Bald Point

Bald Point: 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 Bald Point

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 Bald Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.98558, -90.17013. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bald Point

• Van Allen Building · sanctuary · Clinton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bickelhaupt Arboretum · sanctuary · Clinton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Morrison-Rockwood State Park · park · Whiteside · ~29 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Carroll Dam · lake · Carroll · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bellevue State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~46 km · Must-see
• Apple River Fort · fort · Jackson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Prophetstown State Park · sanctuary · Whiteside · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~53 km · Must-see
• Big Mill Homestead · park · Jackson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fritz Chapel · church · Jackson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Bill Museum · museum · Scott · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lone Star (towboat) · attraction · Scott · ~57 km · Must-see
• Scott County Freedom Rock · attraction · Scott · ~57 km · Must-see
• Dillon Home Museum · museum · Whiteside · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bald Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bald Point

• Charles Mound · viewpoint · Jo Daviess · ~72 km · Must-see
• Charles Mound · viewpoint · Jackson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Couler Valley · viewpoint · Dubuque · ~97 km · Must-see
• Bald Point · viewpoint · Clinton · ~0 km
• The Stone Tower · viewpoint · Clinton · ~13 km
• Black Oak Dune Overlook · viewpoint · Carroll · ~32 km
• South Bluff · viewpoint · Jackson · ~45 km
• Bellevue Overlook · viewpoint · Jackson · ~45 km
• Inspiration Point · viewpoint · Jackson · ~45 km
• North Bluff · viewpoint · Jackson · ~47 km

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