Blue Mounds

Blue Mounds: 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 Blue Mounds

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 Blue Mounds — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.02798, -89.85257. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Mounds

• Blue Mound State Park · sanctuary · Iowa · ~1 km · Must-see
• Blue Mounds Fort · fort · Dane · ~3 km · Must-see
• Little Norway · attraction · Dane · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Valley Conservancy State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dane · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hyde Congregational Church · church · Iowa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hauge Log Church · church · Dane · ~14 km · Must-see
• Badger Valley · viewpoint · Iowa · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cross Plains State Park · sanctuary · Dane · ~25 km · Must-see
• Unity Chapel · church · Iowa · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tower Hill State Park · sanctuary · Iowa · ~26 km · Must-see
• Governor Dodge State Park · sanctuary · Iowa · ~27 km · Must-see
• Taliesin · sanctuary · Iowa · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mazo Beach · beach · Dane · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dodge's Grove and Fort Union · fort · Iowa · ~31 km · Must-see
• New Glarus Town Hall (Historic) · church · Green · ~37 km · Must-see
• Yellowstone Lake State Park · lake · Lafayette · ~38 km · Must-see
• Big Hollow · viewpoint · Sauk · ~38 km · Must-see
• Merrill Spring · fort · Dane · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Mounds

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Blue Mounds

• Badger Valley · viewpoint · Iowa · ~25 km · Must-see
• Big Hollow · viewpoint · Sauk · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bascom Hill · viewpoint · Dane · ~46 km · Must-see
• Carr Valley · viewpoint · Richland · ~78 km · Must-see
• Charles Mound · viewpoint · Jackson · ~83 km · Must-see
• Charles Mound · viewpoint · Jo Daviess · ~83 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Knob · viewpoint · Sauk · ~83 km · Must-see
• Dells Of The Wisconsin River · viewpoint · Adams · ~90 km · Must-see
• Sylvan · viewpoint · Richland · ~96 km · Must-see
• Couler Valley · viewpoint · Dubuque · ~109 km · Must-see

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