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Gear Garden
Parking for Blowing Springs · Bella Vista, AR
The Gear Garden is a seasonal, dog-friendly beer garden at Blowing Springs Park, run by the Bella Vista Property Owners Association. It’s usually open from spring through October, with drinks, snacks, and food trucks on some Fridays. The Blowing Springs Trailhead is just west of here, an easy walk away, and routes from both lots head onto the Blowing Springs trails, the Back 40, and the Greenway.
Where to Park
Address
Gear Garden, 948 Blowing Spring Rd, Bella Vista, AR 72714 (Or type CQWH+42W Bella Vista, AR directly into Google Maps.)
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large, paved
Amenities
full restrooms
Gear Garden to Low Ride
2.19 mi · 150 ft gain · 68 ft/mi · Loop
Gear Garden to Back 40
2.92 mi · 125 ft gain · 43 ft/mi · Out & Back
Gear Garden to Greenway 5K
3.12 mi · 125 ft gain · 40 ft/mi · Out & Back
Gear Garden to Bomb Diggity & Blowing Springs South
3.13 mi · 200 ft gain · 64 ft/mi · Loop
Gear Garden to Blowing Springs North & Bomb Diggity
3.25 mi · 275 ft gain · 85 ft/mi · Loop
Gear Garden to Greenway East
3.31 mi · 150 ft gain · 45 ft/mi · Out & Back
Gear Garden to Back 40, Bomb Diggity & Low Ride
3.38 mi · 250 ft gain · 74 ft/mi · Loop
Gear Garden to Blowing Springs South & Low Ride
3.38 mi · 250 ft gain · 74 ft/mi · Lollipop
Gear Garden to Back 40 & Greenway
3.39 mi · 200 ft gain · 59 ft/mi · Loop
Gear Garden to (Most of) Blowing Springs North & South
3.42 mi · 275 ft gain · 80 ft/mi · Loop
Gear Garden to Low Ride + Blowing Springs North
3.82 mi · 350 ft gain · 92 ft/mi · Loop
Gear Garden to Back 40, Blowing Springs North & Bomb Diggity
4.02 mi · 325 ft gain · 81 ft/mi · Loop
Gear Garden to Back 40, Blowing Springs North, It'll Bluff Out & Bomb Diggity
4.49 mi · 425 ft gain · 95 ft/mi · Lollipop
Gear Garden to Blowing Springs, Low Ride & Mighty Pine
4.99 mi · 375 ft gain · 75 ft/mi · Lollipop
Gear Garden to Blowing Spring North, It'll Bluff Out, Disco Stu & Bomb Diggity
6.26 mi · 525 ft gain · 84 ft/mi · Lollipop
Gear Garden Loop East
7.07 mi · 525 ft gain · 74 ft/mi · Loop
Gear Garden to Blowing Springs & Back40 Loop
7.12 mi · 550 ft gain · 77 ft/mi · Loop
Gear Garden Loop North
10.7 mi · 800 ft gain · 75 ft/mi · Loop
Gear Garden to Mega Loop North
17.8 mi · 1400 ft gain · 79 ft/mi · Loop