Devils Backbone

Devils Backbone: 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 Devils Backbone

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 Devils Backbone — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.98836, -89.35122. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Devils Backbone

• Castle Rock State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lowden-Miller State Forest · sanctuary · Ogle · ~5 km · Must-see
• Chana School House · fort · Ogle · ~5 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Statue · attraction · Ogle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lowden State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~7 km · Must-see
• White Pines Forest State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Nachusa Grasslands · sanctuary · Ogle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Franklin Creek State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lowell Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Soldier's Monument · fort · Ogle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Stillman's · fort · Ogle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rochelle Railroad Park · park · Ogle · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~42 km · Must-see
• Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~43 km · Must-see
• Dillon Home Museum · museum · Whiteside · ~44 km · Must-see
• WREX-TV (Rockford) · attraction · Winnebago · ~44 km · Must-see
• Beyer Stadium Park · park · Winnebago · ~45 km · Must-see
• Beattie Park · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~48 km · Must-see

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• Charles Mound · viewpoint · Jo Daviess · ~116 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock Scenic Outlook · viewpoint · Ogle · ~4 km
• Castle Rock · viewpoint · Ogle · ~4 km
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Ogle · ~15 km
• White Rock · viewpoint · Ogle · ~21 km
• Coffman Bluff · viewpoint · Ogle · ~31 km
• Bunker Hill · viewpoint · Stephenson · ~38 km
• The Kishwaukee Gorge · viewpoint · Winnebago · ~43 km

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