Back Ridge

Back 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 Back 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 Back Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.87956, -93.46724. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Back Ridge

• Calcasieu Lake · lake · Cameron Parish · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lutcher Memorial Church Building · church · Orange · ~44 km · Must-see
• Texas Star · attraction · Orange · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sabine Lake · lake · Cameron Parish · ~45 km · Must-see
• Prien Lake Park · lake · Calcasieu Parish · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sabine Pass Lighthouse · beach · Cameron Parish · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sabine Pass Battleground State Historical Site · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Chua Bū Mon · Buddhist site · Cameron Parish · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles · lake · Calcasieu Parish · ~56 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Gulf Coast · museum · Cameron Parish · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception · church · Calcasieu Parish · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sam Houston Jones State Park · sanctuary · Calcasieu Parish · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sea Rim State Park · park · Jefferson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Sabine National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cameron Parish · ~11 km
• Holly Beach · beach · Cameron Parish · ~16 km
• Saint Peter the Apostle Catholic Church · church · Cameron Parish · ~19 km
• Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge - East Cove Unit · sanctuary · Cameron Parish · ~24 km
• East Cove · beach · Cameron Parish · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Back Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Back Ridge

• Sabine Pass Battleground State Historical Site · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Blue Elbow Swamp · viewpoint · Orange · ~45 km
• Rose Bluff · viewpoint · Calcasieu Parish · ~46 km
• Pruitt Bluff · viewpoint · Calcasieu Parish · ~54 km
• Onion Hill · viewpoint · Cameron Parish · ~75 km
• Latania Hill · viewpoint · Cameron Parish · ~76 km
• High Hill · viewpoint · Calcasieu Parish · ~76 km
• Grand Chenier Ridge · viewpoint · Cameron Parish · ~78 km
• Bunns Bluff · viewpoint · Orange · ~87 km
• Grays Bluff · viewpoint · Jefferson Davis Parish · ~91 km

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