Big Rock

Big Rock: 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 Rock

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 Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.04639, -90.43184. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Rock

• Governor Dodge State Park · sanctuary · Iowa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Dodge's Grove and Fort Union · fort · Iowa · ~37 km · Must-see
• Taliesin · sanctuary · Iowa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Platte Mound M · attraction · Lafayette · ~39 km · Must-see
• Unity Chapel · church · Iowa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Belmont Mound State Park · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~40 km · Must-see
• Big Hollow · viewpoint · Sauk · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tower Hill State Park · sanctuary · Iowa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fort Defiance · fort · Lafayette · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hyde Congregational Church · church · Iowa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Badger Valley · viewpoint · Iowa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sylvan · viewpoint · Richland · ~56 km · Must-see
• Yellowstone Lake State Park · lake · Lafayette · ~60 km · Must-see
• Blue Mound State Park · sanctuary · Iowa · ~60 km · Must-see
• Blue Mounds Fort · fort · Dane · ~62 km · Must-see
• Honey Creek State Natural Area · waterfall · Sauk · ~64 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Valley Conservancy State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dane · ~64 km · Must-see
• Hauge Log Church · church · Dane · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Rock

• Big Hollow · viewpoint · Sauk · ~41 km · Must-see
• Badger Valley · viewpoint · Iowa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sylvan · viewpoint · Richland · ~56 km · Must-see
• Carr Valley · viewpoint · Richland · ~73 km · Must-see
• Couler Valley · viewpoint · Dubuque · ~73 km · Must-see
• Charles Mound · viewpoint · Jackson · ~78 km · Must-see
• Charles Mound · viewpoint · Jo Daviess · ~78 km · Must-see
• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~92 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Knob · viewpoint · Sauk · ~98 km · Must-see
• Bascom Hill · viewpoint · Dane · ~104 km · Must-see

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