Henstep Valley

Henstep 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 Henstep 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 Henstep Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.83792, -77.24195. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Henstep Valley

• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~6 km · Must-see
• Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area · sanctuary · Snyder · ~7 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake (Pennsylvania) · lake · Snyder · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bear Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Centre · ~11 km · Must-see
• Tall Timbers Natural Area · sanctuary · Snyder · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bald Eagle State Forest · sanctuary · Centre · ~13 km · Must-see
• Poe Paddy State Park · sanctuary · Centre · ~19 km · Must-see
• Halfway Dam · lake · Union · ~22 km · Must-see
• R. B. Winter State Park · park · Union · ~22 km · Must-see
• Halfway Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Union · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sand Bridge State Park · park · Union · ~24 km · Must-see
• Poe Valley State Park · sanctuary · Centre · ~25 km · Must-see
• Brush Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~26 km · Must-see
• McCalls Dam State Park · lake · Centre · ~26 km · Must-see
• Big Flat · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Reeds Gap State Park · park · Mifflin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cowbell Hollow · viewpoint · Union · ~34 km · Must-see
• Penns Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Henstep Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Henstep Valley

• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~6 km · Must-see
• Brush Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~26 km · Must-see
• Big Flat · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cowbell Hollow · viewpoint · Union · ~34 km · Must-see
• Penns Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~34 km · Must-see
• Egg Hill · viewpoint · Centre · ~37 km · Must-see
• Little Sugar Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~38 km · Must-see
• Nittany Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~40 km · Must-see
• Beartrap Hollow · viewpoint · Lycoming · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Nittany · viewpoint · Centre · ~57 km · Must-see

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