Pilot Rock

Pilot Rock: 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 Pilot Rock

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 Pilot Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.69582, -95.55306. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pilot Rock

• Living Heritage Tree Museum · museum · Buena Vista · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wittrock Indian Village State Preserve · fort · O'Brien · ~42 km · Must-see
• Redtail Ridge Habitat Area · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~4 km
• Cherokee Sewer Site · fort · Cherokee · ~4 km
• Spring Lake Disc Golf Course · lake · Cherokee · ~7 km
• Sanford Museum and Planetarium · museum · Cherokee · ~8 km
• Pearse Access (River Access) · beach · Cherokee · ~8 km
• Tallman Museum · museum · Cherokee · ~9 km
• Mill Creek Bridge · fort · Cherokee · ~12 km
• Firefighter Memorial Benches · fort · Cherokee · ~13 km
• Larson Lake County Park · lake · Cherokee · ~17 km
• Barnes Area County Park · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~19 km
• River Access Point · beach · Cherokee · ~24 km
• 470th Street · fort · Buena Vista · ~34 km
• Little Storm Lake Discovery Center Park · lake · Buena Vista · ~34 km
• Casino Beach · beach · Buena Vista · ~35 km
• Victory Arch · fort · Buena Vista · ~36 km
• Buena Vista County Historical Society Museum · museum · Buena Vista · ~37 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pilot Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pilot Rock

• Hawkeye Point · viewpoint · Osceola · ~107 km · Must-see
• Battle Hill · viewpoint · Ida · ~51 km
• Gun Shot Hill · viewpoint · Sac · ~76 km
• Sioux City - Smithland - Stagecoach Trail · viewpoint · Woodbury · ~76 km
• Sergeant Bluff · viewpoint · Woodbury · ~91 km
• Mount Lucia · viewpoint · Woodbury · ~96 km
• Dakota Point · viewpoint · Woodbury · ~96 km
• Kestrel Point · viewpoint · Woodbury · ~96 km
• Gobbler Point · viewpoint · Woodbury · ~96 km
• Scenic Overlook · viewpoint · Woodbury · ~96 km

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