Fire Point

Fire Point: 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 Fire Point

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 Fire Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.09218, -91.18015. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fire Point

• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fort Crawford · museum · Clayton · ~8 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Spook Cave · cave · Clayton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~18 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~52 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Jones Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~64 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Fayette · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fire Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Fire Point

• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sylvan · viewpoint · Richland · ~72 km · Must-see
• Couler Valley · viewpoint · Dubuque · ~88 km · Must-see
• Big Hollow · viewpoint · Sauk · ~110 km · Must-see
• Carr Valley · viewpoint · Richland · ~119 km · Must-see
• Charles Mound · viewpoint · Jo Daviess · ~126 km · Must-see
• Charles Mound · viewpoint · Jackson · ~126 km · Must-see
• Badger Valley · viewpoint · Iowa · ~127 km · Must-see
• Eagle Rock · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~0 km
• Nezekaw Point · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~1 km

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