Turtle Back Arch

Turtle Back Arch: 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 Turtle Back Arch

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 Turtle Back Arch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.77714, -83.56721. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turtle Back Arch

• Clifty Wilderness · sanctuary · Menifee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge State Resort Park · park · Powell · ~13 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Reptile Zoo · sanctuary · Powell · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cave Run Lake · cave · Rowan · ~38 km · Must-see
• Olympia State Forest · sanctuary · Bath · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~62 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~65 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~68 km · Must-see
• Daniel Boone National Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Paintsville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bluegrass Heritage Museum · museum · Clark · ~73 km · Must-see
• Pooch's Turtle Falls · waterfall · Wolfe · ~0 km
• Creation Falls · waterfall · Wolfe · ~1 km
• Dog Fork Falls · waterfall · Wolfe · ~1 km
• Wildcat Falls · waterfall · Wolfe · ~2 km
• Wildcat Wall · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Turtle Back Arch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Turtle Back Arch

• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~62 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~65 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Letcher · ~126 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~129 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~133 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~141 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~141 km · Must-see
• Behm Mountain · viewpoint · Adams · ~150 km · Must-see

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