Big Spring

Big Spring: 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 Big Spring

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 Big Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.22955, -78.13295. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Spring

• M. K. Goddard/Wykoff Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Cameron · ~7 km · Must-see
• Quehanna Wild Area · sanctuary · Cameron · ~7 km · Must-see
• Curtiss-Wright Nuclear Test Facility Reactor Site · sanctuary · Clearfield · ~11 km · Must-see
• Marion Brooks Natural Area · sanctuary · Elk · ~17 km · Must-see
• Johnson Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Cameron · ~18 km · Must-see
• Quehanna Trail · trek · Clearfield · ~18 km · Must-see
• Kettle Creek Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bucktail State Park Natural Area · sanctuary · Clinton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Kettle Creek State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Moshannon State Forest · sanctuary · Clearfield · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sinnemahoning State Park · sanctuary · Cameron · ~34 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 14 · sanctuary · Cameron · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sproul State Forest · sanctuary · Clinton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Elk State Forest · sanctuary · Cameron · ~38 km · Must-see
• Parker Dam State Park · lake · Clearfield · ~39 km · Must-see
• Forrest H. Dutlinger Natural Area · sanctuary · Clinton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tamarack Swamp Natural Area · sanctuary · Clinton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Simon B. Elliott State Park · sanctuary · Clearfield · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Spring

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Spring

• Bald Eagle Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bald Eagle Mountain · viewpoint · Centre · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Nittany · viewpoint · Centre · ~68 km · Must-see
• Nittany Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~68 km · Must-see
• Little Sugar Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob Ridge · viewpoint · Centre · ~75 km · Must-see
• Upper Pine Bottom State Park · viewpoint · Lycoming · ~75 km · Must-see
• Tussey Mountain · viewpoint · Huntingdon · ~77 km · Must-see
• Egg Hill · viewpoint · Centre · ~79 km · Must-see
• Penns Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~79 km · Must-see

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