Captain Hollow

Captain Hollow: 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 Captain Hollow

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 Captain Hollow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.78036, -84.53994. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Captain Hollow

• Beaver Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · McCreary · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · McCreary · ~23 km · Must-see
• Big South Fork Angel Falls · waterfall · East Tennessee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · Wayne · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pickett CCC Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Middle Tennessee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Laurel River Lake · lake · Laurel · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park · park · Middle Tennessee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Barton Chapel · church · East Tennessee · ~60 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~62 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Visitor And Environmental Education Center · sanctuary · Russell · ~69 km · Must-see
• Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site · sanctuary · Knox · ~70 km · Must-see
• Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park · park · Laurel · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Wood Creek Lake Dam · lake · Laurel · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Bell · ~73 km · Must-see
• Yahoo Falls · waterfall · McCreary · ~3 km
• Buzzard Rock · viewpoint · McCreary · ~3 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Captain Hollow

• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Bell · ~73 km · Must-see
• Walden Ridge · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~84 km · Must-see
• Cross Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~88 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~88 km · Must-see
• Frozen Head · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~92 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~100 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · Bell · ~100 km · Must-see

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