Waterloo Valley

Waterloo Valley: 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 Waterloo Valley

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 Waterloo Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.22866, -85.96358. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Waterloo Valley

• Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo · sanctuary · Hart · ~5 km · Must-see
• Great Onyx Cave · cave · Edmonson · ~13 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Cave National Park · cave · Edmonson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Martin Ridge Cave System · cave · Edmonson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Brigadoon State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Barren · ~46 km · Must-see
• Barren River Lake · lake · Barren · ~46 km · Must-see
• Shanty Hollow Lake · lake · Warren · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hodgenville Christian Church · church · Larue · ~54 km · Must-see
• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park · sanctuary · Larue · ~57 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Museum · museum · Warren · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lost River Cave · cave · Warren · ~68 km · Must-see
• Falls Of Rough Historic District · waterfall · Breckinridge · ~71 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Railway Museum · museum · Nelson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cave Spring Church · viewpoint · Hart · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Waterloo Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Waterloo Valley

• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~76 km · Must-see
• Dale Hollow Marina · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~110 km · Must-see
• Whoopee Hill · viewpoint · Ohio · ~110 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~124 km · Must-see
• Cave Spring Church · viewpoint · Hart · ~2 km
• Dawson Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~11 km
• Bald Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~17 km

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