Chalk Knob

Chalk Knob: 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 Chalk Knob

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 Chalk Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.29159, -97.99196. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chalk Knob

• Austin Zoo · sanctuary · Travis · ~8 km · Must-see
• Home of Dr. Joseph M. Pound · museum · Hays · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mansfield Dam · lake · Travis · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hamilton Pool · waterfall · Travis · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Austin · lake · Travis · ~18 km · Must-see
• Radha Madhav Dham · temple · Hays · ~19 km · Must-see
• Emma Long Metropolitan Park · park · Travis · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center · sanctuary · Travis · ~21 km · Must-see
• Wild Basin II Waterfall · waterfall · Travis · ~21 km · Must-see
• Barton Creek Greenbelt Waterfall · waterfall · Travis · ~22 km · Must-see
• KVUE-TV (Austin) · attraction · Travis · ~23 km · Must-see
• KHFI-FM (Georgetown) · attraction · Travis · ~23 km · Must-see
• KXAN-TV (Austin) · attraction · Travis · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tom Miller Dam · lake · Travis · ~25 km · Must-see
• Airmen's Cave · cave · Travis · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Travis · lake · Travis · ~26 km · Must-see
• Zilker Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Travis · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Bonnell · viewpoint · Travis · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chalk Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Chalk Knob

• Mount Bonnell · viewpoint · Travis · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Travis · ~39 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain · viewpoint · Burnet · ~55 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Llano · ~77 km · Must-see
• Bachelor Peak · viewpoint · Burnet · ~98 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Rock · viewpoint · Llano · ~104 km · Must-see
• Bandera Pass · viewpoint · Bandera · ~147 km · Must-see
• Maul Hill · viewpoint · Travis · ~7 km
• Dittmar Hill · viewpoint · Travis · ~9 km
• Round Mountain · viewpoint · Travis · ~10 km

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