Backbone Ridge

Backbone Ridge: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Backbone Ridge

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Backbone Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.39878, -80.63549. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Backbone Ridge

• Fort Steuben · fort · Jefferson · ~6 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Jefferson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cross Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Brooke · ~16 km · Must-see
• New Cumberland Locks and Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Wellsburg Wharf · park · Brooke · ~18 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Lake State Park · lake · Jefferson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Meadowcroft Rockshelter · fort · Jefferson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hillcrest Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hancock · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hillman State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Creek State Park · sanctuary · Beaver · ~28 km · Must-see
• World's Largest Teapot · attraction · Hancock · ~31 km · Must-see
• Little Blue Run Lake · lake · Beaver · ~33 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 189 · sanctuary · Beaver · ~34 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Columbiana · ~41 km · Must-see
• Oglebay Park · sanctuary · Belmont · ~41 km · Must-see
• Oglebay Park · park · Ohio · ~41 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 173 · sanctuary · Beaver · ~42 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center · museum · Columbiana · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Backbone Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Backbone Ridge

• Flagstaff Hill · viewpoint · Allegheny · ~73 km · Must-see
• Panther Hollow · viewpoint · Allegheny · ~74 km · Must-see
• Berry Hollow · viewpoint · Greene · ~116 km · Must-see
• Mahoning Valley · viewpoint · Trumbull · ~119 km · Must-see
• Dorsey Knob · viewpoint · Monongalia · ~133 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Ridge · viewpoint · Westmoreland · ~136 km · Must-see
• Taylors Hill · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~7 km
• Mechling Hill · viewpoint · Brooke · ~12 km
• Quakers Knob · viewpoint · Washington · ~25 km
• Stewart Hill · viewpoint · Hancock · ~30 km

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