Sam Hollow

Sam 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 Sam 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 Sam Hollow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.49343, -83.14462. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sam Hollow

• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~8 km · Must-see
• Carr Creek Lake · lake · Knott · ~40 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~40 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dewey Lake · lake · Floyd · ~56 km · Must-see
• Paintsville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lilley Cornett Woods · park · Letcher · ~60 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~64 km · Must-see
• Clifty Wilderness · sanctuary · Menifee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Letcher · ~69 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge State Resort Park · park · Powell · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pound Gap · sanctuary · Letcher · ~74 km · Must-see
• North Fork of the Pound · sanctuary · Letcher · ~74 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~74 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Reptile Zoo · sanctuary · Powell · ~74 km · Must-see
• Drill Knob · viewpoint · Breathitt · ~4 km
• Elk Viewing Area · viewpoint · Breathitt · ~9 km
• Buckhorn Church · church · Breathitt · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sam Hollow

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sam Hollow

• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~8 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~64 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Letcher · ~69 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~74 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~80 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~85 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~93 km · Must-see
• Powell Valley · viewpoint · Harlan · ~97 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~101 km · Must-see

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