent Hotel is the best! Hopefully you made it west of town to the KOA Kampground. Just beyond that is a wonderful walking nature trail and waterfall at Blue Spring on Hwy 62.

[@suethornton2055]

Wow!! Eureka Springs was AMAZING!! I only live 6 1/2 hours from there. When I head south again, I will definitely stop there and walk around. So cool!!

[@alejack12001]

In Hardy, the big leaf plant is called Elephant Ear. When I visited my Mom's family in the 1960's in New Orleans. They had Elephant Ear plants near the house. I used to listen to the rain when it hit the plant leaf. That was cool for me.

[@gsp49]

We had elephant ears everywhere growing up in south Georgia, I recall breaking a leaf off and using it for an umbrella.

[@iloveTRUMP]

My grandparents moved to Horseshe Bend Ar when they retired...my childhood memories there are precious...my brother retired to Yellville Ar...Arkansas is a great place to be!!

[@MySORRELL]

THANKS!

[@Wakeupandsniffthecoffee]

Onyx Cave, Cosmic Cavern, Old Spanish Treasure Cave are just some places close to eureka springs. Arkansas is like the land of caves.

[@eileenboldreghini8617]

I love Arkansas. It has everything people need to survive and everything beautiful . BTW did ya know Earnest Hemingway has a home in Piggot, Arkansas?

[@ramonacapps5071]

Yes there’s a museum he missed that too. Doesn’t use tthe Google he uses murels

[@Giannia1000]

Well done! Enjoyed it! I'm a citizen of that area.

[@lostribe5130]

Buffalo River is the best water in Arkansas. There is a steep old mine road they preserved in the State Park. In eureka springs we used to stay at the Old Schoolhouse, and it was large and airy and the magical but it got struck by lightning back in the 90s I think it was and burned down.

[@rbjones72703]

It did burn down but there area a few pieces left

[@lostribe5130]

@@rbjones72703 it's been decades since we drove up there and we asked the residence at the little house up there on the hill about it. My family loved that place.

[@mariehenson301]

I live in arkansas. Thank you for a fantastic trip!!

[@patriciavick9123]

Familiar places as I am an Arkansas native. Loved your tour..

[@willinagger1555]

hi sir im from thailand i love rural and countryside in american thank for video ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉♥️🖤

[@kathyimm2567]

I'm seriously looking to move out of Florida to Arkansas. Your videos are making me go now! Years ago was visiting there and fell in love. Beautiful yet still rugged. Thank you😊

[@Oneolecountryboy]

I'm having a great day here in Toledo Washington It's going to be nice here today, about 71 degrees

[@lorelyvincent1424]

My husband and I just got back from Arkansas. We stayed in bentonville and drove all around. MT ida was the furthest south. The mountain areas are really beautiful.😊

[@TheSassy777]

Truly enjoy your video. I live in Arkansas and nice to see places I don’t visit. You do a good job of telling us what are doing and what’s up next. Thanks much appreciated 🙏🏻safe travels….

[@vella4897]

So happy to see you back on the road again.God bless you sir.❤

[@carlaschaechtel8103]

Thank you for going to Pocahontas! That's our town. We actually live on 62 west. We love out town.

[@patbullard9276]

I’m commenting while the video is playing and that’s the least amount of traffic I’ve ever seen in Eureka Springs. I’m hoping while you’re visiting that you’ve heard of and visit the Crescent Hotel that has a very interesting history, complete with ghosts.

[@delisaseale5881]

Just found your channel a few days ago when your travel show about Arkansas popped up on KZbin feeds. I grew up in Southwest AR but my husband and I, along with our two children, lived near Pocahontas for 5 yrs in the early 90’s. We saw all the sites up that way. Eureka Springs and Hot Spring are popular places for Arkansans to visit. Eureka is famous for several of its haunted hotels and all the old buildings, including gorgeous old homes and all of its shops. Often Eureka Springs visits entail a trip up to Branson MO to go to the amusement park Silver Dollar City. You mentioned the houses on stilts. Good to see Pocahontas has made a come back. They had a terrible flood this n 2017. There are often earthquake tremors over that way due to the New Madrid fault line. There was a 7.5 in the early 1800’s. Look forward to watching more of your videos. Thanks for posting them.

[@kmgreenrph]

Looks like a fun trip

[@lonerglide]

Lived in Rogers juat down the rd on 62 bout 30 miles, we used to ride the harleys over bout 2 weekends a month during the summers, lots goin on, and even in the winter if we wanted to get away for a weekend in a quit place,, again eureka springs was great as most tourist places were shut down but afew hotels/restaurants were open so quiet with no tourists in town 👍

[@imanutnur7]

You are in a great area. I am from southern Missouri but I claim northern Ark too.

[@dianewilliams5271]

This video was very interesting!

[@Knife_Collector]

Being a former truck driver, I have driven this road many times. Is a wonderful drive to make in a car so you can stop and look around when you feel the urge.

[@JeremyLeePotocki]

Glad you liked the trip through northern Arkansas. I've gone to Eureka Springs many times going to & from Branson, MO. The last time I went through Eureka Springs I came close to getting my car smashed up by a heard of deer frantically running down the hill on Douglas St. Luckily only some young fawns actually hit my car so no major damage to the car nor the deer. If you go through Arkansas again go across US-64 especially in July See historic Van Buren, Ozark, The Arkansas Wine Country (Altus, AR) were they hold a grape festival during the last part of July, and a lot more.

[@kevinp1078]

Good video sir, thank you for not using foul language. God bless you sir.

[@galebeecher5876]

Raised around McDougal, my first real job was in Piggot, went to highschool at Corning. Vo tech at Pocahontas. Lots of memories!

[@misspretty1ification]

St Francis my hometown Wow😮Retirement State Slow Paced Arkansas Greenery Farmland The Natural State Arkansas 🍀🌲🌳🏕️I’m in Little Rock Arkansas Scenic Drive thru Arkansas small towns is Wonderful Beautiful Gods Handywork Always 🥰 Awesome me 😮Thank You What A Gem Our State. Safe Travels 🙏🏾

[@ssranch6017]

I used to live there in Hardy nice place to live. I lived right there by the park across the river.Plan on going back thank you for the video

[@missymama2]

Eureka Springs reminds me a little of Bisbee Az. Especially the downtown area.

[@danstober]

Hi Russ: The Note about the only US Highway connecting Canada to Mexico. US 62 is not the ONLY highway, it's the only US highway. There are still a couple of interstates (I-5 and I-35, for example), but those are Interstates, not US Highways. Of course, those interstates replaced other US Highways that originally connected Canada to Mexico. Interstate 5, for example, wiped out US 99, which connected Canada to Mexico back before 1964. Great video!

[@deanchambers5934]

Hey Russ ,didn't know you were coming to Arkansas my home state! You should have let me know...i would have baked you a possum pie!! Good job!

[@tanjawesseling6283]

I love your journeys. Greetings from New Zealand❤🎉😊

[@sooner_born2256]

Eureka Springs is one of the most interesting towns in our region. Hardy was nice, never been that far East on 62. Berryville was cool too. Thanks Russ! Surprised you hadn't been there before if you grew up in Oklahoma.

[@tennesseewilliams7223]

I live in hardy and love it. It is a way of life. Easy going

[@michaeltaylor2973]

Ha Russ on a bus 🚌 YOUR van is like a bus. I like the way you fixed up your van on the inside quite cozy to work and sleep in sir. I enjoy some the museums you tour 😊

[@stevenmoser7233]

Eureka springs is like jerome arizona. Love both towns. I went to college in Clarksville Arkansas.