Smoke Draft

Smoke Draft: 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 Smoke Draft

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 Smoke Draft — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.28109, -78.04934. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smoke Draft

• Johnson Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Cameron · ~13 km · Must-see
• M. K. Goddard/Wykoff Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Cameron · ~16 km · Must-see
• Quehanna Wild Area · sanctuary · Cameron · ~17 km · Must-see
• Kettle Creek Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bucktail State Park Natural Area · sanctuary · Clinton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Kettle Creek State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Curtiss-Wright Nuclear Test Facility Reactor Site · sanctuary · Clearfield · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sinnemahoning State Park · sanctuary · Cameron · ~25 km · Must-see
• Marion Brooks Natural Area · sanctuary · Elk · ~25 km · Must-see
• Quehanna Trail · trek · Clearfield · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sproul State Forest · sanctuary · Clinton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Forrest H. Dutlinger Natural Area · sanctuary · Clinton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tamarack Swamp Natural Area · sanctuary · Clinton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hammersley Wild Area · sanctuary · Potter · ~36 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 14 · sanctuary · Cameron · ~38 km · Must-see
• Elk State Forest · sanctuary · Cameron · ~39 km · Must-see
• Moshannon State Forest · sanctuary · Clearfield · ~44 km · Must-see
• Hyner View State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smoke Draft

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smoke Draft

• Bald Eagle Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bald Eagle Mountain · viewpoint · Centre · ~59 km · Must-see
• Nittany Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~65 km · Must-see
• Upper Pine Bottom State Park · viewpoint · Lycoming · ~66 km · Must-see
• Little Sugar Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mount Nittany · viewpoint · Centre · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pine Creek Gorge · viewpoint · Lycoming · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob Ridge · viewpoint · Centre · ~78 km · Must-see
• Egg Hill · viewpoint · Centre · ~78 km · Must-see
• Penns Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~78 km · Must-see

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