The Gorge

The Gorge: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Gorge

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach The Gorge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.66897, -85.86331. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Gorge

• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fort Harker · fort · East Tennessee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge · cave · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Payne Main Street Historic District · fort · DeKalb · ~35 km · Must-see
• Buck's Pocket State Park · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~36 km · Must-see
• Desoto State Park · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~37 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~37 km · Must-see
• Gunters Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Caverns · church · Marshall · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Caverns State Park · church · Marshall · ~44 km · Must-see
• Little River Canyon National Preserve · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~46 km · Must-see
• Little River Falls · waterfall · DeKalb · ~47 km · Must-see
• McLemore Cove · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge · cave · Jackson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Cloudland Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Dade · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Gorge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Gorge

• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~34 km · Must-see
• Gunters Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~39 km · Must-see
• McLemore Cove · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~54 km · Must-see
• Keel Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~56 km · Must-see
• Slygo Valley · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Straight Gut Valley · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~63 km · Must-see
• Missionary Ridge · viewpoint · Walker · ~65 km · Must-see
• Taylor Ridge · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~70 km · Must-see
• Georgia Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~72 km · Must-see

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