Wildcat Rock

Wildcat Rock: 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 Wildcat Rock

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 Wildcat Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.42930, -81.17509. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wildcat Rock

• Doughton Park · sanctuary · Wilkes · ~3 km · Must-see
• Stone Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Wilkes · ~14 km · Must-see
• Stone Mt State Park Waterfalls · waterfall · Wilkes · ~15 km · Must-see
• New River State Park · sanctuary · Ashe · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest · park · Wilkes · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson State Natural Area · viewpoint · Ashe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rendezvous Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Wilkes · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rendezvous Mountain State Forest · sanctuary · Wilkes · ~33 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Parkway · sanctuary · Grayson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Camp Raven Knob · sanctuary · Surry · ~36 km · Must-see
• Grayson Glades Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Grayson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mulatto Mountain · viewpoint · Ashe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tomkins Knob · viewpoint · Ashe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fire Scale Mountain · viewpoint · Watauga · ~45 km · Must-see
• W. Kerr Scott Reservoir · lake · Wilkes · ~45 km · Must-see
• Grayson Highlands State Park · sanctuary · Grayson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Three Top Mountain · viewpoint · Ashe · ~46 km · Must-see
• Little Wilson Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Grayson · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wildcat Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Wildcat Rock

• Mount Jefferson State Natural Area · viewpoint · Ashe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mulatto Mountain · viewpoint · Ashe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tomkins Knob · viewpoint · Ashe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fire Scale Mountain · viewpoint · Watauga · ~45 km · Must-see
• Three Top Mountain · viewpoint · Ashe · ~46 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~49 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Grayson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers · viewpoint · Smyth · ~52 km · Must-see
• Powder Horn Mountain · viewpoint · Watauga · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pores Knob · viewpoint · Wilkes · ~53 km · Must-see

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