Mountain View is the largest city in and the county seat of Stone County, Arkansas, United States, located in the Ozarks. As of the 2020 census, Mountain View had a population of 2,877. The city's economy is largely based on tourism related to its title as the "Folk Music Capital of the World". The city is also known for outdoors recreation opportunities including Blanchard Springs Caverns, trout fishing on the White River and the Ozark National Forest.